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The All-Pro Diet

August 27, 2009 on 3:25 pm | In Food, Health, Main Category | No Comments

If you are a fan of pro football, you know Tony Gonzales is arguably the best Tight End of all time but what you probably did not know is that he credits a plant-based diet for his continued success at an age when most pro athletes begin thinking of retirement. While Gonzales is not a vegetarian he is scrupulous about what he eats and makes sure to get most of his calories from plants:

“It’s clean eating, from a 100% grass-fed source,” says Gonzalez, obtained in April from the Kansas City Chiefs for a second-round pick.

 

“You have to put good stuff in your body. Everybody should, but especially athletes. We’re high-performance machines. You wouldn’t put regular gas in a race car. Jimmie Johnson is going to put the high-octane, good stuff in there. It’s the same thing for football players. You’d be surprised by how many players don’t do it. But I’ve seen the results.”

And at 6′ 5″ and 243 lbs, Gonzales puts to rest the myth that one can only maintain muscle mass with a diet heavy in animal protein. Gonzales’ story is a good reminder that eating right is about striking a balance and finding a diet you can live with year round, You can read the rest of the story, here.

Posted by: Dan