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Natalie Coughlin knows the importance of limiting her meat intake. And it’s so easy for this eleven time Olympic medalist to keep up her flexitarian diet since all she has to do is go straight to her own backyard garden.

“I really lean toward a plant-based diet,” Coughlin told Fitness Magazine. “I have seven vegetable beds, one is all kale since that’s one of the best foods for you.”

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Mary Whipple

Mary Whipple, U.S. Olympic rower who at the Beijing 2008 games helped her team snag its first Gold medal since 1984, is heading for London next week to defend the title.

“Before workouts, smoothies are my go-to,” Whipple told Diets in Review. “In the morning I add egg white powder for protein, banana, kale and any seasonal fruits with almond milk.”

Not everyone on the Women’s Rowing team may be vegetarian, but that hasn’t stopped them from indulging as a team in something suitable for even Whipple.

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