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A handful of toasted seeds goes with pretty much anything.
Are you sure you're lacking in amino acids though? A diet with plenty of legumes and veg is pretty high up there on the "good diet" scale however you're measuring it, and will have plenty of aminos.
I run a lot. 60 mile weeks aren't unusual and I run ultramarathons. Eating mostly whole foods means I'm full for a long time after a meal. I have lost weight since going vegan but I'm not skinny.
What sort of intensity are you running? You could try backing off on some runs to see if that makes a difference to how you feel.
If you feel you're eating too much volume then try to stick to quality and avoid processed stuff - again veg, beans and legumes, seeds, nuts. All have loads of nutrients. Plenty of leafy greens too.
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tl;dr - looking for yummy snacks that deliver essential amino acids
The last 25 years or so I have been mostly vegan or vegetarian (though the vegetarian phases have been basically vegan-but-with-cheese for the most part, and a piece of cake with butter / egg in it two times a month maybe).
I was feeling good all in all, at some point my doc said I really needed to take supplementing B12 more seriously, and I did.
Was just eating quite a varied diet with lots of vegs and legumes, snacking nuts etc.
Now I started running regularly (never really did endurance sports like that before really), it's nothing crazy, just about 3 miles 4-5 times a week - but after doing this for a couple months I really do notice I eat way more food (like, almost twice as much) and I'm often tired, and also have become quite lean.
Long story short I need to take nutrition more seriously I realize.
I have found the FAQ on the Vegan Runners website, thought this was pretty comprehensive.
Basically know what to do now / what to keep in mind / what to take care of,
but what I'm looking for is: yummy recipes that combine "high quality protein with other complimentary EAA profiles", like the ones mentioned in that FAQ (beans on toast, lentils and rice, beans and potatoes, muesli with oats, nuts and seeds).
Any suggestions?
Thanks!