Dark Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Superfood Smoothie {“The Cupid”}

Holy schnikes. It’s February. Already. The month of love. And birthdays. In fact, this is the week that I continue the downhill slope towards the big 4-0. But that’s the new 30, right?

Contrary to popular belief, having a birthday in February isn’t so bad. Besides the very infrequent and awesome school-canceling snow day growing up {it happened once} and sharing my big day with Ronald Reagan, it also lent itself to lots of love, hearts, and the color red.

Ah yes, Valentine’s Day. The day we express our love via chocolate. This is not something I’m terribly opposed to. Especially if it’s paired with fresh strawberries.

Per my typical M.O., I got the inspiration for this divine smoothie whilst working out on February 13, 2013. I think I was hungry. Alas, almost a day late, and a dollar short, rushing it into production and the blogosphere wasn’t an option. You see, good things come to those who wait, so I opted to save this beauty for you smoothie lovers for V-day 2014. That cool?

You could say this is a superfoodie’s dream, with inflammation-fighting strawberries, polyphenol-dense cacao, and my personal fave, hormone-regulating and energy {and libido}-boosting maca root powder {read all about the amazing health benefits of maca here}, but I prefer to call it “The Cupid”. If you need to inject a little romance into your morning routine, this might just be it.

What’s your favorite healthy way to celebrate Valentine’s Day? I’d love to hear. Please leave a comment below.

Dark Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Superfood Smoothie

2014-03-20 00:25:25

Serves 1

Use organic ingredients when possible

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Prep Time

5 min

Total Time

5 min

Prep Time

5 min

Total Time

5 min

Ingredients

1. ½ cup ice
2. 1 cup sliced strawberries {fresh or frozen}
3. ¼ cup plain organic {ideally raw milk} yogurt – make your own yogurt using this
4. 1 cup almond or coconut milk {buy here}
5. 1 tbsp. {ideally sprouted} almond butter {buy here}
6. 1 tbsp. raw cacao nibs {buy here}
7. 1 tbsp. raw cacao powder {buy here}
8. 1 tbsp. chia seed {buy here}
9. 1 tsp. maca powder {buy here}
10. 1 tbsp. water soluble gelatin {a.k.a. collagen hydrolysate} {buy here}

Instructions

1. Place all ingredients in blender {like this one!} and serve!

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 12 ounces

• Calories: 382

• Total Fat:  17 g

• Saturated Fat:  1 g

• Cholesterol:  48 mg

• Sodium: 291 mg

• Total Carbohydrate: 32 g

• Dietary Fiber:   11 g

• Sugars:  8 g

• Protein:   18 g

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