Brendan Brazier
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.
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Brendan Brazier
Brendan Brazier is the Editor-in-Chief of alive magazine. He’s also the bestselling author of the Thrive book series, creator and host of the Thrive Forward web series and creator of the Thrive Fitness Fitplan app. As a former professional Ironman triathlete and a two-time Canadian 50 km Ultra Marathon Champion, Brendan is regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities on plant-based performance.
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