Can anyone share their favorite non-meat proteins? I'm trying to get nutrition together while I'm waiting to heal and start running. Thanks in advance!
Tofu - I use it cut into squares and wok-fried for stir-frying and to top soups, and crumbled and scrambled with vegetables like eggs.
Beans of all kinds - canned or dried, I always have a bunch on hand
Tempeh
Seitan
Eggs
Peanut and almond butters
Avocado
Broccoli
Eggplant
Spinach
Brussels sprouts
Quinoa
Cashews
Potatoes
Pasta
I eat mostly vegetarian and often vegan - the key IMO is getting rid of the idea of replacing meat with vegetable as a 1:1 and instead stacking your vegetables to get a variety of protein sources per meal. So while avocado may not be super high in protein on its own, added to a bowl made with quinoa, sautéed spinach, black beans, and tomatoes, you’ve got a heaping pile of different kinds of protein, carbs, and fiber at once.
Good afternoon RunDisney All-Stars! Welcome to this week's edition of Sundays are for Disney (SAFD). Following along with the Springtime Surprise Weekend reports, heat and humidity are starting to ramp up. In my training run yesterday morning, it felt like gills would be of more use than lungs. This week's question is what techniques do you use to acclimate to and deal with the increasing heat and humidity as summer approaches?
SAFD, the Floridian version:
1. I run by perceived effort, not numbers. I literally turn off all real-time data notifications while running for 8 months of the year because it’s irrelevant that I’m a minute per mile slower: the main objective is avoiding heatstroke.
2. I run by time, not distance.
3. Avoid the sun as much as possible - either by running early and/or seeking shaded paths/sidewalks. I’ll resort to the treadmill only if there’s lightning. If I somehow have a day with rain and no lightning, I take full advantage of it and enjoy running in the deluge!
4. Always carry electrolyte hydration, even for short runs.
5. Run routes that have public restrooms and/or drinking fountains and wrap a bandanna around my wrist: soak bandanna at regular intervals and use it to squeeze water out over my head, back of neck, insides of elbows and wrists.
6. Wear as little clothing as possible.
7. When I was still going high mileage, I’d aim to get as many miles as I could done outdoors in the hour before and 45 mins after sunrise, then move to a treadmill or pool to finish.
8. Remember that heat stress is cumulative: a hot morning run is never followed by a day outdoors doing other things - indoor house chores in the AC is a great way to keep moving without adding heat stress.
