Double the Anthocyanins Pancakes--Blueberry Blue Cornmeal Pancakes (Gluten-Free and Vegan)

Hello! sooo....I would have written this blog the day it happened but it was too much of a crazy day... figuring out what to pack for my trip up to Oregon to get FMT...I wrote a list and printed it out which I have never done before but I'm so glad I did! I dont think I forgot anything so far and I'm glad I brought some items that I wasn't sure if I should of brought: an extra thick blanket, my sleeping bag, etc... (Ill explain in a later blog :P) so yeah I was able to squeeze in making this recipe before leaving ;)

Double the Anthocyanins Pancakes!-Blueberry Blue Cornmeal Pancakes

looks good right?...

How about now? :P

Well if one of the above photos has caught your interest then keep on scrollin' to get the recipe for these--Gluten-Free and Vegan Anthocyanin Rich Pancakes ;)

Double the Anthocyanins Pancakes-Blueberry Blue Cornmeal Pancakes (Gluten-Free and Vegan)

Ingredients:

• 1 1/3 cup Organic Bue Corn Meal
• 1 TBS Sweet Rice Flour
• 1 TBS Baking pwd
• 1/4 tsp Baking soda
• 1 TBS Brown Rice Syrup
• 10 drops vanilla stevia
• 1 Cup Coconut milk from a Carton (I used so delicious brand)
• 1/2 cup (Still Partially) Frozen Blueberries 
• (add cinnamon if you so please)

These turned out really good!!!

Surprisingly better than the ones sold at Mothers Market...

These pancakes are-lighter, fluffier, and overall taste better

notes:

next time I would try not using the brown rice syrup since there is already sugar in the coconut milk and if your gonna use maple syrup yeah... to lessen the amount of sugar, but seriously its not like they were super sweet its just that I am always trying to find ways to lessen sugar content and with the help of stevia it can be done ;)

A Small lesson on Bioactive/Phytonutrients and Anthocyanins!!

According to the Bioactive Compounds Class I took at Bastyr (this was a masters level class I took for fun)

• First of all for all Bioactives/Phytonutrients there is not much research on actual human cases or "in vivo" most of the studies are done "in vitro" a portion of the human body tested in a lab: a portion of human-skin, blood vessels, etc.

In vitro studies should not be thought as a direct way that the body will utilize whatever you are testing since the human body is much more complex than that and one of the reasons is based on bioavailability.

Bioavailability- How easy is it for a substance to reach its target tissue?

Bioavailability Acronymn--> LADME

L = Liberation, processes involved in the release of a compound from

its matrix.

A = Absorption, the diffusion or transport of a compound from the

site of administration into the systemic circulation (blood)

D = Distribution, the diffusion or transportation of a compound from

the intravascular (systemic circulation) to the extra-vascular space

(body tissues).

M = Metabolism, the biochemical conversion or biotransformation of

a compound.

E = Excretion, the elimination of a compound, or its metabolite, from

the body via renal-, biliary- or pulmonary processes.

As you can see there are many steps that come to just absorbing anything and potentially utilizing it...

My Cliff-Cliff notes on Anthocyanins ;) 

• Not much is known on how anthocyanins work in the human body since most of the anthocyanins are not absorbed and if they are they are excreted rapidly.
• The anthocyanins might work on a synergistic level with the nutrients in foods that contain anthocyanins or it could be just the high nutrient content in foods that contain anthocyanins its difficult to say according to the amount of research for in vivo studies.
• Foods that contain anthocyanins help prevent chronic diseases, but as I said in the above bullet point its not known how exactly this is done.

Food Energetic's Level of Anthocyanins

On a food energetic level the deep purple hue helps protect foods that contain anthocyanins from UV damage so if you look at it this way: foods that are high in anthocyanins are high in antioxidants since they have to produce a high amount to protect them from the sun (Vitamin C & E, and Manganese). If you apply this thought to how these food will have an effect on your body it will help protect your body from:

Daily stresses on your body, UV damage, and inflammation which relate to chronic diseases. 

If you found this interesting, would like to make a comment, or have any questions please leave a comment below!

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