I love my nuts and seeds. As someone who relies on a plant-strong diet, they provide protein and nutrients required for strong running and quick recovery. I realize there are people (I see them on a regular basis) who have allergies and sensitivities to various nuts and seeds. We work around them or find alternatives.
But for those of you who can eat seeds without problem – here are the ones you want to be including in your diet regularly!
Click here for details on the nutritional breakdown of each of these top 5 seeds.
What seeds do you currently eat on a regular basis and how do you use them? Do you eat ones I haven’t mentioned here? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
Happy running 🙂
Sarah J Cuff, RHN
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I eat all of these seeds! In homemade trailmix, your buckwheat granola, sprinkled on my oatmeal, in my smoothies. . .Yum!
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Yum!
My Husband + I have incorporated Chia seeds, pumpkin seeds + sunflower seeds since your nutritional talk @ pen runners in wr! Both of us are finding we are recovering faster from our training + have more energy 🙂 .I am basically a vegetarian + am excited to try Hemp hearts+seeds to have another source of protein! I find that whey protein just leaves me bloated+sluggish! Thanks for all your tips! I’m looking forward to my new protein source! Cheers Jenn
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Awesome Jenn, that’s so great to hear! Yay, another plant-strong runner 🙂
I actually began incorporating hemp in place of whey in my shakes very shortly after giving that talk… My new mix is: coconut water, banana, 1 Tbsp chia, 2 Tbsp hemp, 1 Tbsp almond butter or soaked almonds, greens powder or fresh greens, blueberries and strawberries. I’ll be posting the recipe soon!
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Voila… Berry Hemp Protein Shake: http://eat2run.com/recipes/berry-hemp-protein-shake/
Another wonderful video Sarah! I eat pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds in salads and also with walnuts and almonds in my own trail mix recipe 🙂
Another wonderful video Sarah! I eat pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds in salads and with walnuts and almonds in my own trail mix recipe. Love chia, salba and flax in my smoothies too!
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Thanks Michelle! Nice… Mmmm, trail mix… 🙂