When we were talking about recovery, Oyeneyin emphasized the importance of properly fueling her body, which includes the addition of the Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Plant Based Protein Powder ($35) in her daily routine. She notes, "I made the switch to plant protein a few months ago. I'm not actually a vegan, I just really enjoy that with Optimum Nutrition's Plant Protein, I can get 24 grams of protein from vegetables . . . If you're going to push yourself to the max in a workout for 30, 45, 60 minutes, then don't do yourself a disservice. Make sure that you're properly fueling your body afterwards . . . I am very much a creature of habit when it comes to not just my workout but also my recovery. Again, I prefer to work out in the morning. I lift in the morning and then I run in the evening, and I've always got my cup ready. Sometimes there's milk in there, sometimes there's water in there, sometimes I've got a smoothie ready and it's loaded with my Optimum Nutrition."
Pro tip: That afforementioned smoothie usually consists of "blueberry, banana, almond milk, spinach, creamy vanilla protein powder, and a green powder or some type of power greens mix. I'd say that's like my basic one." She also has a great protein pancake recipe, which of course we scored for you. She combines half a banana, 1 scoop Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Plant Based Protein Powder in Creamy Vanilla, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, a quarter cup of water, half a teaspoon of cinnamon, and a third of a cup of egg whites into a blender, and then uses that batter to make pancakes. Yum!
