Faux Jamba Juice!

I'm not usually one for smoothies, but for some reason I got a surprise hankering for some tart, icy-cool, blended sweetness today. Of course, knowing me, I will hide as many not-so-yummy tasting health foods as I can. And I did! Here's the recipe sure to make your day a whole lot sweeter, and nutritious. My favorite part? The lack of guilt, and the fact that I finally incorporated my maca powder into something!

Superfood Fruit Smoothie

(Yield: 4 small glasses)

-1 1/2 cup frozen strawberries

-1 ripe banana

-3/4 cup Simply Orange with Mango

-3/4 cup coconut water

-3 TBSP bee pollen

-2 TBSP maca root powder

-1 to 2 tsp spirulina powder

-1 tsp stevia powder

Blend together and pour into glasses. Garnish with a pinch of shredded coconut, or a curled orange peel.

The key to keeping your smoothie rich with flavor is to use frozen fruit, so you don't water it down with ice. My only question after consuming this pretty little concoction: WHY, OH WHY have I not experimented with this earlier!? And, not to toot my own horn (not that I really could, seeing as it's so simple) but this really does taste like Jamba Juice!

What are your favorite smoothie ingredients? 

[Did You Know?:] Maca is a sulfurous root found high in the Andes. A few of it's many perks include: easing side effects of PMS and menopause, regulating hormones, and adaptogenic properties that regulate your body's natural state of being.

Superfood Spotlight: Marine Phytoplankton

Marine phytoplankton--you mean those little things whales eat? Why, yes I do! First of all, I have to thank the brilliance that is David Wolfe, for enlightening me on how great marine phytoplankton is via this youtube video (that I encourage you all to check out if you are interested in superfoods). It got me so excited that I had to immediately go online and buy myself some phytoplankton!

Here's why marine phytoplankton is the most super of all superfoods:

-Contains every mineral known to man

-Contains nucleotides which provide our bodies with energy that never had to be converted (unlike other foods)

-No crash

-Complete protein

-At least 2-3 drops needed per day

-Contains cleanest source of omega-3 fatty acids

-Antiviral/antifungal

-Promotes brain, heart, and eye health (to name a few)

Marine phytoplankton are easily incorporated into your diet. You can put a few drops on the back of your tongue (YUCK), add it to your tea, or do as I do and put two to three drops of phytoplankton in my tall glass of water each morning. The taste isn't noticeable, unless you put more than three. 

If marine phytoplankton nourish the world so heavily that without it's existence, all life on earth would cease to exist, then think about what it does for our miniscule in comparison human bodies!

[Did you know:] Marine phytoplankton are an ancient food that are at the very beginning of the food chain.