That superfoods are all the hype in recent years comes as no surprise, as every single health-oriented brand is trying to come up with amazing, new products containing them. Here’s how to use them in your kitchen and create 5 best superfood smoothies to boost your micronutrient intake.
Choco-Maca-Chaga Elixir
All the ingredients of this delicious smoothie are full of antioxidants, hormone-balancing properties, and stress-reducing factors which can do wonders for your overall health and wellbeing. Cacao, maca, and chaga are incredible superfoods that all of us should include more of in our diets.
For this smoothie, you’ll need the following ingredients:
- 1 frozen banana
- ½ cup ice cubes
- 2 Tbsp organic cacao powder
- 1 tsp chaga powder
- 1 tsp maca powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 cup plant-based milk of choice
- (optional) 1 Tbsp honey/ maple syrup/ coconut sugar/ or any other sweetener of choice
Instructions:
Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth and creamy, adding more milk if needed. Pour into a glass and enjoy!
Green Superpower Smoothie
Green smoothies are always associated with detoxing and rightfully so, as all of the ingredients of this amazing concoction are meant to purify your body from all the toxins and inflammation, and help boost your energy, improve your focus, and support a healthy digestion.
Ingredients you’ll need:
- 2 cups kale, chopped
- 1 frozen banana
- 1 cup frozen pineapple
- 1 scoop Raw Green Juice Powder
- 1 Tbsp flax seeds
- 1 cup plant-based milk of choice
- (optional)
Instructions:
Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth and creamy. If the consistency is too watery, add some more frozen banana or pineapple, and if it’s too dense, add a touch bit of milk. Pour in a glass and enjoy!
Very Berry Smoothie
Summer berries have been filling our fridges and our meals for a few months and now is the best time to stock up on whatever’s left on the farmer’s market and freeze them for future antioxidant-filled smoothies and smoothie bowls.
You’ll need the following ingredients:
- 2 cups frozen berries (whatever you have handy)
- 1 1/2 cups plant-based milk of choice
- 1 banana, really ripe
- 1 tsp acai berry powder
- (optional) sweetener of choice
Instructions:
Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth and creamy. Pour in a glass and enjoy!
Mesquite Piña Colada Smoothie
If you like Piña Coladas and getting caught in the rain…you’ll absolutely love this superfood smoothie made with a touch of micronutrient-rich mesquite powder whose low glycemic index makes it the perfect natural sweetener for any smoothie.
List of ingredients:
- 1 cup frozen pineapple
- 1 frozen banana
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1 Tbsp coconut flakes
- 1 Tbsp mesquite powder
- ½ cup ice cubes
Instructions:
Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth and creamy. Pour in a glass, garnish with a piece of pineapple and sprinkle some coconut flakes on top. Enjoy!
Red Beet and Mint Smoothie
Love your body from the inside out with this crimson smoothie filled with blood purifying and energy boosting ingredients, ready to freshen up your everyday.
For this smoothie, you’ll need the following ingredients:
- 1 cup beets, cubed
- 2 Tbsp apple juice, unsweetened
- 1 scoop Raw Red Juice Superfood Mix
- a handful of fresh mint
- 1 cup plant-based milk of choice
Instructions:
Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth and creamy. Tastes best when consumed cold. Pour in a glass and enjoy!
And there you have it, 5 amazing, delicious smoothies packed with superfoods that will supply your body with all of the micronutrients you’re missing out on! It’s time to blend it up!