Show Notes:

Meet our Online Vegan Cooking School My Brownble

Connect with Amanda through her website and instagram 

Work with Amanda as a Running Coach at Big River Running

Work with Amanda as a Running Coach at Filla Endurance

Our FREE online course all about cooking tofu: Tofu Mastery

The Book Vegan for Her by Virginia Messina and JL Fields

Vegan Nutrition Resources at Veganhealth.org

Nutrient counter at Cronameter.com

Brownble has given me more unexpected gifts than I can count, and by far, the greatest of gifts has been the people I’ve met, all through my work on the internet. Not only our amazing students, readers and listeners, but colleagues and friends, all on a similar journey.

It’s my version of online dating for someone who has been with her significant other for 24 years, but with none of the horror stories and solely ALL of the friendship. One of these gifts, has been my friend and registered dietitian nutritionist Amanda Wagner. Who is one of my favorite professionals when it comes to nutrition, but also one of my favorite people on Earth. Maybe one of the kindest, most compassionate, and deep hearted people I know that is also an expert in all things nutrition, dietetics, veganism and athletics. 

Amanda Wagner, M.Ed, RDN, LDN is passionate about evidence-based nutrition and fitness. She is a former high school science teacher with a M.Ed in science education who changed careers to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) in December 2022. Amanda is also an avid runner and former Division 1 Cross Country/Track athlete, who is enthusiastic about and fueled by a vegan diet. Amanda is the owner and lead dietitian of her own private practice Amanda Wagner Nutrition. Amanda became a UESCA Certified Running Coach in December 2023 and also works as a running coach for distances up to the full marathon through Big River Running and Filla Endurance. As a RDN, Amanda finds it rewarding to share her love of nutrition, fitness, and plant forward eating with others and help them reach their own wellness goals. You are also welcome to work with her if you aren’t plant-based. She’ll never pressure you to go plant-based in session.

Our messages and views on veganism are so aligned and focused on progress and not perfection that you’ll find a session with her, informative, educational and so supportive you’ll feel like I feel after every time I talk to her, like someone just gave me a big comforting hug while inspiring me to up my game and reach for my goals. 

In our conversation we talked about her own journey to vegetarianism and then to veganism while in college, and how going vegan helped her have her best season as an athlete, and qualify for the Boston Marathon. We talk about how plants can fuel athletic performance and even run of the mill exercise for us non athlete folks (although she has a slightly different perspective on what constitutes an athlete that I think you’ll love). Outside of athletics we talked about the role of a registered dietitian nutritionist, why it’s a professional that might just change the moment of eating for you and arm you with knowledge and support tailored specifically to you. Amanda was also gracious enough to give us answers to so many and I mean SO many of your nutrition questions including talking about carbohydrates, calcium, magnesium, supplementation, how to fuel before and after exercise, the soy myth, whether it’s safe or not to eat and how much we should be eating, the biggest mistakes people make when it comes to nutrition when they go vegan, where to get enough choline, protein powders and their place, whether we should exercise on an empty stomach, taking multivitamins and so much more.

She is so knowledgeable, and because of her background in education, she gives it to us in digestible and easy to apply tips and suggestions and she is there for you for whenever you decide you’d like individualized care and support.

Without further ado, because I could gush about my friend for hours, click play above to tune into my conversation with Amanda or listen wherever you get your podcasts.