At 6â4ââ and 315 pounds, Lawrence Guy isnât missing any meals. The Patriots lineman can hold his own on the field. And heâs doing it all on a vegan diet.
But his plant-based lifestyle isnât anything new. The defensive tackle began nixing meat from his diet nearly a decade ago, starting with eating more plant-based food during off-seasons. He says he made the switch in order to eat healthier, gain more energy, and aid in his recovery.
âââYou get beat up on this field every day. Your body needs nutrition more than ever to recover,â Guy told ESPN. âWhatâs the best way to do that? I think itâs plant-based. All youâre doing is prolonging your career in a certain way.â
âEvery offseason I wanted to truly help my body fully recover,â he explained to GQ. âMy wife and I started taking out heavy red meat products and my body felt better, my joints felt better. I never really drank milk.â
Then, he cut out chicken and fish, and started seeing positive changes in his body. âYouâre not as bloated. Youâre running and your knees donât hurt as much. You stop waking up in the morning feeling groggy,â he said. âYou feel energized. When you take all the heartier stuff out and put the plant-based in, you donât have to overwork to digest everything.â
Lawrence Guyâs vegan diet
Kicking off his tenth season in the NFL, Lawrence Guy is all about his vegan dietâeating meat only on occasion. (Heâs certainly not the only athlete to ditch meat and dairyâŠ) So, what does the plant-powered athlete eat? Apparently, lots of cauliflower.
âLast year everything was about cauliflower,â he said. He says his wife, Andreaâwho helped him go plant-basedâis a pro in the kitchen. âSheâd make cauliflower rice, she had cauliflower pizza, lasagna, those cauliflower hash browns.â
Hungry yet? Hereâs what Guy eats in a day:

Breakfast
In addition to cauliflower hash browns, Guy likes to indulge in the ultimate breakfast of champs: pancakes or oatmeal rice. Post-workout, heâll enjoy something fruity like an açaĂ bowl or a green smoothie (heâs not a fan of protein shakes) featuring kale, carrots, and ââflax seeds. âWe have a bunch of apples. Apples give you so much energy,â he said.

Lunch
Itâs likely potatoes will be front and center in Guyâs midday meal. He says eating sweet potatoes helps him to gain and maintain weight. (Want to eat like Guy? Try whipping up this sweet potato, kale, and farro salad.) His go-to meal before practice is an almond butter and jelly sandwich. Or, heâll munch on vegan tacos.

Dinner
Whatâs for supper? The aforementioned cauliflower pizza, to start. His wifeâs recipe features a cauliflower crust topped with hummus and grilled veggies. Or, theyâll dine on a bowl of spaghetti squash or zucchini noodles.Guy us also a big fan of Beyond Meat, so itâs highly likely that heâll nosh on a juicy vegan cheeseburger at some point during the week. And whatâs a meal without a little dessert? Donât be surprised if you see Guy enjoying a slice or two of peach cobbler.
Source: Cdn.livekindly.co