Elevated Banana Power Pie Gluten Free and Tasty
May 18, 2011 by brenna · Leave a Comment
Elevated Banana Power Pie Gluten Free and Tasty
Can dessert be GOOD for you? It is now! Thanks to Brenna Coupland, one of our resident athlete ambassadors; dessert can taste great, be healthy and come packed with protein and gluten free goodness!
Check out her recipe for her Elevated Banana Power Pie using Elevate Me! All Original and Coconut Cocoa Cluster energy bars! Yummmy…
Ingredients:
Crust
- 6 ElevateMe bars at room temperature, assorted flavors (I used 3 All Original and 3 Coconut Cocoa Cluster)
- 2-5 tbsp warm water
- 1/3 cup chopped almonds, or other nut
Filling
- 1 ElevateMe bar, at room temperature, any flavor
(I used All Original)
- 4 large bananas, ripe
- 4 large strawberries
- 2 – 10 tbsp water, juice, or milk
- 4 mejool dates, pits removed
- ½ – 1 tbsp lemon juice, optional
Directions
Crust:
- With clean hands, break up ElevateMe bars into small bits and place into a large bowl. Using your hands will help warm the bars without ‘cooking’ them, preparing them for blending. Alternatively, leave the wrapped bars in a clean, warm place for 30 minutes before opening, and cut with knife.
- Place bars into a Vitamix or quality food processor. Add one tablespoon of warm water, and pulse in processor 3-4 times. Add more water, one tablespoon at a time, pulsing 3-4 times with each addition, until mixture is soft and a ball can easily be rolled between the palms.
- Add nuts to blender, and pulse until nuts are evenly dispersed throughout crust mixture.
- Press crust into a lined 8” pie plate approximately ½ cm thick. Refrigerate.
Filling:
- Break up ElevateMe bar into small bits as above and set aside
- Break up bananas into a clean Vitamix or food processor, add strawberries and 2 tbsp liquid (water, juice or milk) and pulse 4-5 times. Adding one tablespoon of liquid at a time, continue to blend until mixture is creamy, thick and pourable.
- Add elevate me bars and dates, and blend until uniform and no chunks in mixture.
- Taste. If too sweet, add ½ -1 tbsp of lemon juice. If more sweetness is desired, add more dates.
- Pour filling into crust, cover, and chill for at least 2 hours before serving.
Now that’s a dessert… thanks Brenna!
Pie Eating Contest Anyone?
ELEVATE ME! Teams up with Dunbar Cycles, Pro DC Team
May 5, 2011 by prosnack · Leave a Comment
ELEVATE ME! Teams up with Dunbar Cycles, Pro DC Team
In our newest endeavour to fuel the needs of many pro-athletes who indulge in “crush city particip-ACTION,” it was inevitable that two great companies would stumble upon each other to form a great partnership! Welcome aboard Dunbar Cycles, DC Team!
ELEVATE ME! is an advocate for anything that equates to getting dirty, work hard to play hard, thrill seeking adventure, crushing the competition and everything that gets your hind parts outside. We are proud to be fuelling the DC World Cup and Pro Mens Teams for through their competitive season.
Dunbar Cycles has the largest and most successful race team in Canada, more importantly they have a spankin’ blog site via the DC web portal that each pro-rider contributes to! Hello! Mass information overload, keep it coming. Oh, and of course they sell bike, bike parts, bike materials… all that jazz! If you are need of a great piece of two wheel machinery and want constant tips from the pros – then Dunbar Cycles is the place you should be! Ollie, Endo, Ride it, Rock it – Crushin’ it DC Style.
Elevate Me Spartan Team
April 21, 2011 by prosnack · Leave a Comment
Over the last couple weeks we have generated a great deal of buzz surrounding our SPARTAN CONTEST for the first ever Canadian Spartan Race; which will make its debut on May 14th in North Vancouver. Elevate Me is doing their part by Sponsoring the Spartan Race in Vancouver and will also be competing in this epic adventure!
Who is Spartan Enough?
LET THE GAMES BEGIN: Graham Snowden… Spartan Enough? we think so! Let’s take an in-depth look a typical training day
- 2km open water swim with the sharks
- Sprint pyramids and 8x stair repeats vs the African cheetah
- Casual summit of a local snow covered mountain
- Peak Yoga, recover with Yoga on top of the peak
- NBD – No Big Deal, that’s all before breakfast
Graham comes packed with a long list of sports accomplishments under his armour, some of which include the Big Five Marathon in Africa, the Alcatraz Triathlon in June and Racing The Planet in Nepal – a 100 km – 250km self-supported footrace which takes place in remote locations around the world.
Crazy enough to be a Spartan – confirmed! Tattooed on his back (of his shirt)… “You’re not that bad, I am just that awesome.” – Just do it – NIKE!
MEET THE ELEVATE ME SPARTAN TEAM:
Earl Ellingson – Big Dog at Elevate Me, devoted bar maker, master of hard knocks, marathoner, avid worker-outer of adventure and health promoter, husband and father to Spartan-in-training little one.
Sarah M. Jamieson – Marketing Maveness at Elevate Me, ultra runner, Coach and Yoga Zen Teacher, Parkour and Ninja-Superhero wannabe, engages in anything athletic with the chance to support a cause for the greater good of all humanity.
Kirsten Rusko –Dodgeball Extraordinaire, on the team “Not in the Face, We’re Models” and an intense competitor of the “paper, rocks, scissors” Vancouver championships. Studying Medieval Literature at the University of Oxford makes her uniquely qualified for the Spartan Race. Avid trekker, health educator and do’er of all things epic and unorthodox!
Graham Snowden - Newest member of our Elevate Me! Athlete Ambassadors, “Racing for Lives” Athlete and Founder, triathlete, adventure seeker, runner of a muck and domination do gooder. Oh, and he’s in real estate and marketing to boot.
HONORABLE MENTION: Thank you to Jared Pearson, of Innovative Fitness, West Vancouver for showcasing your SPARTAN TRAINING! The force is strong with this one!
Don’t forget to swing by our booth for some pre race Spartan Fuel! Let the Primal Challenge begin….
April Newsletter
April 10, 2011 by prosnack · Leave a Comment
Join Elevate Me! The Spartan Race Vancouver Event!
ARE YOU TOUGH ENOUGH! Spartan Race comes to Vancouver! Are you as excited as we are!! Spartan Race’s mission is to get you active, healthy, and excited about change! “Prepare for Glory” and return to your ancient roots; running through woods, getting dirty, climbing walls and facing adversity…it’s part of everyday life. Spartan events are all about challenging today’s perception of normal. Who doesn’t like getting dirty from time to time!
ELEVATE ME! SPARTAN CONTEST:
We are looking for a couple “tough ELEVATE ME! SPARTANS” to join our team…
“ARE YOU TOUGH ENOUGH?” Contest:
What’s your day of training in the life of a Spartan look like? Elevate Me! wants to know!
April 1st – April 15th we are accepting submissions, its easy!
1. Submit your mini blurb “a day of training in the life of a Spartan” and tell us your daily training regime on getting fit for the Spartan Race.
2. Take a photo of your best Spartan exercise or pose! Be creative!
3. Email to marketing@prosnack.com
4. We will announce the winners April 16th on facebook
5. What do you win? FREE ENTRY into the Spartan Race on the Elevate Me! Team and your favorite box of BARS!!
Check out our facebook page for on-going Spartan details, and subscribe to our Newsletter for more tips and trends on health and wellness…
A Great Recipe by one of our Gluten-Free Athletes
March 29, 2011 by Alison · Leave a Comment
By Alison Hooper, Canadian Junior Elite Triathlete
Gluten is a protein composite that appears in foods processed mainly from wheat and related foods including barley and rye.
Last summer my younger sister was experiencing a lot of random anxiousness and she often felt sick to her stomach. Her doctor recommended cutting gluten out of her diet (after trying a lot of other things). And interestingly enough was she got better! Back then I was living at home, which meant that my mom was doing the majority of the cooking. There was no way I was going to cook a separate meal if there was hot food made so I adapted to a gluten free diet, as did our whole family. After moving out I re-introduced gluten into my diet and it really didn’t sit well with me so I’ve been eating gluten free every since. Which is one of the main reasons I started eating Elevate Me in the first place!
At the beginning avoiding gluten free foods was hard but now I’m totally used to it. There are a lot of gluten free products and bakery’s that make some pretty yummy treats. Bread without gluten will never taste the same but here is a pancake recipe that is totally flourless and I think I like them better than normal pancakes! Here it is:
Gluten Free Banana Pancakes
1 banana mashed
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 tbs nut butter (I use hazelnut or almond)
-Add everything together and cook like a normal pancake. I usually grease the pan with coconut oil.
I find this recipe is perfect for one serving… topped with yogurt and berries!
Other additions:
-Shredded coconut
-Peanut butter and mini dark chocolate chips
-Any other type of nutbutter
-Applesauce
Whatever your fancy, a gluten-free day, is a great way to start the day!
The Last 10KM Walk in Her Shoes for Care Canada
March 21, 2011 by SarahD · Leave a Comment
THE LAST 10 KM “WALK IN HER SHOES FOR CARE CANADA” 100KM
By Sarah Jamieson, ACE, YT, FMS 2
The last 10km is a metaphor for life, a metaphor for stepping outside your own comfort zones and investing in the bigger picture. It’s also a metaphor for success, a metaphor for the human spirit. On March 8th I endured to walk/run 100km, my first ever 1ookm event and it was one of great success! 4 months ago I set out with a BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) to spearhead a campaign for CARE, one of the leading humanitarian organizations in Canada for the celebration of 100 years of International Women’s Day.
Now, my last 10km was actually at the 64km – 74km mark, needless to say I didn’t make the full 100km, but I did achieve what I set out to do – and that was to bring awareness to CARE Canada and their featured programs geared towards women’s empowerment. Each step was a reminder of what women living in poverty must undergo every day for clean water, basic healthcare and basic life necessities for their families. This was the backbone of our cause.
“Education, local capacity building and sustained economic growth, are critical to fighting poverty in developing countries. Women and girls hold the key. Walk In Her Shoes has the potential to unlock the hope and optimism towards sustained economic opportunities. This March, as Canadians WE have the chance to bring to the forefront of our time, the direct impact we can make by investing in and empowering all girls to transform their world; by mobilizing them to engage in cultural exchange, gain a global perspective, and create and lead social change.”
As a Movement and Performance Coach, Yoga Teacher and Elevate Me! eater, I understand the complexities an event of this magnitude calls for; the specific periodization and skill training involved, the hours of corrective strategy and re-patterning to ensure proper bio mechanics, and not mention the nutritional aspect of a 12 hour event, which Elevate Me! played a large role. Fast tracking my own training to only 7 weeks lead up time I feel I did my very best! Thankfully, the 10 years of marathon running and Yoga built a great foundation!
I am a proud athlete, calculating well over 750 km, 77,733,300 steps over the 7 week span.At the end of it all, we raised close to $5,000. We had over 45 people out along the Vancouver route, many students and community patrons! Walk In Her Shoes was a success globally, thousands of women walked 8,000 (6km) between March 2 – March 8th for CARE Canada.
This is a great example of ‘The Sports Philanthropy Movement’; where athletes and local companies within the health and wellness industry come together and use their skills for a global effort.
Sarah M. Jamieson
Athlete Ambassador & Marketing Team
Movement & Performance Coach and YogaFORM Teacher
Athlete Ambassadors – New Year’s Resolutions
January 27, 2011 by Nicola · Leave a Comment
Keep your New Year Resolutions on track with some friendly advice from our very own Athlete Ambassadors. January and February we are featuring tips from our ELEVATED athletes.
NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS FOR 2011
Nicola Gildersleeve – Ultramarathon Runner
No matter what, whenever a new year is about to begin, we feel the need to make some resolutions. Wouldn’t it be nice if we actually did everything we told ourselves to do throughout the year and never had any resolutions to make? Unfortunately for most (this includes me), this is not a reality and there are ALWAYS things we can do to make ourselves a little bit happier and healthier.
One of my own resolutions is to cook more at home. I really try hard to cook as much as possible but as athletes, we often find ourselves doing workouts that run late into the day. I am not always as prepared as I would like to be and I want to make an effort to have things premade so by the time we get home, we can be eating within 30 minutes. Of course, this takes a lot of planning and I just need to sit down at the beginning of the week and do it.
If your resolution in 2011 is to eat better, here are a few tips that can go a long way
1. Sit down at the beginning of the week and plan out your meals. By doing this, you can do one big grocery shop at the start of the week and have everything on hand. Then your not rushing to the store last minute (like everyone else), waiting in lines, and not eating dinner until 8-9 pm, or ordering something in.
2. On a weekend day, after you have done all your activities, cook some meals that you can leave in the freezer. Pull them out on weekdays when you know you are going to be tied up late at work or with training after hours.
3. Cook in mass quantities. I used to half all my recipes because there were only 2 of us at the table. I finally smartened up and now I keep all the extras for leftovers. There’s one meal I don’t even have to think about!
4. Make your lunch and snacks the night before. I always find myself rushing in the morning before work. Often, I don’t leave enough time to make my lunch and will grab something out. If it’s ready the night before, all I have to do is grab it out of the fridge and I am good to go. You can also try packing it while you are making dinner. If we have a salad with dinner, I just make it big and throw the rest of it in a container for lunch (with some left over chicken)!
5. Keep extra snacks in your purse, car, desk drawer and anywhere else you find yourself starving in the afternoon. This prevents you from hitting up the vending machine or the corner store for something that will not be as nutritious. Elevate Me bars have saved me on more than a few handfuls of occasions!
Here is to a happy and healthy 2011.
Nicola Gildersleeve
Food Myths: Debunked
November 17, 2010 by Nicola · Leave a Comment
MYTH TEN: SUGAR CAUSES DIABETES.
The most common nutrition myth is probably that sugar causes diabetes. If you have diabetes, you do need to watch your sugar and carbohydrate intake, with the help of your Registered Dietitian, to properly manage your blood sugar level. However, if you do not have diabetes, sugar intake will not cause you to develop the disease. The main risk factors for Type 2 diabetes are a diet high in calories, being overweight, and an inactive lifestyle.
MYTH NINE: ALL FATS ARE BAD
It’s a long-held nutrition myth that all fats are bad. But the fact is, we all need fat. Fats aid nutrient absorption and nerve transmission, and they help to maintain cell membrane integrity – to name just a few of their useful purposes. However, when consumed in excessive amounts, fats contribute to weight gain, heart disease and certain types of cancers.
Not all fats are created equal. Some fats can actually help promote good health, while others increase the risk for heart disease. The key is to replace bad fats (saturated fats and trans fats) with good fats (monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats). Examples of good fats are nuts (almonds, walnuts, cashews), seeds (pumpkin, sunflower), and avocado’s.
MYTH EIGHT: BROWN SUGAR IS BETTER THAN WHITE SUGAR.
The brown sugar sold at grocery stores is actually white granulated sugar with added molasses. Yes, brown sugar contains minute amounts of minerals. But unless you eat a gigantic portion of brown sugar every day, the mineral content difference between brown sugar and white sugar is absolutely insignificant. The idea that brown and white sugar have big differences is another common nutrition myth
MYTH SEVEN: BROWN EGGS ARE BETTER FOR YOU THEN WHITE EGGS.
Contrary to a widely believed nutrition myth, eggshell color has nothing to do with the quality, flavour, nutritive value, cooking characteristics, or shell thickness of an egg. The eggshell color only depends upon the breed of the hen.
According to the Egg Nutrition Council, “white shelled eggs are produced by hens with white feathers and white ear lobes and brown shelled eggs are produced by hens with red feathers and red ear lobes. There is no difference in taste or nutrition content between white and brown coloured eggs”.
MYTH SIX: AVOID SEAFOOD TO LOWER BLOOD CHOLESTEROL
I still can’t believe it, but I heard this nutrition myth from my own doctor! In fact, the dietary cholesterol found in seafood and other meats has little effect on blood cholesterol in most people. Saturated fats and trans fatty acids are the most important factors that raise blood cholesterol.
Saturated fats are usually found in meat products and packaged foods, and trans fatty acids are found in packaged snack foods, deep-fried foods or firm margarine containing hydrogenated oil.
There you have it, 5 out of the 10 myths- DEBUNKED. I am glad that Elevate me nutrition bars don’t need any debunking. What you see is what you get and there is no guess work. They are 100% delicious and nutritious! Tune in next time to see the top 5.
With all the right information out there, why is obesity still on the rise?
September 23, 2010 by Nicola · Leave a Comment
Over the years I have heard a lot of reasons as to why people are overweight and as a Personal Trainer, I have heard every excuse in the book. I don’t disregard the fact that genetics has something to do with why certain people gain weight easier than others or why some people have a harder time losing weight, it’s true. More often that not however, those same people grew up in unhealthy households. Perhaps even, their weight issues are a cause of bad choices their parents made during the child’s developmental years.
Let’s consider an article I read by Graham Fishburne (2006). He states that the sensitive time for developing fat cells is right before puberty. The time right before puberty is when most of the child’s food choices are made by their parents. Lastly, children often do not grow to their full potential unless they get the nutrients they require during the developmental years.
Just as important as proper nutrition, is the importance of daily exercise. Exercise is good for all sorts of reasons; one’s I am sure you have never even considered. Yes, it allows us to maintain a healthy weight but it also has a lot more benefits. As children, they need exercise to develop strong healthy bones. As adults, we need exercise to ensure we don’t get osteoporosis and/or muscle wasting.
I really think it is essential to educate yourself and your family on the benefits of healthy living. The choices we make when we’re young can affect us for the rest of our lives.
I give Elevate Me Organic energy bars a big nutritional thumbs up. They offer the perfect balance of carbs/fat/protein in an easy to-go format. Pack them in your backpack, purse, or car for a quick and easy snack.
Here is a link to Health Canada’s website http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ here you can find all the information you need on proper amounts of exercise and nutrition.
Elevate me Summits Mount Begbie (Revelstoke)!!!
September 12, 2010 by Nicola · Leave a Comment
For years, my boyfriend has been saying “mountaineering this, and mountaineering that” and when we go hiking he often sports his “mountaineering boots”. I never really understood what that meant, until now.
Over the years, I have spent a lot of time in the mountains, however, always running or day hiking. This summer, Peter and I went to Revelstoke to visit friends Todd and Kristen. It was Todd (an assistant Ski Guide) who came up with the brilliant idea to summit Mt. Begbie. This would not be an easy task and it would be an all day adventure. As we began packing the next morning, I was handed an Ice axe and some serious looking Crampons and wondered what I was getting myself into!
The day started out with steep switchback hiking. I don’t think I have ever hiked up switchbacks that were this steep. I started to sweat immediately and honestly could not wait to reach the tree line where the grade lessened. After 3 hours of hiking we finally came into a brilliant rocky meadow. The view was breathtaking.
The next section was the toughest of the day (for me). The 4 of us, all connected by the same rope, worked our way across a rather large glacier. My previous experience with this equals none. The 3 others I was with all donned mountaineering boots, while I, was wearing my low profile trail running shoes. I felt a little unprepared but they assured me I’d be fine. You could see the crevasses throughout the glacier but there were also some you could not see. Todd, in front me, was jabbing his ski pole into the snow to see if it was solid. I remember quite vividly this one time the pole went straight through. Todd put a big ‘x’ in the snow and said to me “Nicola, do not step here or you will fall to your death”. I was a little more than freaked out but managed to jump my way across it!
We finally reached the rocky peak we had to climb up. This peak was unlike anything I had ever been on this high up on a mountain. It was as though someone had stacked flat rocks a thousand feet high. The scramble up was by far my favourite part of the day. It was almost as good as the view from the top. We ate some lunch and relaxed for a while before heading back down.
The last thing that I was nervous about was rappelling back onto the glacier from the rock. Rappelling, I was told, was going to be easier than climbing back down to the glacier. It was actually really fun and because the rock was overhanging, I was just lowering myself in thin air. From there we made our way back across the glacier and hiked all the way back down. Peter and I decided to run back down and I cursed the now steep downhill switchbacks once more. I was happy to have brought my Elevate Me protein bar because I was so hungry on the way down.The entire round trip took 11 hours and it was well worth it. My first dose of mountaineering was a success and I look forward to trying it out more in the future.
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