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FEATURED ESSENTIAL FOODS ARTICLES

The Healthy Runner's Diet
Follow these six rules for a healthy, whole-foods eating plan designed just for a runner like you.

Get Your Winter Vegetables
To speed recovery and help fight off colds, get your winter veggies. Here's how.

How To Eat Seasonally
How to get produce at its nutritious best

The Healthiest Chocolate For Runners
Three ways to indulge in this rich treat without guilt.

The Juice On Juice
A nutritional, medicinal, and highly flavorful guide to the perfect postrun drink

Add Seeds To Your Diet
Just a handful of 'em will make snacks or meals tastier and healthier

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RECIPES
Recipe: Sizzle Fish
A perfect postrun dish with an Asian touch and lots of good protein.
Ginger Chicken with Broccoli
This protein-rich dish is a Chinese restaurant classic.
American Kobe Beef Roll
This twist on a regular sushi roll is made with tender Kobe beef flavored with wasabi mayo and rolled in nori seaweed.
KC's Homemade Granola
With the right mix of protein and carbohydrates this granola is the perfect post run food.
Squash Squares
Add this winter veggie to your postrun meal to help you rehydrate and fight injury


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Nutrition 101 For Runners
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Nutrition.gov
Heart Smart Food Finder
American Heart Association