A plant-based diet is often considered as an excellent platform for people wanting to explore the benefits of living a more mindful lifestyle. Many people think it’s same as Veganism.... No animal products, limiting dairy products etc. which leads to very less choices while selecting proteins. In a runner’s context, it’s also important to reflect, how to structure nutrition plans for running and fitness activities, to ensure we are getting the right balance of nutrients and portions to fuel our runs, races, workouts and adventures. Many runners and other endurance athletes have seen performance and health benefits resulting from changing how they eat towards more whole foods and eating mostly plants to fuel runs and adventures.
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Following are advantages of being on a plant based diet:
Overview of the major food categories in a plant-based diet, with examples
• Fruits: Any type of fresh, frozen, or dried fruit including berries, apples, bananas, grapes, strawberries, citrus fruits, avocado etc. Dried fruits including figs, dates, raisins, apricots and others.
A plant-based diet plan should consist of all food groups well balanced in the meal which is sustainable also at the same time. In specific it needs to be customized as per runner’s lifestyle, where proteins, iron, B6 and B12 vitamins, energy superfoods, calcium needs to be taken care of very precisely under Dietician’s remarks.
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