I add beet powder to lemonade. If you don't go nuts with it you won't notice any beet taste, but you'll get some sweetness and the pretty colour. You get the health benefits of beets that way.
When I was making my smoothies, which I really should get back into, I loved beet juice in my smoothies. They were especially good with smoothies that I had lemon in, the lemon cut through the woodiness of the beets and just gave it a really good flavor. One trick I learned was, if I don’t like something throw it in a smoothy. Everything is better in a smoothy.😊
This is exactly what I've been doing with a few different things. And I have discovered the ones you buy in the store, do not have the same effect. There's additives and preservatives added in them, so that you don't get enough of what you need. There's a noticeable difference in the ones you make yourself.
Don't forget the beet greens! They are so healthy and detox the liver. I tried to dehydrate the stems once and they took forever. Next time I will put them in the food processor first and spread them out to dehydrate. The fresher the beets, the easier they are to cut.
As kids mom always had beets on the table in summer…l never liked the taste. I still don’t but will add them when making a veggie burger. Glad to know l can powder them up and make the capsules.
Hi, I wanted to say thank you for the book recommendations on your blog! I purchased a few from a used book website and I am excited to get reading.This year I am committed to reducing my kitchen waste through dehydrating, canning, composting and gardening. I've been having fun dehydrating meat treats for my dog and looking at my food differently. Now instead of "that is about to go bad", I think of dehydrating or composting. The Goodwill here already knows me as "the mason jar girl" :P
GReat video - hubby and I capsule our own turmeric powder (great for RA) and a powdered supplement I get specifically for RA (I don't take big pharma). It's a great little unit!!! We also had a cat that needed to take meds and rather than bothering him four times we put all of his meds in one capsule. It was much easier on him and us!!
My family of 7 loves when i make this dish. Adjust for your families size. You can also switch out any ingredients for your tastes. Recipe: 1 head red/purple/or green cabbage cut into bite size 3- beets cut up 2- Onions diced 6- potatoes cut bite-sized 3- carrots cut up 3- parsnips cut up Add all that into baking dish. Cover with alfredo sauce, then top with garlic powder, pepper, salt, and oregano. Then cut up Kielbasa and place neatly on top. Bake at 375° for 45 minutes. Stir and bake another 45 minutes. Serve with balsamic vinegar over top. We also sometimes use sour kraut on it. Its soooooo yummy 😋
What a delicious-looking recipe! Great way to celebrate the cold-weather veggies and I love Kielbasa. With 7 (yowza!), you probably don't have leftovers, lol, but I am just one person. I will cut the recipe in half and maybe freeze some of it. Thanks so much for sharing! 😍
@carole6779 also with leftovers you can make pot pie and it pairs well with the white homemade gravy as the sauce in the pot pie. We try to reuse as much as possible
Girl, you got me set on a dehydrating spree. Time to break out the dehydrator and dry some of those veggies sitting in the freezer. Hopefully my garden does well this spring and I have a lot of my own produce to dehydrate as well. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
The one I'm using makes 100 at a time -but yes, it's "get in the groove and make a lot in one hour" kind of thinking! I did about 400 more after I stopped filming.
I love beets but this is a terrific way to incorporate (sneak) more nutrition into other foods, which is one of my goals this year. I think I will invest in that Nutri-Ninja soon. I have a decent coffee grinder for small things and a Vitamix (which I love) for bigger projects. The Nutri-Ninja would fit right in the middle and I would probably use it more often. Awesome video, great to "see" you again! 💖😄👍
Hi Darcy! This is so cool!! Thanks for taking the time to show your video. I haven't started dehydrating food yet, but as soon as I buy my dehydrator, I will look back at this video to start my lesson. Much appreciation to you.
its better if you use a 00" that's a double zero and i take 2 a day and because I'm caffeine Sensitive, this is enough for me to make it throughout my day and feel great with good energy. If I was to take more than that I will be up until the next morning without ever going to sleep.i been using beets off and on for 20 years😮 PS. i had to learn that the hard way, the very first time i juiced them had a whole 8oz. glass i didn't sleep until the next day about3pm and that was the same time i made the juice the day before😮😮😊😊
@@ThePurposefulPantry A few bites of strong tasting savory food (pizza, stew, chicken salad) after I take capsules usually neutralizes that for me. Keeps 'em moving forward through the system instead of backing up into beet burps.
I love this idea of powdering beets. I think I would just mix the powder to a glass of water or something. I like drinking veggie/fruit powder mixes, but they are very expensive. Have you ever crunched the numbers on what it costs you to make your own? A green powder plus beet powder drink for a 30 day supply? Usually an organic commercial mix costs at least 30 dollars.
No, because everything I do isn't always about the money savings :) We just make use of what we have in surplus, what is on sale, and what we need. And if drinking makes more sense for you - then definitely go for it!
Hi, thank you for sharing. I started juicing, so I saved the pulp from the beets. I dehydrated them, so I wanted to know if that's okay to use or as all the nutrition came out of it already.
@@ThePurposefulPantry Thank you for your quick response. I thought I had to have a fancy one to do all the things you do. Glad to hear my dehydrator will do the job. I'm so glad I found your channel 🤗 I love all your videos ❤
The color of your beets reminded me of a question that I have about eggplant. Off topic but can you dehydrate eggplant? I haven’t found the information on eggplant anywhere.
I’m getting ready to add a dehydrator to my arsenal of food preserving equipment Which of your dehydrators would you recommend I only need one but I’d like the larger model of whichever one you would suggest Thank You
I don't know where you live, your space, or your budget - so I have a handy resource that can walk you through recommendations: www.thepurposefulpantry.com/tips-for-buying-a-dehydrator
@@ThePurposefulPantry figures 🙄. I don’t buy my Mylar bags from Amazon. I buy mine from Pleasant Grove Farm. I’ve found these to be the best on the market so far. I buy the single serve bags to store my freeze dried meals in. I live alone and I used to throw away so much food. Now, I freeze dry it so I don’t have so much food waste. Didn’t you get a freeze dryer? There’s a few pretty good RUclips channels for freeze drying. Retired at 40, John in Bibs and a few others that I can’t recall right now.
Depends...are you buying it or growing it? And it depends on where you are purchasing it from. IT's also not about the cost effectiveness always, but about knowing what's in your foods, etc.
No - especially if you don't start it until the door is closed, and don't open the door until the fan has stopped. You can put it in a bowl or a small lipped tray to help.
Not likely - of course, I don't know what kind you have, how old it is (old plastic can get etched over time and absorb smell and color slightly. But it's a different kind of plastic than what dehydrator sheets or clothing is made of.
You can soak nuts to help make them more readily digestible, then use the dehydrator to dry them. But drying nuts to extend the shelf-life doesn't work because of all of the natural fats. The freezer is the best storage for them.
I add beet powder to lemonade. If you don't go nuts with it you won't notice any beet taste, but you'll get some sweetness and the pretty colour. You get the health benefits of beets that way.
I'm gonna try that
When I was making my smoothies, which I really should get back into, I loved beet juice in my smoothies. They were especially good with smoothies that I had lemon in, the lemon cut through the woodiness of the beets and just gave it a really good flavor. One trick I learned was, if I don’t like something throw it in a smoothy. Everything is better in a smoothy.😊
I would honestly just put a TBSP of the powder in a small amount of water (or juice to mask the flavor), just enough for a mouthful, and down it.
That might be a good way to sneak veggies into the mix.
This is exactly what I've been doing with a few different things. And I have discovered the ones you buy in the store, do not have the same effect. There's additives and preservatives added in them, so that you don't get enough of what you need. There's a noticeable difference in the ones you make yourself.
Love your videos. Dehydrating has changed what and how I cook and eat for the better.
That's wonderful!
Don't forget the beet greens! They are so healthy and detox the liver.
I tried to dehydrate the stems once and they took forever. Next time I will put them in the food processor first and spread them out to dehydrate. The fresher the beets, the easier they are to cut.
I love beets. This is such a good idea! I love knowing exactly what I’m putting in my body.
As kids mom always had beets on the table in summer…l never liked the taste. I still don’t but will add them when making a veggie burger. Glad to know l can powder them up and make the capsules.
Also add to homemade lip balm/cream blush😉💥
Back in the day, I had a friend who added a teeny, TINY bit to color frosting for her kids' birthday cakes. 🎂😊
That’s an awesome idea; thank you.
Hi, I wanted to say thank you for the book recommendations on your blog! I purchased a few from a used book website and I am excited to get reading.This year I am committed to reducing my kitchen waste through dehydrating, canning, composting and gardening. I've been having fun dehydrating meat treats for my dog and looking at my food differently. Now instead of "that is about to go bad", I think of dehydrating or composting. The Goodwill here already knows me as "the mason jar girl" :P
Wonderful!!!
Love that little pill maker
Yes my granddad in Portugal always used to peel everything in one go (apples, oranges, pears). ❤
My uncle was the same way. I was always amazed as a kid.
I appreciate the resourcefulness of this channel.
Good to see you back love this idea. Now I need to get some beets lol. Thanks Darcy
Enjoyed the demo!
Another great video. Thanks for the link to herbaffair. I am looking forward to you video in Fermenting February.
My family of 7 loves beets!!! Any time I cook with them, I buy extra because my 5 kids eat pieces of the raw beets as I prepare them, lol.
GReat video - hubby and I capsule our own turmeric powder (great for RA) and a powdered supplement I get specifically for RA (I don't take big pharma). It's a great little unit!!! We also had a cat that needed to take meds and rather than bothering him four times we put all of his meds in one capsule. It was much easier on him and us!!
Oh...great idea!
My family of 7 loves when i make this dish. Adjust for your families size. You can also switch out any ingredients for your tastes.
Recipe:
1 head red/purple/or green cabbage cut into bite size
3- beets cut up
2- Onions diced
6- potatoes cut bite-sized
3- carrots cut up
3- parsnips cut up
Add all that into baking dish. Cover with alfredo sauce, then top with garlic powder, pepper, salt, and oregano. Then cut up Kielbasa and place neatly on top. Bake at 375° for 45 minutes. Stir and bake another 45 minutes. Serve with balsamic vinegar over top. We also sometimes use sour kraut on it. Its soooooo yummy 😋
Thanks for sharing it!
What a delicious-looking recipe! Great way to celebrate the cold-weather veggies and I love Kielbasa. With 7 (yowza!), you probably don't have leftovers, lol, but I am just one person. I will cut the recipe in half and maybe freeze some of it. Thanks so much for sharing! 😍
@carole6779 thank you 🥰 yeah my kids are between 2.5yo and 15yo and eat twice their weight in food most days lol.
@carole6779 also with leftovers you can make pot pie and it pairs well with the white homemade gravy as the sauce in the pot pie. We try to reuse as much as possible
@@fallenangelwi25 Oh that sounds yummy also. Thanks! 😋💖
I still do that to this day to help stay the peeling boredom 😂 Good to see you.
♥
I needed to see this to understand how to use the capsule filler and where to purchase one. Thank you Darcy! You’re the best!
We got two on amazon, a size 0 capsule maker and a size 00. They work really nicely!
Girl, you got me set on a dehydrating spree. Time to break out the dehydrator and dry some of those veggies sitting in the freezer. Hopefully my garden does well this spring and I have a lot of my own produce to dehydrate as well. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
You got this!
beets - now that is something I need to think about. Possibly powder and add to smoothies. Great ideas - thank you.
I use this for turmeric powder for my husband. This contraption makes 50 capsules at a time. It is tedious but I’ll process 200-300 at a time.
The one I'm using makes 100 at a time -but yes, it's "get in the groove and make a lot in one hour" kind of thinking! I did about 400 more after I stopped filming.
Great tips! TY!
I love beets but this is a terrific way to incorporate (sneak) more nutrition into other foods, which is one of my goals this year. I think I will invest in that Nutri-Ninja soon. I have a decent coffee grinder for small things and a Vitamix (which I love) for bigger projects. The Nutri-Ninja would fit right in the middle and I would probably use it more often. Awesome video, great to "see" you again! 💖😄👍
I love your youtube videos. They're VERY helpful, thank you.
You're very welcome!
I'm amazed I only just found her videos, how did i miss these? I'm binging them. This is awesome!
Hi Darcy! This is so cool!! Thanks for taking the time to show your video. I haven't started dehydrating food yet, but as soon as I buy my dehydrator, I will look back at this video to start my lesson. Much appreciation to you.
Glad it was helpful!
its better if you use a 00" that's a double zero and i take 2 a day and because I'm caffeine Sensitive, this is enough for me to make it throughout my day and feel great with good energy. If I was to take more than that I will be up until the next morning without ever going to sleep.i been using beets off and on for 20 years😮 PS. i had to learn that the hard way, the very first time i juiced them had a whole 8oz. glass i didn't sleep until the next day about3pm and that was the same time i made the juice the day before😮😮😊😊
Thanks so much. I really hate the tatse of beets (like eating dirt) but know they are so good for you. Can't wait to try this.
I still taste them 'later', so you know.
@@ThePurposefulPantry A few bites of strong tasting savory food (pizza, stew, chicken salad) after I take capsules usually neutralizes that for me. Keeps 'em moving forward through the system instead of backing up into beet burps.
Thanks Darcy, you're the best 👌
QUESTION First thank you for the video. Once you powder can you put in the freezer to extend the life longer?
Sure.
Funny that you say that about the peel! Even at the ripe age of 58, I still think it in my head! 😂
LOL I use my french rolling pin when using to oven to crack it open, mostly when making homemade croutons for bread crumbs from old bread.
Wow! Very informative! FYI: Spirulina can be bought online. Thank you.
I love this idea of powdering beets. I think I would just mix the powder to a glass of water or something. I like drinking veggie/fruit powder mixes, but they are very expensive. Have you ever crunched the numbers on what it costs you to make your own? A green powder plus beet powder drink for a 30 day supply? Usually an organic commercial mix costs at least 30 dollars.
No, because everything I do isn't always about the money savings :) We just make use of what we have in surplus, what is on sale, and what we need. And if drinking makes more sense for you - then definitely go for it!
Hi, thank you for sharing. I started juicing, so I saved the pulp from the beets. I dehydrated them, so I wanted to know if that's okay to use or as all the nutrition came out of it already.
You've lost a lot already - but there's still some left - so don't waste it - make some powder!
What a grand idea. We love beets but you can eat only so many of them.
Can I use a regular food dehydrator or do I need the one you use to do all my food dehydrating ❤
Mine is a regular food dehydrator. They all work the same ;)
@@ThePurposefulPantry Thank you for your quick response. I thought I had to have a fancy one to do all the things you do. Glad to hear my dehydrator will do the job. I'm so glad I found your channel 🤗 I love all your videos ❤
I still try to see how long I can get a peel without breaking it. I’m 67 years old. Guess I was trained well.😂
I found the Raw Beets Peel easier from bottom to top, I'm thinking because that's how they grow underground. I just peeled 25 lb. in no time
I love beets.
The color of your beets reminded me of a question that I have about eggplant. Off topic but can you dehydrate eggplant? I haven’t found the information on eggplant anywhere.
www.thepurposefulpantry.com/best-dehydrating-recipes/ (scroll down to eggplant)
I use sliced dehydrated aubergines for my moussaka..amazing. Pretty sure that’s from our beautiful Darcy too
Could you put these in the pressure cooker to soften, and then put purée or mash hot into in the dehydrator?
Whatever works easiest for you.
@ I'm new to all of this. You have a fantastic page. Thank you so much for all your guidance.
I’m getting ready to add a dehydrator to my arsenal of food preserving equipment
Which of your dehydrators would you recommend
I only need one but I’d like the larger model of whichever one you would suggest
Thank You
I don't know where you live, your space, or your budget - so I have a handy resource that can walk you through recommendations: www.thepurposefulpantry.com/tips-for-buying-a-dehydrator
Can you dehydrate canned beets?
yes!
I bought my capsule filler from Amazon about a year ago. I wonder why they don’t sell them anymore?
Cut down on illegal activity, I'm sure...same with small mylar bags.
@@ThePurposefulPantry figures 🙄. I don’t buy my Mylar bags from Amazon. I buy mine from Pleasant Grove Farm. I’ve found these to be the best on the market so far. I buy the single serve bags to store my freeze dried meals in. I live alone and I used to throw away so much food. Now, I freeze dry it so I don’t have so much food waste. Didn’t you get a freeze dryer? There’s a few pretty good RUclips channels for freeze drying. Retired at 40, John in Bibs and a few others that I can’t recall right now.
Good day. Is it cheaper to buy the powder or make it ourself
Depends...are you buying it or growing it? And it depends on where you are purchasing it from. IT's also not about the cost effectiveness always, but about knowing what's in your foods, etc.
Would this be the same process with canned beets?
yes
All I can say is YIKES!
Yikes, what?
Lots if work
WHAT # OF CAPSULES do you buy i bought 0 i need 00
Does the dehydrator blow the powder all over the dehydrator?
No - especially if you don't start it until the door is closed, and don't open the door until the fan has stopped. You can put it in a bowl or a small lipped tray to help.
Is it ok to blanched the beets that you’re dehydrating?
As I mentioned - it's preferrable - but if you're going straight to powder you'll be using quickly you can skip it as a shortcut.
I have one of those capsule fillers and despise it. For me its much quicker and less mess and my capsules are more full.
What is much quicker and less mess?
The lowest temp our oven goes it s 170. Will that work?
It will, but crack the door open to allow the moisture and heat to escape to bring the temp down a little so you don't overcook.
Will raw beets stain my food processor bowl?
Not likely - of course, I don't know what kind you have, how old it is (old plastic can get etched over time and absorb smell and color slightly. But it's a different kind of plastic than what dehydrator sheets or clothing is made of.
? I know that this does not pertain to this video, but can you dehydrate nuts??
You can soak nuts to help make them more readily digestible, then use the dehydrator to dry them. But drying nuts to extend the shelf-life doesn't work because of all of the natural fats. The freezer is the best storage for them.