Gone are the days of having to suck it up and stomach the taste of irony beets for those who don’t love the vibrant antioxidant packed root vegetable. It’s easier than ever to sneak them in with surprisingly delicious trending eats like beet hummus and lattes. I’m rounding up my favorite ways to get your fix.

Beet Nice Cream

This is one of my favorite recipes I shared with Edible for sneaking in veggies! It uses coconut milk to make it a dairy free “ice cream” with a base of frozen beets and bananas.

2. Beet Warm Cereal Bowl

Beet powder makes it easy to stir the root veggie into just about anything. I love it mixed into a warm breakfast bowl made with oats, or Cream of Buckwheat like the one pictured here.

3. Beet Grain Salad

Beets taste best when paired with the right crunch. Try them in a grain salad with roasted nuts and some crunchy cinnamon chickpeas in this sweet and savory favorite.

4. Beet Falafel Balls

Try adding beets to your baked or fried chickpea balls next time you’ve got them in the food processor. This recipe I wrote for Edible is a tasty gluten free, vegan and antioxidant packed take on this mediterranean favorite.

5. Beet Hummus

Leanne from Crumb Top Baking has the most flavorful beet hummus recipe I’ve ever tasted! I love this as a dip with crackers or veggies, spread on a sandwich, wrap or dolloped onto a salad.

6. Beet Kraut

I was never a fan of cabbage sauerkraut so discovering that I can reap the benefits with beet kraut was a gut health game changer. Love adding it to salads, veggie plates and tacos like these Braised Short Rib Tacos shared by Wellpreneurs The Farmer and The Foodie.

7. Beet Smoothie Bowl

Blending steamed, then frozen beets with avocado and chocolate makes for a delicious smoothie bowl! I love purchasing the already steamed, vacuum sealed beets and sticking them in the freezer.

8. Beet Latkes

These are one of my seasonal favorites for the holidays. It’s so much fun to switch up the typical potato pancake with the purple variety! I’ll be sending out the recipe to my newsletter subscribers soon, so be sure to sign up at the bottom of this page to get it sent to your inbox.

9. Beet Latte

Try making a beet latte with beet juice or beet powder blended with hot water and your favorite milk or nut/coconut butter. Recipes like this one are a great way to enjoy a delicious decaffeinated drink.

10. Pickled Beets

I spent my whole life hating pickles until I discovered pickled beets! Their sweetness takes the edge off the overwhelming vinegar taste the usual cukes have. I love picking them up from our farmers market and using them in dishes like this Spicy Sesame Bowl.

What’s your favorite way to get your beet fix? Comment and share below!

What is the clean eating reset? I like to pick a window of time when I will be home and have time to cook and shop to do anywhere from a 3-10 day reset, eliminating foods that tend to make me feel bad and adding in the ones that help me feel great. The meals here can be mixed and matched for any number of days. I prefer to choose meals with similar ingredients that I can easily meal prep for a week (click to read more about meal prep).

I do not believe in restrictive diets, especially based on physical goals (unless being necessary for health and being implemented with an expert). We already have enough pressure on women in society to make us feel like we need to look a certain way that is usually unrealistic or even unhealthy. This reset is meant to help boost immunity, digestion, and vitality which in turn will help you feel and look your best from the inside out!

Check out some sample recipes and meal ideas below. Make sure to listen to your body and eat when you are hungry, always! Also, drink plenty of water- something I always need to remind myself, which really helps when trying to detox and improve digestion. Adapt based on any of your own dietary restrictions and comment below with your own ideas!

Morning

Start your day with a mug of hot water with lemon. Drink tea before or after breakfast. My favorites for digestion are turmeric/ginger or peppermint. For an overall detox tea I like Aether, Republic of Tea and Sakara Life detox teas. For matcha I like Panatea instant matcha, or if you have more time, try putting the matcha latte listed below under midday.

Breakfast:

Blueberry Cauliflower Smoothie Bowl
Chocolatey Avocado Breakfast Mousse
Strawberry Avocado Smoothie Bowl
Thick rolled oats cooked in nut milk and topped with cacao nibs, berries, cinnamon and walnuts
Overnight cold oats and chia seeds soaked with nut milk and vanilla extract and topped with peaches, blueberries, flax seeds and cinnamon
Toast of choice with Basil Avocado Cream

Adaptogenic Matcha Latte (recipe below) - a good afternoon pick me up

Midday

These lunches are pretty light. I usually have a green juice or matcha latte a little later when I have a lighter lunch. I do not believe in juicing as a meal substitution but like to include an 8 oz glass of green juice a day when I am trying to detox. Look for or make your favorite combo juice including ginger, lemon and/or burdock root which all help digestion and detoxification. You can also do the juice in the morning and try making an adaptogenic matcha latte to sneak in some more superfoods, which is also a little more filling.

Lunch:

Fruit Based Salad (sub grapefruit for peaches if not in season)
Coconutty Corn Salad
Stem to Root Carrot Salad
Pesto Millet Bowl
Herb Roasted Veggie and Goat Cheese Frittata (Sub goat for almond milk cheese for DF version)

Evening

When I get home from work I am always hungry and have to snack before or while preparing dinner. Hummus is a great way to sneak in extra protein and veggies are a great way to make sure you are staying hydrated in addition to drinking plenty of water! Try cutting up veggies in advance and making a big batch of my Turmeric Carrot White Bean Hummus or Spring Thyme Hummus to enjoy all week. I like Mary's Gone Super Seed or Luke's Chia Seed crackers with hummus too.

Dinner:

Perfect Plant Based Pizza
Turmeric Roasted Cauliflower Salad
Hemp Med Bowl
Sesame Soba Bowl (Sub coconut aminos for tamari/fava beans for edamame to make it soy free)
The Not So Nicoise
Lemony Asparagus Salad

Coconut/cashew thickener free yogurt from LIFEbar

Dessert:

A couple of dates stuffed with almond butter
Some coconut yogurt and fruit
Some clean chocolate like Addictive Wellness raw superherb sugar free chocolate with cashew butter
Some banana nice cream (frozen bananas blended until they form an ice cream texture) topped with cacao nibs

Beet Nice Cream