Diet for a Vegetarian Runner?!
So I am a competetive wrestler and for a little preseason conditioning joined our highschool cross country team!. For wrestling i would usually eat anything i want for breakfast (eggs, toast, oatmeal, healthy stuff, no fast food or high fatty foods) and for lunch i would eat as many PB&J's as i could typically 4 throughout the day untill 2 hours before practice!. I also constantly drink water!. And that kept my weight pretty well maintained!. I just had my first run with the team starting on the varsity team and i had cramps the whole run!. The team Runs on average 5 miles a day!. what should I eat!? I am 130lbs and a vegetarian with a stomach of steal!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Have you heard of Scott Jurek!? He's vegan and one of the best ultramarathoners in the world!.
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Bread, pasta, cereal, rice, beans, peas, lentils, nuts, seeds, fruits and veggies can easily offer everything that you need except B12!.
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All vegetarians should take a B12 supplement regularly since most people eat meat, dairy AND fortified cereals yet still have a B12 status that is lower than recommended!.
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It may help you if you see proof that vegetarians have the same potential as anyone else!.
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If you need meat or dairy during any stage of your life or to live any certain lifestyle, why does the American Dietetic Association say otherwise!?
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Bread, pasta, cereal, rice, beans, peas, lentils, nuts, seeds, fruits and veggies can easily offer everything that you need except B12!.
http://www!.veganhealth!.org/sh
http://www!.pcrm!.org/health/veginfo
All vegetarians should take a B12 supplement regularly since most people eat meat, dairy AND fortified cereals yet still have a B12 status that is lower than recommended!.
http://www!.veganhealth!.org/articles/b12
It may help you if you see proof that vegetarians have the same potential as anyone else!.
http://sports!.espn!.go!.com/espn/page2/sto!.!.!.
http://www!.veganbodybuilding!.com/phpBB2/!.!.!.
http://www!.veganbodybuilding!.com/phpBB2/!.!.!.
http://www!.macdanzig!.net/bio!.php
If you need meat or dairy during any stage of your life or to live any certain lifestyle, why does the American Dietetic Association say otherwise!?
http://www!.eatright!.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
A good vegetarian diet consists of plenty of wholesome, freshly peeled carrots!.Www@FoodAQ@Com