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Welcome to Running on Real Food.
This blog is all about living a healthy lifestyle, eating a plant-based diet and feeling great doing it. If you’re new here, you’ve come to the right place! The list of articles below include tips on vegan nutrition, how to transition, vegan protein sources, my most popular recipes, free workouts and more. You will find everything you need to get started with a plant-based diet and healthier lifestyle.
If you’d like to get to know me a little better, check out my About Me and Eating Philosophy pages before continuing on to the resources below.
Plant-Based Basics Articles
- Stocking a Plant-Based Pantry
- Tips for Plant-Based Beginners
- Tips for Healthy Eating
- Healthy Eating on a Budget
- Resources for a Plant-Based Diet
- How to Transition to a Plant-Based Diet
- Vegan Protein Sources
- 3-Day Whole Food Plant-Based Meal Plan
- Vegan Grocery List
- 25 Vegan Essentials
- Macronutrient Guide
- 7-Day Vegan Meal Plan
- Vegan Nutrition Guide
Ready to try plant-based eating? Try my free 3-day plant-based challenge.
Plant-Based Meal Ideas
- Easy Vegan Dinner Recipes
- Easy Healthy Vegan Breakfast Recipes
- Easy Vegan Snack Ideas
- Easy Vegan Meal Ideas
- Healthy Breakfast Smoothie Recipes
Vegan Food Prep and Meal Planning
- View all Weekly Meal Prep Posts
- Meal Planning Tips for a Healthy Vegan Diet
- Vegan Food Prep Tips for Healthy Meals All Week
- View All One Day Vegan Meal Plans
Ingredient Guides
Healthy Living Articles
- Tips for Fat Loss
- Why Am I So Hungry All the Time?
- Mindset Shifts for Fat Loss
- Nutrition Tips for Vegan Athletes
- 12 Small Steps for Better Nutrition
- 6 Best Vegan Cookbooks
- Healing Inflammation Naturally
- Anti-Inflammatory Breakfasts
- Tips for Better Sleep
- More on Optimizing Your Sleep
- How to Build a Healthy Gut
Workouts and Fitness
- Tips for WeightLifting Beginners
- Advice for CrossFit Beginners
- Tips for Early Morning Workouts
- Workout Archives
Download my free workout ebook: 50 Fun and Functional Workouts.
Vegan Flexible Dieting Articles
- How to Get Started with Vegan Flexible Dieting
- What I Learned About How I Eat
- Week Two Experiences – Tips, Tricks and Sample Meal Plans
- Week Six Follow Up and Experiences
- Best Plant-Based Flexible Dieting Foods – Part 1
- Best Plant-Based Flexible Dieting Foods – Part 2
- Best Plant-Based Flexible Dieting Foods – Part 3
- Best Tools for Flexible Dieting Success
- Flexible Dieting FAQ
- Mindset Shifts for Fat Loss
- Tips for Fat Loss
- Vegan Macro Cheat Sheet
Books and Podcasts
More Vegan Food Blogs
- 24 Blogs for Healthy Vegan Recipes
- 20 of the Best Vegan Blogs To Follow
- Delicious and Healthy Vegan Food Blogs
- Best Blogs for Raw Vegan Dessert Recipes
- Food Blogs You Should Be Reading
Most Popular Recipes
- Spicy Chickpea Veggie Burgers
- Coconut Red Lentil Dahl
- Chocolate Chia Protein Pudding
- Flourless Fudgy Protein Brownies
- No-Bake Chocolate Chia Energy Bars
- Flourless Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Cookies
- Brownie Batter Overnight Protein Oats
- Whole Wheat Fluffy Vegan Pancakes
- Chia Seed Pancakes
- Fluffy Vegan Protein Pancakes
- Healthy Kale and Cauliflower Soup
- Spicy Vegan Black Bean Soup
Interested in Starting a Blog?
- How to Start a Blog in 3 Easy Steps
- The Big List of Blogging Resources
- 2 Years Later: My Advice for New Bloggers
Connect with Me
- Subscribe to my mailing list
- Join me on Facebook
- Join my Free Private Facebook Group
- Follow me on Instagram
- Follow me on Twitter
- Subscribe to my YouTube Channel
Vegan eCookbooks
I have two ebooks you can purchase below:
- Super Simple Plant-Based: A Cookbook and Guide to Plant-Based Living
- Vegan Protein Smoothies: 66 Protein-Rich Smoothie Recipes
Free Printable Resources and Guides
- Vegan Macro Cheat Sheet
- Vegan Grocery Shopping List
- 3-Day Plant-Based Challenge
- Free Daily Plant-Based Nutrition Checklist
- Guide to Dairy-Free Swaps
- Free Recipe eBook
