Rise and Spinach
I’m happy to report that I’m not that sore from my 22.0 mile long run! It feels like I went out dancing in really uncomfortable high heels, but that’s it. I credit adequately refueling with GOOD food (as opposed to a large Coldstone ice cream), foam rolling, and Recovery Socks.
My breakfast has a little GREEN surprise in it! 
I made normal whole wheat waffles (I like the Hodgson Mills kind), but I made some substitutions:
- Vanilla rice milk instead of regular milk
- A little less rice milk and 1/2 cup steamed and chopped spinach added in
- A flax egg instead of a real egg (mix together 1 tablespoon ground flax and 3 tablespoon water and let stand for 1 minute).
The result was a sneaky vegetable surprise! You could taste the spinach, but it was a yummy taste, I promise.
I topped the waffles with about 1/4 serving of plain Greek Yogurt.
Plus, a Clementine for munching.
Are you a fan of vegetables? It’s no secret that I’m not a big vegetable girl, so I try to sneak them into recipes. A big bowl of vegetables seems soooo unappealing to me (unless you coat them in cheese).
Posted by: Caitlin 71 comments
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 9:08 am
I’m not a veggie fan either. I like mixing them up and hiding them in things, like smoothies. Drinking them is much easier than eating them, for me.
I like how you put them in waffles – except as a pancake/waffle lover it seems a bit sacreligious haha
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 9:12 am
I LOVE veggies, but I still sneak them into things, because a little extra veggie love never hurt anyone!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 9:17 am
I love that idea! Personally, I love my vegetables but I think it’s really great when you can get in both fruits & vegetables at breakfast – score!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 9:27 am
I really love veggies. I used to sit at my mum’s kitchen table and “spoil my dinner” by eating a plate of raw veggies and dip. Now I skip the dip, but can just eat a plate of the vegetables (though I prefer them with hummus).
I may try to sneak some spinach into my pancakes next time I make them- just to see what it tastes like.
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 9:28 am
I heart my foam roller. It definitely is a great way to help your sore muscles! I really had no idea how tight my IT band was until I used a roller.
Great way to get your veggies in!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 9:29 am
I actually really love vegetables but sneaking them in is fun too!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 9:29 am
I think you know I despise veggies – but can handle them covered in cheese or fried.
Can’t believe you are not sore!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Wow! I need to invest in a foam roller asap. I am sore after short runs!
I am indeed a fan of vegetables. Always have been. I guess I’m lucky that way. haha.
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 9:30 am
I AM a fan of veggies, but only some in large quantities! i like salads, but with fun toppings and roasted veggies are the best on their own.
Great + colorful way to start the day
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 9:34 am
I go through phases with vegetables. Some times, I love them and it is all I want and others I want nothing less. I do love fruit though. I probably eat way more fruit than veggies.
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 9:34 am
creative way to sneak in some spinach! What a great idea for a savory waffle! LOVE IT!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 9:35 am
The spinach/waffle combo looks quite interesting…
As long as you think it tastes good…
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 9:35 am
Yum, I’m a huge fan of savory waffles! I’ll have to try that. Bet it would be awesome with some cheddar mixed in.
I’m the opposite – I love veggies, hate fruit.
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 9:36 am
I absolutely LOVE vegetables! I would go completely raw if my lifestyle enabled me
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 9:38 am
I like your run of the mill vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, peas, green beans, etc. Not a fan of squash or regular spinach. I love putting spinach and carrots in my smoothies. I just feel like I’ve done something good for myself.
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 9:39 am
I love vegetables! But not in my waffles :-X Or smoothies. I guess that’s OK though, because I like to have them on their own, so I don’t mind not having them in other food.
It’s great that you don’t feel sore. I always feel better the next day if I go for a long walk the day before. Yesterday I did 17 miles(my distance PR) but then forgot to walk at all the rest of the day and this morning’s 12 was such a slug
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 9:40 am
That’s such an interesting idea!! Glad you liked it!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 9:47 am
I LOOVEEE veggies! My fav is brussels sprouts, I could eat those things like candy!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Why do you think I’m called VeggieGirl?
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 9:54 am
i love veggies so much that i could probably subside on just veggies for the rest of my life and be a happy girl. Ok, maybe i would need some pizza, too!
im the same w/ fruit though. i sneak it into my oatmeal everyday and try and eat an apple everyday because i know it’s good for you.
i like the idea of using flax instead of eggs, as much as i do LOVE eggs it would be nice to try and use flax instead when baking/cooking. thanks for the tip!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 9:56 am
I love veggies!!!! My weekly grocery bill is always outrageous because I must go through 4 bundles each of kale, chard, spinach, broccoli, giant bags of carrots, and zucchini. It’s totally worth the money though
I have to say, I don’t really like waffles, but I don’t think I’d add greens if I did. I’m definitely a green smoothie kinda girl!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 9:59 am
I love veggies, but mostly when they are roasted or I can dip them in something yummy like hummus! I’m not the kind of veggie lover who can have salad with dressing or just snack on raw carrots (give me carrot fries any day!).
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 10:06 am
I really like vegetables, spinach and squash are my favorite!! One idea you might like if you liked your waffles is one of my breakfast recipes.
1/2 cup Dry Country Choice Organic Multigrain Hot Cereal
1 or 2 cups fresh spinach
1 tbsp Bob’s Red Mill Flax Seed Meal
1/4 cup Fat Free Cottage Cheese or 1/4 cup Plain Greek Yogurt.
Spinach blended oats:
Boil 1 cup water
Add oats, cottage cheese/yogurt, and flax, bring back to boil, then to a simmer
Add spinach on top of simmering oats, cover pan to steam for a few minutes
Stir all together
Pour into a blender, blend until desired consistency
Pour into bowl/mug and enjoy.
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 10:08 am
I love vegetables but I agree that they are tastier when they are “enhanced” with toppings. Even if it is just some garlic or balsamic, I like more flava!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 10:09 am
I like vegetables. I think they are pretty tasty!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 10:11 am
I hated vegetables throughout my childhood but I’m slowly rediscovering them and I do happen to like a good amount of them.
Tastes change over time I guess!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 10:11 am
Sneaky spinach! It looks kinda pretty too
lol I know what that out all night dancing in really high heels feeling is like… Glad that you don’t feel worse!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 10:12 am
I had my office christmas party last night and ate un-safe amounts of fried food. All I want in life right now is a big bowl of vegetables hahaha
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 10:14 am
I only like certain veggies!
I’d be willing to try them in waffles though
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 10:14 am
I am a fan of vegetables as long as they are roasted.
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 10:16 am
hehe spinach waffles… interesting
i like veggies! sometimes I just crave carrots and eat them straight from the bag. &.. brussel sprouts! really weird, but i looove them.
glad you’re not too sore today~! 22 miles is soooo amazing.
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 10:20 am
I actually like my vegetables
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 10:24 am
I love veggies but I wasn’t always that way. I had to change my mindset towards them and also learn to cook them properly before I really came to love them.
Although, I’ve always been a raw carrot muncher
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 10:27 am
I actually love veggies. My favorites are….
roasted brocolli
roasted okra
green beans with lemon pepper
peas
kale!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 10:28 am
I hate veggies. The only veffie I have ever really enjoyed is canned green beans cooked with a beef bullion cube, otherwise it needs to be smother in cheese or salad dressing. Butternut squash is growing on my though.
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 10:31 am
I love vegetables, but I think they taste best roasted with some olive oil, garlic + sea salt. Some I love raw (carrots, for sure!) but steamed? No thanks. The only vegetable I don’t love is green peas, but I will eat them if they’re mixed in something.
Sneaking spinach into waffles is kind of interesting! I’ll have to try that sometime.
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 10:37 am
i do like vegetables but i love the idea of sneaking them into stuff!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 10:43 am
I love veggies, a big bowl of them sounds yummy to me! However, I like sneaking them into things too.
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 10:50 am
I’m a massive veggie fan….so much that I’m a high raw vegan. So my diet is almost all veggies and of course some fruits thrown in there.
Love your ideas for hiding veggies though! I’ll need them when I have kids!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 11:08 am
I love vegetables. What we do at my house is buy one of the precut veggie trays from the grocery store and pull it out for dinners and snacks. Everyone grabs a little bit and eats away. Sometimes the veggie turnoff can be the prep associated with it. Sneaking veggies into food is smart too. My favorite, I mix zucchini and grated carrot into marinara sauce. It’s delicious. Those waffles sound really good.
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 11:10 am
I’m definitely not a veggie fan. I’m really terrible about it–I can go days and days without eating them. I eat a lot of fruit, but it’s on my goal list for the new year!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 11:12 am
I love sneaking in vegetables when I can
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 11:13 am
That looks great! I am glad you aren’t sore, that is awesome!!! I actually looooove veggies, I feel like for a person that doesn’t love veggies you still eat a lot of them! Good job!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 11:18 am
Love the idea!
I´ve never tried waffles, but they must be good
Love your blog!
XOXO
G.
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 11:21 am
I love veggies however I can get ‘em. I definitely want to try these waffles, especially with the flax egg!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 11:25 am
I love vegetables but that’s a great way to sneak in some greens first thing in the morning!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 11:30 am
Interesting- I’d imagine it tastes a litttttle like quiche? I hate veggies, but i’ve been better about incorporating them into my diet, especially in the form of kale chips! i’ve also been steaming frozen broccoli in the microwave with a little laughing cow cheese and red pepper flakes. Also spinach and tomato on grilled cheese!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 11:48 am
i swear, spinach goes with everything! i eat a lot of spinach flavored stuff but i will for sure start putting fresh spinach in my foods!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 11:52 am
I like some vegetable but I’m learning to like others. Corn, green beans, peas, cooked carrots, broccoli and stuff like that I can eat alone. But there are veggies that I can barely stand like peppers.
Sneaking in veggies is always nice though
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 11:53 am
I love vegetable and have been known to make dinner out of veggies and some beans.
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
I love veggies, even as a kid I loved them! You should buy that book “deceptively delicious” by Seinfields wife. She sneaks veggies into everything for her kids.
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
There are a few vegetables that I truly enjoy, but for the rest I’m with you – I try to sneak them in.
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
I love ALL veggies. I’ve never had kale. Brussel sprouts and okra to me are gross/slimey, but I would tried them if someone had a good way to prepare.
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
I like veggies more than fruit! But that’s not saying much. Congrats on no pain! You will rock the marathon
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
I like most vegetables, except peas, beets (and those are Soooo popular right now) and canned green beans. On some days I love peppers, and on other days can stand them. However, your idea of coating veggies in cream cheese is a solid plan. lol
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
Not gonna lie, I love me some vegetables.
hmmmm broccoli.
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Honestly, I’m not big into veggies either — it always makes me feel better when you post that you’re not, etiher.
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
I love all your substitutions! I would have never thought to put spinach in a waffle. Not sure how much I’d really love it, but it could be worth trying. How did you figure out the flax egg thing? definitely curious about that one!
Congrats on your 22 miler! Fueling correctly is so important but can be so difficult to get right, too!
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Caitlin Reply:
December 17th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
vegans told me about it!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Oh my gosh those waffles look AMAZING!!! WOW!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Question – can the flax egg be used as a substitution in any baked good? A little boy in my daughter’s pre-K class is allergic to eggs, and I was wondering if I could use that to make cupcakes whenever her birthday rolls around.
I’m kinda veggie-neutral. Not a hater, but I definitely go for other foods first, i.e. yogurt, fruit, uh, chocolate. I think it’s really funny that you’re a vegetarian who doesn’t like vegetables.
But I can relate.
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Caitlin Reply:
December 17th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
i think it can be used in all recipes!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
I love veggies but this is the CRAZIEST thing I have seen all day! But in a good way!
I MIGHT have to add some spinach to my protein pancakes in the morning….weird!
Happy Thursday
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Sometimes i really crave veggies (prob when I’ve skipped too many!!) but other times i’m kind of eh oh them. I like the idea of adding them into your waffle!!
Do you think the recovery socks really work!?
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Caitlin Reply:
December 17th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
yes i do!
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Megan Reply:
December 17th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Hmmmm maybe I’ll try them out…whatever works right?!
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
What a brilliant idea to sneak in some veggies. I must try this
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
i adore veggies!
jenna
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on Dec 17th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
I love all veggies … a big bowl of cauliflower with a bit of butter is like a snack to me
Weird but true!
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on Jul 10th, 2010 at 4:17 am
Hi Caitlin! Question…do you wear your compression socks during a longer run or just afterwards for recovery? I’m just getting back into running (after a 6 year hiatus…yikes) and I’ve heard people raving about these socks. PS: Your blog is really inspiring me to get back on the road/trail and to not beat myself up during the tough early phases of getting back into racing shape! Thanks!!
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caitlin Reply:
July 10th, 2010 at 7:42 am
Hi!
Thank you so much.
I just wear my socks after long races. But I know people who wear them during the races. Experiment to see what works best for you
GOODLUCK!
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