Simple and fresh

Nature-made Energy Food

The best energy foods available are the ones that nature made. These foods are easily carried in a backpack or jersey pocket during a hike, run or bike ride.

• Bananas
• Dates
• Fresh figs
• Dried figs
• Raisins
• Dried apricots

Energy Drinks

For an easy to prepare energy drink, soak your favorite dried fruit in a water bottle. The soak water is a carbohydrate and nutrient rich energy drink. Use the soaked fruit in a smoothie after your workout. You'll have to experiment to find the concentration you like. Another great energy drink is watermelon. Blend watermelon, strain out the seeds, and enjoy!

Salad Dressings

A daily salad is a nutritious and delicious part of a whole food, plant-based diet, and simple salad dressings of 2-3 ingredients can be prepared in short order. Here are some examples: orange-tahini, tomato-mango, blackberry-celery, lemon-pinenut, or tomatillo-basil.

Prepared Foods

Health food store shelves are packed with vegan energy bars, cookies, and snacks. Most of these qualify as junk food. Simple, fresh ingredients are more tasteful and more nutritious.

Fresh Is Best

Eating for performance need not be a gourmet task. Simple nutritious meals of whole plant foods can be prepared in five minutes or less.

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