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Japan! An incredible place. So. Much. Happening. Photos don’t do it justice. But here’s my attempt of our 1st day in Tokyo. 1. After a full day (13+ miles walking) we hit this tiny all #veganramen shop. One guy working. Two very small tables- mats for seats. And this delicious pork ramen. The noodles were perfect! Not pictured: fried chicken with tartar sauce which tasted nothing like that sounds. Which also describes a lot of food we ate. 2. Cat cafe! Had to do this. Free drinks so I tried onion tea, which does tastes like it sounds. 3. #hanami: the act of enjoying cherry blossoms. We spent some quiet time (relative) in #yoyogipark enjoying the #🌸 with hundreds of picnicking locals. 4. Our hotel offered free breakfast at an Italian restaurant which included this pasta with what I think is a fermented salsa sauce? No complaints! Top right is rice with fermented veggies and seaweed. Salad toppings included fried onions and roasted #burdock. 5. The famous doggo of Shibuya, #Hachikō! People lined up to take very serious photos. Loved it. #peteverydog 6. The super fun, fashion-y, neighborhood of #Harajuku is filled with toys and stickers. This welcome sign is a realistic depiction. Recommend @mominokihouse_official for lunch and had a great coffee at @mojocoffee._ too. 7. Tokyo isn’t known for its street food but we found a #mochi vendor and enjoyed this delicious bean-filled sweet so much we went back for another. Scope @lgraves’ #cherryblossom nails. 8. Requisite nighttime #Shibuya photo with our friends @hummingberd and @sandentotten who happen to book a trip the same time as us! #veganintokyo#tokyo #tokyo #tokyo #tokyo #tokyo #tokyo #tokyo #tokyo #tokyo #tokyo #tokyo #tokyoEver since a solo transatlantic flight I took at 16 yrs old, on donated miles, to ride BMX in England, I’ve been super grateful for every adventure I get to go on. What small amount of money I have goes toward travel so when I found round trip LA/Tokyo tickets on #JapaneseAirlines for the price of ~20 brunches we had to go. Plus @lgraves loves Tokyo and #cherryblossoms🌸! So, so stoked. Meanwhile, what day is it? #internationaldateline #airplanefood #veganintheatmosphere #upintheskyupintheskyLike 20k (?!) other people, I went to the @veganstreetfair on Sunday. It’s incredible to hop on the train for three stops from my apartment and pop out to 200+ #veganfood vendors! We went mostly for the hangs and the spectacle but did get this faux tuna tostada, then kept it #90svegan with tofu (not pictured: jalapeño/cheeze and pesto toppings), and then lastly, proof you can indeed find vegetables among the tacos and mac n cheeze at a #veganstreetfair! Fun to see spots I was hitting a decade ago like @mamastamales and @earlesoncrenshaw and some newer ones I didn’t get to try but are on my list like, @comptonvegan and @supr.mrkt. More than probably any vegan event I’ve been to, this felt representative of the diverse Los Angeles I know and love. In the future it might have to be 2 miles long to accommodate everyone! And my pro tip if you haven’t been: don’t go hungry. Way less stressful. #veganfutureIf you know me, you know I love Happy Family. Yes, it’s all you can eat, reasonably priced, delicious, and one of my favorite cuisines. But what I love most is the experience. Eating there feels like you are part of a happy family! A literal #veganfoodshare. I’ve been going for over 15 years, through 3 different locations and in 2018 they changed ownership- the same woman had run it since 1992. We went on the last night of 2017 and afterward I hugged her and thanked her for giving so much of her life to feed people delicious food. In this new world of vegan burgers and investor-owned concepts, I hope places like this can survive. Has anyone been since new owners took over? Thoughts?Hi friends! I’ve been terrible about posting here. Instead of excuses, here’s a photo with a lovely pup named Chopper who resides with our friend Erika aka @purrfectpineapples. Last month I had some work in Seattle and then popped down to #Portlandia to see friends and eat, of course. How are you? Do you miss my food photos? Time to graduate a few of em out of the draft folder! #peteverydog #veganRD 📸: @lgravesToday I gave a lecture to medical students at USC on ways to help patients implement nutrition education and tonight I have a talk for @veganoutreach on the role of #plantbaseddiets in diabetes prevention. So of course when I’m down here we stop at one of my favorite restaurants in the world: #bodetinhtamchay! 🌱💚 And this glorious bowl of food is related to one my themes: plant foods are delicious and common in many cultures from around the world (and we are especially lucky in Southern CA), but that doesn’t mean most people know where to find them or how to eat them. Or they might not have access to them at all! What I tell other health professionals and #vegans is that we quickly forget how much we know. Making dietary changes is intimidating and scary for most people because they simply don’t know where or how to begin. And they’re scared of failing. Helping to change people’s diets requires knowing which barriers they face and what skills they need to overcome them. And that’s not easy! Interested in this subject? Check out Prochaska’s Stages of Change or the Social Ecological Model- I use both often and they’ve helped me be a better resource for the people I work with.I have so much love for Mexico City. If you can visit- do it. Such a beautiful, walkable, fun city filled with friendly people, art, architecture, books, coffee, and tacos. So. Many. Vegan. Tacos. *3 days *30+ tacos. *26 miles walked *$165, round trip, non-stop flight from LA *50, percent off hotel from price matching. *2 Dia de Los Muertos events stumbled upon *1 vegan festival stumbled upon 🌱💚🌱💚 1) the very excellent #HotelGeneve with my very lovely partner. Gabriel Garcia Marquez stayed here. 2) Vegan Pa' Cá' Taqueria. Best tacos ever? 3) Frida Kahlo museum 4) Tacos at @bazarlaveganeria. Not pictured: pistachio meat! 5) DF bread delivery. 6) Dead Bread from #porsiempreveganataqueria 7) ramen! At the incredible new @losloosers space 8) Dia de Los MuertosThis morning (at 730am!) I presented to CSUN nutrition students about the role of #plantbasednutrition in disease prevention and the work we're doing at Nutrinic. I LOVE speaking to students because they are so engaged and curious and get that the future of our field is all about #plantbased and prevention. Never enough time for all the questions! Also super fun to ride some of the 20 miles out on the #orangelinebikepath. Though not in jeans and my @brave_gentleman shoes- this is after I changed in a coffee shop. 😂☕️🚲🌱💚 #bike❤I was seriously bummed to miss the excellent @the_plantrician_project conference but thankfully colleagues like @veg_md were there to report! Check out her excellent summary post covering the latest in #plantbasednutrition. We are incredibly fortunate to have to Dr McMacken on our advisory board here at Nutrinic. And since I wasn't at #pbnhc17 here's a #tbt photo of us at an @engine2diet event before I snuck off to the @veganstreetfair. Nutrinic just launched a 6-week prediabetes program and I'm so excited about its potential to change lives! Please have a look (nutrinic.com, in bio) and lmk what you think! 🌱💚💪🏽Twitter
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Matt Ruscigno, Registered Dietitian · Food, fun, and adventure!
awesome job matt, from team godwit (the 2x mixed vegan team). those headwinds were brutal.
Congratulations! Much of the solo field was decimated by the headwinds, and a good number of the DNF's were 508 vets. So, my helmet is off to you!Are you going to write up your 508 meal plan? My wife is a raw vegan and she keeps telling me that an ultra event can be completely fueled by whole plant foods. I believe her, BUT… Anyway, it'd be great to read your perspective.
congratulations!