Did you know that meatout is the world’s largest grassroots diet education campaign?
And every year, on March 20th thousands of people encourage their friends, families, and communities to "kick the meat habit” and explore a wholesome, compassionate diet of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
The campaign started back in 1985 and has grown tremendously since then. Check out the success they had in 2011! The 2012 goal of meatout is to distribute free vegan food samples to 30,000 people.
My own personal goal in promoting a plant based diet is proving that being meat-free doesn’t have to be a huge sacrifice. I’d like to think I’ve had some success given my husband’s transition.
I made pancakes the other day with some new finds, including Good Karma Foods flax milk and Linwoods ground flax. Both companies were at ExpoWest, but I was a fan even before they gave me free samples. 🙂
Perfect pancakes. No cows necessary.
A recipe? Sure why not.
Flaxy pancakes [vegan, gluten free]
Ingredients:
- 1 cups oats (I used whole rolled oats and ground them after the batter was made but you could also use instant oats or oat flour)
- 1/2 cup almond meal (ground from ~3/4 cup soaked almonds)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp coconut sugar (you also sub sucanat)
- 1 cup original flax milk (any non-dairy milk will do)
- 1 tbsp ground flax + 1/4 cup water (this is your flax “egg”)
- 1 tsp vanilla
Directions:
Drain almonds from soaking liquid, rinse and drain once more, then pulse in blender/food processor/magic bullet until consistency resembles a course meal.
Combine oats, ground almonds, baking powder, salt, sugar, vanilla and milk. Mix together.
In a separate bowl add water and ground flax and let it sit for a bit. After a few minutes add the flax “egg” to the rest of the ingredients.
After all the ingredients were combined, I blended my batter for a few minutes (in the blender), but it’s not necessary. I think it makes the batter come together and cook better though.
Then it’s pancake time!
Depending on how big you want your pancakes, pour 1/4 –1/2 cup at a time over a hot, greased pan. I suggest smaller cakes, otherwise they take a looong time to cook. The batter is fairly thick so make sure you spread it out when you pour it on the pan. Wait ‘til bubbles form before you flip it. Seriously, be patient, the oats take a while to cook.
Hearty. Grainy. Delicious.
I dumped Earth Balance and maple syrup all over the first batch.
Mmmm… Now that’s what I call mmmmmeatout.
PS The winner of the Adora Calcium supplements is #131 Missy who said her favorite pairing with chocolate is pretzels. Congrats! Send me your mailing address so I can get you some chocolate goodness.
Ok, so I have to confess that when I looked at the first picture, I thought it was a plate of sausage patties…then I thought you or Kyle were playing a joke! You’re right, they’re so hearty they look like MEAT! Lol!
Love the recipe…quick and easy and oh so good for you! If there is ever ANY one who doubts the ease of cutting meat from their diet, let them spend 24 hours with you! You know how it’s done!
I have to admit that seeing as eating meat hasn’t been my thing for a decade, I’m always so confused this time of year–Lent–when people make such a production out of not eating meat on Fridays. Really people? It’s one day a week. They act like they have to hunt around and scrounge up scraps to make it through the day.
For me–and most of “us”–it’s simply a way of life, and one I wouldn’t change for a million dollars, and I think if people knew how simple and accessible it was, it would make a huge difference. It’s simply a matter of desire and a little bit of effort…and pancakes!
mmm mmm i love almond meal, except you’re good and you ground your own almonds, i suck, am lazy and just buy the trader joe’s bag haha
So interesting, I’ve never heard of Meatout! Off to do some research about it
I LOVE Good Karma Flax milk! I use it for just about everything at home!
Thank you for giving Meatout a shout out! We at FARM greatly appreciate it. What started so many years ago as a tabling event, has grown into a global movement.
And I love the recipe! mmm pancakes
so glad to support such a wonderful cause maggie. thanks for all you do!!
Hi Elise,
I am new to the FODMAP diet and relatively new to IBS (full on life interrupting for 3-4 years, but looking back always a little ‘there’). I have been Googling a lot about it lately and your blog almost always comes up with something 🙂 Great job on the reviews and covering all of the different questions! I am still trying to figure this thing out… in that ‘very frustrated and haven’t quite been fully obedient’ stage (and paying for it)… sounds like how you described your college years…
Thanks for sharing and once again, great job!
Laura
its sooo good! i tried the chocolate rice milk at expowest and love it too. i have to get my local coop to start carrying this stuff.
i know. i still have a hard time when i cook with groups (older generation family members) and they cant wrap their heads around the idea that the meal doesnt have to have a meat dish as the central component.
hi laura,
im sorry youre struggling with figuring it all out…im still not clear on how my GI issues all work either, but im just doing my best to manage them and ill continue to share my path as i go. 🙂
I don’t have a food processor- do you have a suggestion for a replacement to almond meal? Spelt flour?
you can buy almond meal too…but i used my magic bullet. even a blender will work because the texture can still be course.
I think I need some flaxy pancakes for dinner. Heck yes.
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Hi Elise,
I just wanted to make sure, are oats FODMAPs free?
…I’m still learning about FODMAPs, so I wasn’t sure if you included them because they are low or free. I hope makes sense! 🙂
oats are fodmaps free, wheat free, gluten free. the one asterisk i have to add though, is that they have a high risk in cross contamination. this is less of an issue for people with fodmaps sensitivities and more of a concern for people with gluten allergies.
remember: allergies differ from sensitivities in that allergies trigger an immune response (lethal without medical intervention) whereas sensitivities cause a range of symptoms (that vary in seriousness).
here’s a good article about oat contamination – http://www.gfcf.com/articles/gluten-in-oats.html
and in case you havent gotten very far in your fodmaps research, gluten is safe for people on a fodmaps free diet since its a protein. its the carbohydrate part of the wheat that contains fructose/fos (the fodmaps).
Elise, you know so much about all of this!!! One day I will understand all of this too. 🙂
And I haven’t gotten very far in my fodmaps research yet. Literally everything I’ve learned so far has been from your site. So your answers are so, so, so helpful!!
I didn’t know oats are a protein…I always just assumed they were a carb. Are most grains carbs or proteins? Or does is just depend on the specific grain?
Thank you so much!
oats arent a protein. they do have some protein, but they are primarily carbohydrates.
grains vary in the ratio of macronutrients. id recommend getting a nutrition book for more info.
Oh, sorry, I read your comment wrong, misunderstood about the protein. Thanks!