A review by arnith87
Thrive: The Vegan Nutrition Guide to Optimal Performance in Sports and Life by Brendan Brazier

3.0

I was a vegan distance runner before reading this book and Caldwell Esselstyn's recommendations are still my North Star. That said, I will be adding more vegetables to replace some of the many cooked grains in my diet after reading this book. I also appreciated the simple quick energy (date and banana) recipes for mid-long-runs (maltodextrin gels are really unappealing to me for a number of reasons). The detailed information on vitamins and different types of foods that might not be familiar to everyone (maca, hemp, etc.) was nice, too. The book was heavy on advertising the Vega brand and definitely advocates a raw diet based in smoothies which I'm not sold on. (I think it's important to chew my own food). Most of the information could be found online, but I'm glad I read the book.