I am a no frills kinda girl. I like simple easy meals and I HATE washing dishes … I mean really really hate washing dishes but I love to cook so what’s a girl to do?!
Enter my weekend go-to: Blender Pancakes! Toss everything into a blender and let it do all the work? Heck yea! No bowls to wash, no scoopers just a pan, a blender and okay, a spatula. I can handle that.
Today I went big and I made some BBPs! That stands for Blender Beet Pancakes! Forgive me, in my day job I work with a lot of acronyms.
There are probably a few ways you can toss this together so feel free to play around with the recipe I sort just went with it.
BLENDER BEET PANCAKES!
Ingredients
1 3/4 cup plant-milk (I chose almond)
1 3/4 cup oat flour (grind oats in a blender to make oat flour – I keep some already ground on hand for baking)
1 ripe banana
1/4 cup of turbinado sugar (optional – not really needed in my opinion)
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Add milk, vanilla extract and Beet Boost powder to a blender and blend.
Then add sugar (if using), banana and oat flour. Blend until smooth. You could try just adding the oats whole and blending with the liquid ingredients to save a step. If you do, let me know how it turns out.
Pour onto an already hot nonstick pan (no oil needed if the pan is hot enough). Wait until bubbles appear and flip. Warning, if the batter sits it WILL thicken and make thicker pancakes. I started out making some and then paused to do some mom-stuff and then came back and had a stack of thin pancake followed thick ones. Both tasted great.
I served mine with fresh peaches (addicted right now) and I actually rolled the peaches up with the pancake and ate them like a taco. 🙂
Hope you enjoy these as much as I did and my picky 10 year old gobbled one down too so that’s a win in my book!
As I explained in my last post, I have been using Beet Boost in my pre-run smoothies for a while now as it alleviated the digestive issues I had been plagued with for so long.
I’ve also been using Beet Boost to make beet hummus because it tastes amazing – recipe for hummus is here.
A few weeks ago, Beet Boost contacted me and asked me if they could send me a tub of their Beet Boost so that I could have it the way they recommend and write a blog review on it.
I said “Sure!!” While I am a full-on proponent of eating WHOLE plant-foods vs pills, powders and mixes … I did do my homework before I purchased Beet Boost last year and what I learned, is that I truly do love their product as it fills a void. Even Beet Boost would tell you, “Eat an actual beet if you can!” … but when you can’t, Beet Boost is the next best option.
So what is it?
The ingredients listed on the container say: Beet Juice Concentrate and Tart Cherry Extract. That’s it. There are other brands on the market but they’ve added things like Stevia or “natural flavors” (whatever that means). Beet Boost kept things simple and I like that.
Beet Boost is non-GMO, vegan, gluten free and pesticide free. Like I said, there are no added sweeteners in it and you’ll get 4 beets and 40 tart cherries in each 4 oz serving.
Why do I care about beet juice and cherries?
There has been a lot of science on the consumption of beets and its heart healthy properties. Eating whole beets provides so many nutrients AND includes the ever important fiber that so many American’s lack. So please don’t stop eating WHOLE BEETS but if you exercise, travel a lot or are headed somewhere with a lot of elevation, Beet Boost could be beneficial and here is why:
The body takes the natural inorganic nitrate contained in the beetroot part of BeetBoost and converts them into nitric oxide.
According to scientists, nitric oxide improves overall cardiovascular health while exercising, which in turn improves your overall performance, allowing you to work out more efficiently for a longer period of time.
The tart cherry part of the BeetBoost compound contains anthocyanins, which contain anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. These substances help your muscles repair quicker and more easily following exercise, allowing you to return to your workout routine faster.
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That was straight from Beet Boost’s website but the science behind beets and nitric oxide to improve athletic performance is real. Here is one video Dr. Greger did on the subject.
Now I am definitely not saying ditch the whole beet! No way, in fact, most of the amazing nutrients found in beets are actually in the beet’s GREEN leafy part! You know the part that most people cut off and throw away! Heck no! Steam that stuff, slice it up and add it to your salad! By all means, never toss your beet greens (hey that rhymes). 🙂
Photo: Red Ace Round Beets
But like I said, if you’re traveling and don’t have access to beets daily, Beet Boost can help. I followed their suggestion and I had a serving of Beet Boost daily every morning for four days.
My daily breakfast
Then, I stopped. What did I notice? The one thing that I did notice when I was drinking the Beet Boost, (and I even mentioned to my husband) was that I had way more energy but had consumed less coffee. I run at 4:30 in the morning before the world is awake … I had my Beet Boost on my drive into work and I honestly felt a little bit of a rush and it wasn’t because I was eager to get to the office.
From Beet Boost
The last few days, I’ve stopped having the daily Beet Boost and I haven’t had the same energetic feeling. This leads me to believe that Beet Boost would definitely come in handy when I am doing coast to coast travel and dealing with time changes or even post race when I have to put on my “mom-hat” and drive the kids around town. It can help beat that fatigue (pun intended) while at the same time aiding in muscle recovery.
Flavor wise, I definitely prefer it in my smoothie. It turns my smoothie a beautiful shade of pink.
But I will be honest, I didn’t mind it mixed straight with water. The first day I wasn’t too sure but after a few sips, I really enjoyed it. I don’t find it overly sweet at all and do you know what my FAVORITE part about it is? There are NO clumps! It mixes 100% and doesn’t leave a grimy, gritty, lumpy texture in your bottle or glass!!! Hallelujah!
While Beet Boost did provide me with a tub to review, I am being fully honest in my opinion here. I dig the stuff and while it won’t replace eating whole beets (and ahem, beet greens) for me, it will remain an integral part of my pre-race and post-run routine.
Best of all, Beet Boost gave me a code that all of you can use to get 15% off a Beet Boost order if you wish to give it a try too.
At checkout, use the code: TRAILMOMMA and you should receive 15% off your order.
If you get some, let me know what you think and let me know how you plan to use it. I have some additional recipe ideas in the works as my family really loves the hummus. I bet it can be mixed with so many things. What are your ideas?
Today I bring you a recipe for BEET HUMMUS (and a story so hang tight). I love hummus and I love beets so that means BEET hummus has got to be the best right?
Photo: Red Ace Round Beets
So I was super excited to make my beet hummus but when I went to make it, I realized I was out of beets. 🙁 DOH!
Not to worry though, I improvised and I am incredibly pleased with the results.
Now for the story ….
Disclaimer: If you know me, you know I am not a “supplement” kind of person. The only supplement that I consume is Vitamin B12 and I wouldn’t consider what I am about to share with you as actually a supplement as much as it is a life saver when the need occurs.
Backstory: A few years ago during training I developed some digestive issues that flared up notoriously right when I was at mile 5 of any race or run that I was doing. I was frustrated because for years I had been fine.
After a lot of trial and error I decided to try a smoothie before I headed out the door for a long run. On the daily, I don’t usually drink smoothies as I am much more of a, as Chef AJ would say, “the whole fruit and nothing but the fruit” kinda girl and fully believe consuming the whole fruit and/or veggie is best but I needed a solution and I needed one fast.
Consuming smoothies before a run essentially removes the “digestive” process of eating because the blender ultimately digests most of the food (aka fiber) for you while still providing you with an adequate amount of calories to go run (or other activity) for three plus hours.
My usual pre-run smoothie
In preparation, I wanted my smoothie to count and not just be a lot of sugar and fruit. I put some thought into my pre-run smoothie and what I came up with was super delicious but more importantly, it WORKED!
Through all my plant-based certifications, coaching and reading I know that beets (and especially beet greens) are super good for us.
Why? What do they do?
Glad you asked. So when the body consumes beets, it takes the nitrates from beets and converts them into nitric oxide. Nitric oxide improves overall cardiovascular health (it helps blood flow better). You hear Dr. Esselstyn shouting its praises and you can often find professional athletes these days using beets in their training as well.
Tart Cherries have been known to help manage joint and muscular health because of their phytonutrients called anthocyanins.
So I wanted those two things in my smoothie. Ultimately my smoothie contains: frozen bananas, frozen cherries, medjool dates, some defatted peanut flour or nuts (if I have any and the run is super long). What I needed was beets! If you have ever put beets in a blender, you know what the consistency is like. I wasn’t a fan. I can eat them raw, steamed, right off the BBQ whatever but I can’t stand them in a smoothie! Yuk! So what to do?
Enter BEET BOOST! Beet Boost contains two ingredients: beets and cherries. That’s it, nothing else. I added that to my smoothie and voila! It kicked the flavor up a notch and I have been set ever since.
Now, back to my HUMMUS recipe. When I realized I was out of steamed beets, I had a food processor full of garbanzo beans … so I pulled out one of my Beet Boost packets and tossed it in. Perfect! You can make this recipe using steamed beets but then you’ll have to adjust your liquid ratio a little to make it creamier.
BEET (BOOST) HUMMUS
1 can of low sodium garbanzo beans (liquid reserved)
1-2 cloves of garlic (or to preference – I did 2)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 packet of beet boost
Veggie broth
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Add the first 4 ingredients to a food processor. Add the liquid from the canned chickpeas and veggie broth slowly until you reach your desired consistency. Voila! It’s as simple as that!
You can dip crackers or veggie sticks in it OR use as a base on a veggie sandwich! It’s also great on top of a baked potato with steamed broccoli. Yum!!!
Lucky for you, if you want to try Beet Boost whether in your training or just to give this recipe a whirl, the fine folks at Beet Boost have provided me with a discount code to share!
At check out, use the code: TRAILMOMMA and you’ll receive 15% off your Beet Boost order. Super sweet. I am stoked to be supporting a company that is based in the USA and contains only 2 simple ingredients (unlike other brands on the market).
If you make the recipe above, please let me know! Until then …
Sorry to all of you subscribers who received emails from me about new posts. I’ve been updating my blog here trying to figure out a way to include some of my recipes!!
Finally, I have successfully figured it out! YAY me! If you look at the upper right hand corner of my blog, you’ll see a new menu.
Now you can click on PLANT BASED to get posts that deal with plant-based eating or click on the sub menus to get plant-based recipes OR Instant Pot Recipes (since a lot of my cooking involves the Instant Pot). I am hoping this will give me some incentive to blog more.
So to start, here is one of my all-time favorite Instant Pot recipes:
BLACK EYED PEAS & KALE
Ingredients
1 onion chopped
1 tsp chopped garlic (or use garlic powder)
1.5 cups of dried black eyed peas (un-soaked)
A few handfuls of kale
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3 cups of water
Method
Add all the above ingredients to your Instant Pot.
Hit Manual and increase time to 25 minutes. Make sure the vent is set to sealing.
Let pressure release naturally.
Serve over millet, quinoa or rice.
To make millet in your instant pot:
Take 1 cup millet and add 1 3/4 cups water to your Instant Pot. Set vent to sealing.
Set to Manual increase time to 10 minutes, let pressure release naturally.
Wow, I can’t believe I haven’t written a blog post since early December!? Happy New Year everyone! Time is sure flying already.
It isn’t that I haven’t wanted to write or had anything to write about, I just purely have not had the time to sit down and devote quality time here. This is sad because this used to be my creative outlet but clearly through the years, it has developed more into Race Reports and the occasional trip to Plant-Stock posts. 🙂
Today I decided to file away some time to sit down and just “check-in” with all of you and this ol’blog. I’ve been coming here (or blogging to be precise) since about 2009! For you long time readers, you’ve been with me through my first ultra and the birth of Squeaker! Crazy where life takes us huh?
To recap, I have been running. Every weekend I am hitting the trails filling my heart with all things trail-running. Laughing, running and loving nature. I am blessed to live where I live.
Scenes from the trail.
My kiddos are deep into their winter sports season playing basketball which warms my heart like no other. I was a basketball player and I love the game but watching my girls play and learn to the love the game? Best thing in the world!
Peanut has so much more confidence this season.Squeaker is all DEFENSE baby!
And I paced my friend Miss P into the night running 31 miles of her first 100 mile finish at Rio Del Lago.
Miss P with her pacers AND her 100 mile buckle!
How awesome is that?! Watching someone run 100 miles is beyond motivating and spectacular. I adore these women.
Yet 2017 wasn’t all sunshine and roses though. Some chapters in my life closed but when one door closes, another opens right? The universe has a plan. I have always thought and believed in that. Sometimes it is hard to listen to it because it has been familiar, routine or comforting but all you can do is trust.
My hopes for 2018 are simple: Laugh ♦ Love ♦ Listen … MORE.
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I want MORE outdoor adventures with these two crazies!
I want MORE roller skating adventures – YES I begged my friends to roller skate … the end result? THEY LOVED IT!
So I want to do it again!
Crazy is as Crazy does
I want MORE plant-based education whether in person or through social media. I recently taught an in-home cooking demo for my friend Beth. It was fun! Currently I am coaching 17 people at work and it is so rewarding and exciting to watch them discover the power of a plant-based way of living.
I want MORE one on one time with this guy.
No one supports me and loves me like he does. He also loves being outside just as much as I do and I love how he is instilling that in our girls. Our family adventures are what I cherish most of all.
So that’s 2017 in a brief recap and 2018 wishes all in one post! Not bad for the first post of 2018!
Whatever your goals are for 2018 or whatever happened in 2017, be at peace with it and trust what unfolds before you. Sometimes it takes stopping the search, the quest, the need-to-know … to find what you are looking truly looking for in this crazy world.
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