15 celebrity cookbooks that will have you sticking to your health goals this year

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The Runner’s World Vegetarian Cookbook by Heather Mayer Irvine

Heather Mayer Irvine is a marathon runner and freelance writer, using her writing platform to craft features intended to help readers improve their health and wellness. She’s written for publications like Health.com, Cooking Light, The Huffington Post, and CNN, and she also edited and contributed to Runner’s World.

And given Irvine’s expertise on running and maintaining a healthy lifestyle that suits athleticism, she published The Runner’s World Vegetarian Cookbook, a recipe guide intended specifically for runners looking for fuel. Maintaining a proper diet is important, especially if you’re active, and Irvine has 150 recipes sure to give runners an energy boost.

In The Runner’s World Vegetarian Cookbook, Irvine seeks to ditch the common notion that athletes must eat meat in order to obtain their recommended amount of protein, insisting that they can build their bodies using cleaner, healthier forms of protein instead. And just because the recipes are plant-based doesn’t mean they aren’t flavorful and delicious. Irvine includes meals that will make runners actually want to eat clean—including dessert!

On top of the delicious recipes featured in The Runner’s World Vegetarian Cookbook, there are also tips from Irvine scattered throughout the book, explaining how runners can increase their fruit and veggie intakes for a healthier lifestyle.

The Runner’s World Vegetarian Cookbook is perfect for anyone looking to experiment with vegetarianism, and especially for cooks who lead active lifestyles that require a decent amount of protein—and food in general—to sustain. Users can also pair it with Irvine’s smoothie plan for really positive results.