Thursday, November 26, 2015

12 Vegetarian Athletes That Will Be Avoiding Turkey On Thanksgiving

This Thursday, many of us will celebrate Thanksgiving dinner by heading from the kitchen to the dining room, carrying trays of Turkey in hand. But for some of our sports heroes, the food most associated with the holiday -- turkey -- will be barred from the table, as they continue to embrace a vegetarian lifestyle. From “Battle of the Sexes” tennis legend Billie Jean King to current Olympic snowboarder Hannah Teter, these athletes have shoved aside the tryptophan and embraced a no-food-with-a-face mantra, finding less traditional means to get the energy needed to compete at the highest level.


So give these pros an extra helping of pie and keep the stuffing away -- below are just a handful of the athletes that will likely be sticking with Tofurky this Thursday.



 


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