This recipe is brought to you by the amazing Sergio. He’s still kicking it in Afghanistan. I’m still missing him. A lot. But we get to chat weekly, and now that I have a new computer, we can Facetime. I don’t know what that is, but I think it sounds cool. So once I figure out what the hell Facetime does, we still email lots. And this recipe idea came via email. Here’s what Serge said, “I was reading a study about how if you eat beets an hour before a workout it will help dilate your blood vessels which in turn increases the amount of oxygen delivered to your muscles. Soooo, if you could make a pre workout smoothie, something that contains protein, fat, and beets then BAM.” So that’s what I did, for my Sergio.
And it’s always funny when your pee turns pink from the beets. That’s way cooler than a better workout.
I need to tell you a story. It starts on Saturday October 27th. I’ll help you visualize. It was morning time, I still had my pajamas on, and I was getting ready to go to my friend Clark’s gym, CrossFit South Denver, for his Bears for Kids Charity Competition. But before Laura and I went to the competition, we wanted to get an almond milk chai from one of our favorite restaurants, Devil’s Food. So, we headed out the door to get in my car, but guess what?! It wasn’t there. Nope, she gone. Someone straight up stole my car. It was locked, had nothing of value in it, and I kept my insurance and registration with me since I kind of expected this to happen. So I guess that’s a good thing. But it turns out, it’s kind of hard to get around without a car. Like getting to Whole Foods. I feel like such an annoying mooch when I have to ask friends for rides. It blows.
But the story doesn’t end there. Oh no it does not. So get this. On Sunday October 28th, my good friends, wait my really good looking friends Jake and Krystle were out walking their obnoxious yet adorable bulldog and noticed a car very similar to mine. So when they stopped by so Jake could insult me with comments of how dirty our house is (which is true), they mentioned we should just go check it out since it was only 3 blocks from my house. Welp, you can guess where this is going. It was my car . My little civic that I’ve had since I was 16 was sitting 3 blocks from my house. The ignition is torn apart and the locks don’t work, but she’s still alive. Just wreaks like weed. Guess they found my stash. I’m kidding. Weed smells like skunk. Hopefully they can fix it! Keep your fingers crossed!!
No joke, I’ve watched Twilight 4 times in the last week. #sorryfornotbeingsorrythattwilightisthebestthinginmyliferightnow.
Sweet Beet Pre-Workout Smoothie
- Yield: 1 1x
Ingredients
- 1 large beet, peeled and diced (equivalent to 1 cup diced beets)
- 1 banana, peeled and diced
- 1/2 cup frozen berries (I used strawberries and raspberries)
- 1/2 cup canned coconut milk
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 scoop vanilla Primal Fuel protein
- 1 tablespoon raw honey (optional)
Instructions
- First you gotta roast your beets. Try biting into one of those raw. No fun. So preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
- Wash and peel your beets and dice them up.
- Arrange pieces on a baking sheet then drizzle with about 2 tablespoons of coconut oil on top.
- Bake in oven for about 45 minutes or until they are tender.
- Let cool.
- Once your beets are cooled, add all ingredients to a blender and puree until smooth. Add more coconut milk or water if needed.
- Drink up!
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So sorry about your car!!! My 96 honda was also stolen (and found a day later) just a few months ago. I don’t know how they messed up your ignition, for mine they jammed it so that I could not turn my car all the way off, and I could start it with a penny or a screwdriver. Anyway, then my fiance found out that he could drain the battery of my car and magically unjam the ignition. I don’t get it, but it worked.
Anywho, good luck!!!
Had my 98 Accord stolen too back in the day. Popular car to steal. Sucks so bad to wake up to no car!
Damn Juli! I dunno how you handled your car of 8 years being stolen so apparently well, I’d be pretty pissed and upset if it were me. Hope all works out for you, and you get it back in its normal working condition. My mom had her car stolen once back when I was in HS, when she got it back it never felt the same to her.
I’m so gonna try this recipe once I get done with my Whole30, or maybe I’ll just try it this week and use less fruit as sweetener and egg whites in place of powder. Woo!
I cried like an infant, so I didn’t exactly handle it great lol
Oh. That’s no bueno, to put things mildly. Well then, the way I see it, you’ve got one hell of a positive, quirky outlook in life *nods*. The quirky doesn’t really fit in this situation, it’s just how I perceive you, in a good way!
Ok, why are we avoiding the obvious recurring thing here…Sergio…(unless he is otherwise betrothed, then oops sorry)…come on already! We are all starting to adore him too!
that’s because he’s adorable!! not really, but he’s cool as sh*t!
i drink straight up beet juice every morning. just 2 oz because it’s so disgusting. i mix it with coconut water and it still tastes like dirt. i’m glad you’ve found a way to make beets edible.
Mom suggests cleaning out the garage and parking it there. It’s so cute they will try again. They apparently have nothing else to do but smoke
I’m jealous of these lost/found stories I had my ’95 Accord stolen in 2010.
2 months later after I had already bought a new car I get a call from the police saying they’ve recovered it. It was parked in a church parking lot 5 blocks from my apartment for TWO MONTHS before the preacher got sick of looking at it and got it towed
sad :'(
Whenever I read that you had an almond milk latte I get super jealous. I always forget that you live in colorado. I have never been to a place that had it. I wonder why starbucks hasn’t picked it up yet! Here you mentioned you went to devils food. Any other places that have almond milk? I definitely plan on going there this weekend. Im much closer to boulder but head downtown on saturday afternoon sometimes.
Honestly most the coffee shops, small ones, near me have almond milk or coconut milk. Sugar Bake Shop, Wash Perk, Whole Foods, Bardos, Mmmm…Coffee (which is also a paleo bakery!)
AWESOME! I am excited to try these places. I guess it is time to get over starbucks! 🙂 getting some paleo baked goods and an almond milk latte this weekend! Also excited to try the chicken tortilla soup!
yum! love beet smoothies! actually love beets, have made beet donuts and beet puddings before, so good!
I can so relate to this! My Civic was stolen not once, but twice in one month from two different locations last year! The second time I watched it drive away from in front of my house at 1:00 in the morning, only to have the police find it two hours later still running, without the club that we had recently purchased (the ignition torn out, we had to disconect the battery to turn it off once we drove home) and it had needles in it. My husband was like “Officer, that’s not mine!” I had had that car since 1994, it only had 78,000 miles on it. I traded it in a week ago for a Mini Cooper. I am so sorry you had to go through that Juli! It is so not fun!