NutriBiotic Vegan Rice Protein

Started: May 19, 2006

Reason: This powder contains a high amount of protein per scoop, it is cheap compared to other powders, and it is processed naturally out of brown rice using enzymes.

Started: Jul 26, 2007

Reason: Muscle growth and repair.

Started: Aug 28, 2007

Reason: Vegans can sometimes be low in this vitamin. It also provides a quick boost of energy before a big lift.

Started: Sep 16, 2007

Reason: This is an excellent multivitamin with a lot of herbal ingredients.

Nature's Way Kelp, 100 capsules

Started: Oct 30, 2007

Reason: Kelp provides iodine, which can be lacking in a vegan diet. I only take this once a week, because it also contains iron. This brand comes in non-vegan capsules, but I repack the contents into my own capsules.

Started: Jan 01, 2008

Reason: Provides energy, pumps up muscles, and helps you lift a little more weight.

Started: Jan 01, 2008

Reason: Vegetarian formulation containing three types of calcium: Carbonate, Aspartate, and Citrate. I take this with saturated fat in order to maximize bone mineralization.

Started: Jan 15, 2008

Reason: This isn't a supplement, but I noticed it on the list, so I added it. It's a cheap but useful capsule-filling station. I use it to fill cellulose capsules with the contents of gelatin capsules when those contents are vegan.

Started: Jan 15, 2008

Reason: ZMA helps me sleep more deeply, and it cuts recovery time nearly in half. This product comes in a non-vegan capsule, but I dump it out and put it in my own vegan capsules because the only vegan ZMA product on the market costs almost 3 times as much.

NatureSmart Ester-C, 138 tablets

Started: Jan 15, 2008

Reason: Good for the immune system, and seems to provide a bit of energy.

V-Pure Omega 3

Started: Feb 12, 2008

Reason: This is the only vegan Omega 3 supplement in existence that contains EPA.