Going Plant-Based (A Vegan Diet for Fitness)

So you’re interested in eating only plants, eh?

Well, you’ve come to the right place to learn all about it. 

We’ve helped many of our clients embark on a plant-based diet and there is definitely a right way and a wrong way to go vegan or vegetarian. 

Is a Plant-Based Diet right for you? Maybe! Let our coaches help you decide.

Here’s what we’ll cover in our guide to removing animal products from your diet:

Alright buckeroo, let’s get ready to do this thing. 

WHAT EXACTLY IS A PLANT-BASED DIET?

There are quite a few different versions of a Plant-Based Diet.

It’ll be good to start with some definitions so we land on the same page.

According to the Vegetarian Society, a vegetarian is someone who “does not eat foods that consist of, or have been produced with the aid of products consisting of or created from, any part of the body of a living or dead animal.”[4]

So NO eating:  

Meat
Poultry
Fish
Shellfish
Insects

Instead, vegetarians DO eat:

Grains
Legumes
Nuts
Seeds
Vegetables (duh)
Fruits
Fungi

Plants, more or less.

“Vegetarian” can be a broader term for more specific examples of plant-based eating. Some examples would be:

Lacto-ovo-vegetarians is someone who doesn’t eat animal flesh…

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