Blitz Beet Power Juice is a bold, pregame beet blend designed to be sipped 60–90 minutes before activity to support circulation, focus, and warm-up readiness. It pairs beets, citrus, apple, ginger, and hibiscus tea for a tart, smooth, athlete-friendly drink that is best within 36 hours refrigerated in a sealed container.
Ingredients
- Orange, peeled: 50–60 g (about 1/3–1/2 cup chunks)
- Lemon, peeled: 15–20 g (about 2–3 tbsp chunks)
- Carrots: 65–75 g (about 1/2–2/3 cup chunks)
- Green apple: 90–100 g (about 3/4 cup chunks; about 1/2 medium apple)
- Beets, peeled: 160–185 g (about 1.5–2 cups chunks)
- Ginger root: 7–10 g (about 1.5–2 tbsp chopped)
- Hibiscus tea: 3.5–5 g dried hibiscus or 2–3 tea bags, brewed in 400-475 ml (13.5 – 16 oz) and cooled
Directions
- Wash all produce thoroughly under running water.
- Brew the hibiscus tea by adding 400–475 ml spring or filtered water to the Instant Pot, adding the dried hibiscus or tea bags, using low pressure, no keep warm for 1 minute, then turning it off, straining or removing the tea, and setting it aside to cool completely.
- Peel the beets, orange, and lemon, then cut them into pieces about 1–2 inches wide and 2–3 inches long so they fit easily into the Nama J2 hopper.
- Wash and roughly chop the carrots into 1–2 inch pieces and set aside.
- Roughly chop the green apple into 1–2 inch chunks and set aside.
- Peel if desired and roughly chop the ginger into small pieces so it can sit on top of the hopper load.
- Load the Nama J2 hopper in this order: place the orange pieces at the very bottom, then add the lemon pieces on top of the orange.
- Add the carrot pieces on top of the citrus, then add the chopped apple on top of the carrots.
- Place the beet pieces on top of the apple, then place the chopped ginger on top of the beets as the final layer.
- Close the lid, start the juicer, and run it until the pulp output and juice stream are minimal, letting it go a bit longer as needed so the beets clear fully.
- Pour the fresh beet–citrus juice into a container, then add enough cooled hibiscus tea to reach a total volume of 32 oz; if needed, top with a little cold water, stir well, and chill before serving.
- Store in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator and use within 36 hours for best flavor and nutrient retention.