Fuel With Purpose: High-Protein Plant-Based Recipes for Everyday Athletes

If you train regularly but always feel a little flat, you may not be eating enough. Maybe your appetite is low. Maybe you're busy, or you're plant-based and unsure how to get enough protein without eating the same bland meals every day. Under-fuelling is common among everyday athletes, and it shows up as poor recovery, stalled progress and a tank that is never quite full. Fuel With Purpose is a practical, recipe-led guide to eating enough, and enjoying it. It centres on a few affordable staples: tofu, soy yoghurt, oats, potatoes and bananas. You get make-ahead breakfasts like thick, creamy overnight oats with 35g of plant protein. You get snacks with 10 to 13g of protein per serve, such as choc pistachio banana bread and DIY trail mix. You get dinners and add-ons you can batch cook, including tofu rissoles, a mustard-dill potato salad and homemade vegan cottage cheese. You'll also learn to make your own soy yoghurt, which is cheaper and better than most store-bought versions. Along the way you'll learn why each recipe works for high energy needs: how to combine protein, fibre and complex carbs, how to add variety so you don't get bored, and how to build meals around a busy week. Nina Gelbke is an Accredited Sports Nutritionist who helps everyday athletes fuel properly. She has made her own soy yoghurt for more than eight years. Her recipes are the ones she cooks and eats, including a Swiss potato salad and a rissole recipe her mum used to make. They are simple, filling and tested in a real kitchen.