Thrive: The Vegan Nutrition Guide to Optimal Performance in Sports and Life

the natural ecosystem and is good for local farmers because they can make more money by selling maté than they could by clearing the land to graze cattle. I use Guayaki yerba maté in several of my recipes; it’s particularly good in the exercise-specific ones. Available in most health food stores and online.
     
     
    Tel: 1-888-482-9254
Email: [email protected]
www.guayaki.com
     
     
    Maine Coast: sea vegetables
     
    With a focus on sustainability, Maine Coast hand harvests wild organic sea vegetables off the coast of Maine. I use many of its seaweeds in my recipes because they are premium quality and free of toxins. The company’s wide variety of sea vegetables is available in most health food stores, many grocery stores, and online.
     
     
    Tel: 207-565-2907
Email: [email protected]
www.seaveg.com
     
     
    Manitoba Harvest: hemp
     
    Manitoba Harvest grows premium-quality hemp, turning it into hemp food in the form of raw protein powder, hemp seed, cold-pressed oil, and flour, all also top quality. Never using herbicides or pesticides on its products, Manitoba Harvest is a first-rate model of sustainable agriculture. The company uses a low-temperature milling process that preserves all the natural goodness of the plant, further increasing its food value. Available in most health food stores, many grocery stores, and online.
     
     
    Tel: 1-800-665-4367
Email: [email protected]
www.manitobaharvest.com
     
     
    O.N.E.: coconut water
     
    O.N.E. is 100 percent natural coconut water with no preservatives. It’s naturally filtered for nine months through the fibers of the coconut, creating a pure isotonic beverage—a convenient and practical alternative to hacking open fresh young coconuts with a machete. O.N.E coconut water is bottled at the source in Brazil; therefore, the rest of the coconut doesn’t need to be transported, which saves energy. In addition, most whole young coconuts transported to North America are dipped in formaldehyde as a preservative. In many cases, traces of formaldehyde are detectable in the water and meat, so O.N.E is a healthier alternative. I use O.N.E. as the base of my sport drinks and in several other recipes. Available in most heath food stores and some grocery stores.
     
     
    Tel: 1-888-663-2626
Email: [email protected]
www.onecoco.com
     
     
    Organics Unlimited: bananas, plantains
     
    Organically grown on carefully cared for farms in nutrient-rich soil, Organics Unlimited bananas and plantains are of premium quality. The GROW (Giving Resources and Opportunities to Workers) Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping farm laborers make better lives for themselves and their families, was founded by Organics Unlimited. Organics Unlimited bananas and plantains are available in some health food stores and select grocery stores.
     
     
    Tel: 619-710-0658
Email: [email protected]
www.organicsunlimited.com
     
     
    Salba: white chia
     
    Salba white chia is the most nutritionally dense form of chia available. Salba white chia is grown in the extremely nutrient-rich soil surrounding the Amazon Basin in Peru, where it flourishes. Salba white chia has a higher percentage of both protein and omega-3 than standard chia. I add salba to many of my salads. Available in health food stores.
     
     
    Tel: 1-877-337-2522
Email: [email protected]
www.sourcesalba.com
     
     
    Sambazon: açaí
     
    Importers of high-quality açaí berries from Brazil, Sambazon packs them within two days of their harvest to maintain top nutrient value. They are then frozen or freeze dried and shipped to the United States so that their nutrition value stays at its peak. Sambazon helps preserve the Amazon Rainforest by paying small family farmers fair wages, thereby making it more lucrative for the locals to harvest açaí than to sell the trees for lumber.
     
     
    Tel: 877-726-2296
Email: [email protected]
www.sambazon.com
     
     
    Sequel Naturals: maca, chlorella
     
    Along with my Vega products, Sequel Naturals produces MacaSure and ChlorEssence, both of which are used in my Vega formulation.
     
     
    MacaSure is made from 100 percent organic maca root, grown traditionally in nutrient-rich volcanic soil of the high Andean highlands of Peru. The gelatinization process used to remove the starch from the maca concentrates the active ingredients and improves the maca’s absorption once in the body. Gelatinization does not involve the use of gelatin.
     
     
    ChlorEssence brand