Smoothies featuring avocado

Wild Berry Smoothie

Wild Berry SmoothieTake a trip to the wild side with this delicious and nutritious smoothie featuring wild berries and a few other choice ingredients.

It’s the time of year in my corner of the world when local fruit is most abundant, cultivated and wild. Blueberries and cherries galore, as well as wild fruits such as black raspberries, mulberries, blackberries, and service berries.

My most recent foraging adventure resulted in an epic haul of wild black raspberries and white mulberries. On my way home I knew I’d be using both in a smoothie.

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Avocado Cherry Smoothie

Avocado Cherry SmoothieThe one ingredient I can’t seem to make a smoothie without lately is avocado. I guess I’m addicted to the alligator pears and their rich creamy goodness. Thankfully they’re loaded with nutrition :)

About 1 and 1/2 cups liquid and half of a large or one whole avocado is a great foundation for a smoothie. From there, toss in the ingredients you have on hand or whatever sounds good and you’re golden.

For this smoothie I grabbed the frozen cherries out of my freezer and blended up a real treat. Tasty and healthy.

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Superfood Energizer Smoothie

Superfood Energizer SmoothieThis is one of those throw in everything but the kitchen sink superfood smoothies.

Smoothies can be like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get when you fill your blender with an array of superfoods. That’s not entirely true, you know you’re going to get an extremely healthy concoction that’s typically quite tasty.

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Coconut Macadamia Nut Smoothie

Coconut Macadamia Nut SmoothieThis is one of those smoothies that tastes as good as the name would suggest :)

Crunchy, creamy, sweet tasting macadamia nuts are one of my favorite snacks, but it wasn’t until today that I tried them in a smoothie. My mistake.

Besides being quite delicious, macadamias nuts are loaded with health supporting nutrients, vitamins, minerals, protein, and healthy fats.

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Kale Kombucha Green Smoothie

Kale Kombucha Green Smoothie

Say hello to my scoby :)

I woke up this morning with two things on my mind, kombucha and kale. Yes, I know, I’m a little different ;)

You see, my latest batch of kombucha made with white and green chia tea is absolutely delicious, and the Redbor kale from my CSA is so beautiful and scrumptious. It’s no wonder I had dreams of these wonderful goodies.

Kombucha and kale on their own is a winning combo, but not that delicious. Enter fellow blender buddies avocado, frozen wild blueberries, coconut oil, cinnamon, and honey and you’ve got one tasty nutrient dense smoothie.

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Blueberry Hemp Smoothie

Blueberry Hemp SmoothieHemp seeds are a potent superfood worth incorporating into your smoothies and diet. I don’t consume as much hemp as I did during my vegan days, but do still enjoy hemp seeds in my smoothies and sprinkled on salads and other dishes from time to time.

Hemp is a complete protein that contains a balanced ratio of the essential fatty acids omega-3 and omega-6. Hemp also contains many B vitamins, vitamins A, D and E, iron, sodium, calcium and is a good source of dietary fiber. This fabulous nutrient profile leads to the following health benefits.

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