These recipes look indulgent AF, but they’re healthier than you might think.
If you want to spring clean your diet—without giving up the foods you love—look no further. Try these plant-based recipes to maximize nutrition without sacrificing taste.
Recipes
Chocolate Chip French Vanilla Smoothie
Pecan Bars
Roasted Red Pepper & Sweet Potato Soup
Excerpted from Thrive Energy Cookbook: 150 Plant-Based Whole Food Recipes by Brendan Brazier. Copyright © 2014. Available from Da Capo Lifelong Books, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc.
PHOTOS BY Kevin Clark
Brendan is the co-founder of Vega and Pulp Culture, bestselling author of the Thrive book series, Venture Partner at Blue Horizon Ventures, and an Executive Producer of The Game Changers film. He’s also a former professional Ironman triathlete and a two-time Canadian 50km Ultra Marathon Champion.
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