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// GARY POPP // photos by CHRISTOPHER FRYER
In this month's Enjoy/Avoid, we recommend vegan alternatives to several popular meaty treats. This reoccurring feature in Fitness Source Magazine is compiled to help those striving for dietary improvement, not perfection. We hope you will use these suggestions to reduce the amount of dairy and meat in your diet to realize better heath, even if animal-based products continue to have a place in your diet.
THE BURGER MORNING STAR BLACK BEAN
115 34 3% 0% 15% 18% 2 grams 11 grams
vs
WHOPPER W/ CHEESE
calories calories from fat saturated fat cholesterol sodium dietary fiber sugars protein
790 436 91% 38% 60% 13% 13 grams 35 grams
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THE SANDWICH ALTERNATIVE HUMMUS PITA
285 66 0% 0% 31% 21%
vs calories calories from fat saturated fat cholesterol sodium dietary fiber
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