- Fresh fruit pretty regularly (its spring, so lots of Fuji apples, watermelon, and mangos).
- A quinoa dish with some almonds or beans thrown in, and various flavoring strategies or
plain. - Salads: ½ to 1 full head of romaine with a whole-food dressing (orange, sesame, date, some
blood orange vinegar, nuts and a little nut milk) http://www.nutrientrich.com/shop-
partners/gourmet-vinegars - Steamed kale at night, with mushrooms, sesame seeds, onions, tomato, and cashew cream
sauce. - Coconut water with flavored kiwi lime, barley green juice powder (available on
NutrientRich.com). - Chickpea salad with avocado and nutritional yeast powder (cheesy-tasting) and or VegiZest
seasoning ( http://www.nutrientrich.com/shop-partners/matozest-vegizest ) - Beet greens, juiced (awesome for athletic endurance)(http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/beet-
juice/) - Banana/blueberry/chocolate ice cream, sometimes with some avocado for added
creaminess. - Banana/greens ice cream with added Berry Lemon flavoring from our Barley Greens, with
an added date or two (so sweet!). - One to two ounces of walnuts and sunflower seeds.
I am also taking EPA/DHA, a B12 supplement, a scoop of ground flax seed, vitamin D and a Dr.
Fuhrman brand multi vitamin.
This is just my current Top 10, and it changes three to four times throughout the year, but as you
see, it follows nutrient-rich guidelines pretty closely.
Also note: At the moment, my diet happens to be 100% plant foods because that’s where I’m at. It is
not that I would never eat an animal food. I eat vegan 99% of the time, but that is just how I like to
eat. I don’t even think in terms of being vegan or non-vegan. I think in these terms: I eat a very
healthy nutrient-rich diet that is naturally plant based, with a very balanced approach.
I am active in vegan circles, go to conferences, and associate with other vegan plant-based pros. But
there are times when I will eat some animal products, for one reason or another, even with the
humane and ethical values I maintain.
I approach this issue largely from a health and performance point of view, which naturally leads
towards eating a predominantly plant-based diet. I appreciate this approach because it’s less
charged with ethical/moral stances, and more about being healthy and successful.
The nutrient-rich intention is also to help as large a segment of the national and world population
as possible make the switch to a predominantly plant-based nutrient rich eating style, because it