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Vegan meals after a workout
A plant-based meal with a good serving of protein within a couple of hours of training. Same rule as anyone else, with soy, lentils and tofu doing the work.
The same rule
What matters is the protein across the whole day and a decent serving within a couple of hours of the session. The full reasoning.
What the meal looks like
Thirty grams or more of protein, some carbs and vegetables. A tofu and vegetable stir-fry with rice. A lentil and chickpea curry with a glass of soy milk. Tempeh, roasted potatoes and greens. Leftovers count.
When a plant shake helps
When the next meal is hours away, or you are not hungry after training. A scoop of pea or soy protein in soy milk is around thirty grams of protein, made in thirty seconds.
Carbs are part of it
After a harder session, the rice and the potatoes are refilling what you used. The plant-based plate keeps them at a sensible quarter.
Sleep finishes the job
The meal starts the repair. Sleep is where most of it happens. Why recovery takes longer now.
