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Thrive Energy Cookbook: 150 Plant-Based Whole Food Recipes Paperback – March 4, 2014
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Easy-to-make and performance-enhancing, these chef-created recipes merge purpose driven functionality (every ingredient has a nutritional purpose) with mouth-watering appeal. From the alkaline-forming, plant protein-packed Vanilla-Almond-Mocha Motivator Smoothie to Roasted Red Pepper & Sweet Potato Soup, Thai Green Curry Rice Bowl, and desserts such as Raspberry Chocolate Pomegranate Tart, Thrive Energy Cookbook will have you quickly preparing nutrient-packed and delicious dishes.
- Print length320 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherDa Capo Lifelong Books
- Publication dateMarch 4, 2014
- Dimensions7.38 x 0.88 x 9.25 inches
- ISBN-100738217409
- ISBN-13978-0738217406
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"Brendan gets it! His nutritional approach is what supercharges results."
Tony Horton, creator of P90X, the world's bestselling workout program
"Thrive Energy Cookbook is a must-have for gourmets and athletes alike."
Sean Hyson, C.S.C.S., Group Training Director for Men's Fitness and Muscle & Fitness magazines
"When world-class athletes want to get even better, Brendan is the man who gets the call."
Brendon Burchard, New York Times bestselling author of The Charge
"As our head of nutrition, Brendan's implementation of purpose-driven nutrition has allowed our pro cycling team to meet the demands of grueling training better than ever before."
Matt Johnson, President of Garmin-Sharp Pro Cycling Team and founder of The Feed
"Brendan's commitment to the study of plant-based nutrition and research makes for a wonderful cookbook."
Joe Hogarty, Baltimore Orioles strength and conditioning coach
"Brendan's systematic approach to performance plant-based nutrition has helped me to reduce inflammation, speed my recovery, and has boosted my overall performance. The recipes are delicious!"
Mike Zigomanis, NHL player and member of the 2009 Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins
"Former Ironman triathlete Brendan Brazier is nothing short of a phenomenon. Not only did he show the world that professional athletes can excel on a vegan diet, he is the creator of the Vega line of plant-based nutrition products. When thumbing through his brand-new Thrive Energy Cookbook (Brazier's fourth book), I was astounded by the quality of his 150 whole-food recipes--which include a delightful chia seed blueberry pudding, a sumptuous yellow peanut curry rice bowl, and a mouthwatering strawberry-goji berry dark chocolate cheesecake. I want it all."―VegNews (Cofounder Coleen Holland)
"From the bestselling author of the Thrive series comes 150 plant-based, nutrient dense recipes. Athletes or anyone in need of an energy boost will enjoy dishes like kale chips with edamame hummus; avocado, black bean, and chipotle burger; and even the decadent cashew chocolate mousse layer cake."―New You
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Product details
- Publisher : Da Capo Lifelong Books (March 4, 2014)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 320 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0738217409
- ISBN-13 : 978-0738217406
- Item Weight : 1.6 pounds
- Dimensions : 7.38 x 0.88 x 9.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #911,328 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #881 in Vegetable Cooking (Books)
- #2,911 in Vegan Cooking (Books)
- #95,266 in Health, Fitness & Dieting (Books)
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About the author

Brendan is the formulator and cofounder of Vega, bestselling author of the Thrive book series, creator and host of the Thrive Forward web series, and editor in chief of Thrive magazine. He’s also a former professional Ironman triathlete and a two-time Canadian 50km Ultra Marathon Champion. Brendan is regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities on plant-based performance nutrition, and therefore works with several NHL, NFL, MLB, UFC, and Olympic athletes. Brendan now invests in and works with socially responsible food & tech companies whose mandate is to fix our food system and reduce the environmental strain of food production.
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Customers find the recipes amazing, fantastic, and great for athletes looking to eat healthy. They also appreciate the good nutrition information and the Thrive principles. Readers describe the book as easy to follow, read, and whip up. They appreciate the sublime pictures and colorful pages.
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Customers find the recipes in the book amazing, fantastic-looking, and great for athletes looking to eat healthy. They also mention the smoothie section is especially good.
"Great bood with amazing recipes!" Read more
"...Be prepared to THRIVE! Great recipes, easy to read, and book fits in one hand so nice to read and skim through easily... really quality book..." Read more
"...The recipes I tried came out delicious and the cake I made from Brendan's book turned out so pretty it was hard to make the first cut...." Read more
"...To sum up, I would say it's a great book with amazing, tasty, healthy recipes for people who have a lot of time and quite some money on hand and..." Read more
Customers find the book offers good nutrition information. They say it provides a good overview of the principles and the Thrive pyramid. Readers also mention the recipes are simple and will help them thrive. Additionally, they say it's an excellent resource for those looking for creative, whole foods recipes that are fairly easy to make.
"...The pictures are amazing... and Brendan has awesome life experience so you are learning from someone who lives this... love..." Read more
"...This book will help any man eat healthier and still look muscular and will help women look more fit, while feeling better." Read more
"...A lot of good information included. The recipes really do look amazing, and easy to prepare. I'm very glad I purchased this book...." Read more
"...He gives a good overview of his Thrive principles and the Thrive pyramid and has many wonderful recipes, both for performance and general nutrition..." Read more
Customers find the recipes in the book easy to follow, whip up, and read. They appreciate the compelling writing and exceptional photographs.
"...Be prepared to THRIVE! Great recipes, easy to read, and book fits in one hand so nice to read and skim through easily... really quality book..." Read more
"...often, we don't know what to eat around our workouts and the book offers some simple, delicious solutions...." Read more
"...However, as good as his recipes look or sound like, they also are time-, energy-, and money-consuming...." Read more
"...The recipes really do look amazing, and easy to prepare. I'm very glad I purchased this book...." Read more
Customers find the photography in the book sublime, gorgeous, and colorful.
"...The pictures are amazing... and Brendan has awesome life experience so you are learning from someone who lives this... love..." Read more
"Bright, beautiful photos..I have only made one recipe, the chickpea burgers, which were pretty bland..but I am willing to give some more recipes a..." Read more
"...plant-based recipes, there are some good ones in there and the pictures are great, but I think the original Thrive book had many more truly plant-..." Read more
"This book stands out for its compelling writing and exceptional photographs, capturing the reader's attention from the very first page...." Read more
Customers find the recipes in the book delicious and easy to make. They also love the desserts.
"...To sum up, I would say it's a great book with amazing, tasty, healthy recipes for people who have a lot of time and quite some money on hand and..." Read more
"This book is worth it's weight in gold and then some!!!! Great tasting and quick recipes from start to finish...." Read more
"Made a lot of the recipes and they were easy to follow and tasted good. Directions are simple and clear...." Read more
"The recipes are enjoyable to explore and, so far, the tastes have been pleasant...." Read more
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However, as good as his recipes look or sound like, they also are time-, energy-, and money-consuming. The ingredients for the recipes are often exotic and hard to find at your local grocery store (even at a co-op or natural store). You will have to go through three markets (including probably an Asian one) to find all for the coconut lime lemongrass soup as tempting as it is! Also for the spice mixes, you will have to find powdered reiki, or echinea and astralagus.
At last, his desserts and drinks recipes sound oh! so yummy, but come on! ...I need a high speed blender, slow-speed juice extractor, and high-speed juicer! I can't even start to think about making a green juice following his mighty king chlorophyll juice!
To sum up, I would say it's a great book with amazing, tasty, healthy recipes for people who have a lot of time and quite some money on hand and live in big cities where health stores flourish.
The recipes have short lists, clean, easy-to-find ingredients and very simple instructions. For those who love to sprout and soak their nuts and seeds, you can always take these recipes a step further by germinating, dehydrating, etc. But if you really want to eat clean food that tastes GOOD, these recipes nail that objective simply.
I love the "athlete" section for those who want good pre and post-workout food. So often, we don't know what to eat around our workouts and the book offers some simple, delicious solutions.
Even if you've never eaten plant-based, these recipes are perfect for any palette (however resistant you might be to "healthy" foods). As a 15 year vegan and an athlete all my life, this book is what I've been waiting for.
Because even when we're healthy, we can get into ruts eating the same things again and again. Thrive Energy breaks us out of that rut - for good.
It's not just a cookbook with recipes. The author educates the reader on what the body needs to "thrive", and what foods are going to enable the body to do that. A lot of good information included. The recipes really do look amazing, and easy to prepare. I'm very glad I purchased this book. It will help me a lot on my road to health and veganism.
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Nice paper and printed illustration. Recommended to beginner and expert.
But I liked the other two books by the same author I bought with this one, so I didn't returned this book -I left it as a complementary to the other books.






