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Dinners & Hearty Meals to Fuel & Aid Recovery
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By Matt Frazier and Stepfanie Romine
Published 2021
After working all day and then working out, you want something filling and rewarding that doesn’t take all night to prepare. Hearty dinners like Beet Bourguignon (Beet & Lentil Stew—), Buddha Bowls, and Roasted Red Pepper Mac & Cheese help you repair and recover—while still satisfying the rest of the family—so you can get out there the next day to do it all again.
It’s repeated so often it’s almost a cliché, but it’s on target so we’ll say it again: Though many people look at a plant-based diet as a restrictive one—one that simply eliminates foods—anyone who has actually adopted it knows that the opposite is true. When you can no longer rely on the old meat-and-potato standbys, suddenly you’re forced to branch out into new and unexplored ways of eating—and the result is dozens of (or maybe even a hundred) new foods in your diet.