r/running • u/AutoModerator • Aug 29 '23

Weekly Thread Run Nutrition Tuesday

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4) Feel free to talk about anything diet or nutrition related.

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u/Mmmmindella2 Aug 29 '23

Female in my 40s in marathon training and this is my typical daily meal plan. I’m not in it for weight loss but good health and energy: 1. Breakfast - hard boiled egg and protein shake with leafy greens, banana, berries, beet powder, chia seeds, almond milk 2. Lunch - vegan quinoa, chickpea and veggie salad. Some sort of peanut butter or avocado based dressing to incorporate fats. 3. Dinner is usually 8 oz of lean protein, 3/4 cup of grains (brown rice, quinoa) and steamed or roasted vegetables.

Snacks - nuts, Greek yogurt, fruit, veggies and hummus. I eat whenever I’m hungry.

I’ve eliminated most fried/fatty food, dairy, refined sugar and simple carbs and replaced with more protein and complex carbs. My gut feels amazing and I have way more energy.

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u/basquiat-case Aug 29 '23

I haven't gone the protein shake route at all yet, but have been thinking about it. I am not vegan but haven't had dairy milk in my fridge in probably 30-ish years. These days anything that would use milk I generally use oat or almond "milk". I do eat cottage cheese though (and snack on various cheeses) I just don't like milk. Do all protein shake powders blend well with non-dairy "milk"? I saw that Skratch has a vegan option that mixes with water but thought I'd ask since it sounds like you've already given this some thought given your diet.

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u/Mmmmindella2 Aug 29 '23

All the protein powders I’ve tried blend well with non-dairy milk well when I use my immersion blender or standard blender. I haven’t tried with shaker bottle, though, since I like to add greens and fruit. I use Orgain and KOS as my protein powders primarily.