Last week I ordered a number of Navitas Naturals products and decided to experiment with a Superfood Smoothie. The following is what I was able to come up with and has become a favorite for us. Here it is in a nutshell:
In a blender add:
1 cup almond milk (we use Blue Diamond)
2 cups warm drinking water (around 80 F is fine)
1 tsp Navitas Naturals Goji Powder
1 tsp Navitas Naturals Camu Powder
1 tsp Navitas Naturals Lucuma Powder
1 tsp Navitas Naturals Acai Berry Powder
1 tsp Navitas Naturals Pomegranate Powder
2 heaping tsp Navitas Naturals Cacao Powder
contents of 1 capsule of Nature’s Way Elderberry
contents of 1 capsule of Nature’s Way Echinacea
1 eye dropper of Solgar Vitamin D3 (5000 IU)
2 eye droppers Omica Organic Liquid Stevia (with vanilla)
1 tbsp (local) raw honey
1 pinch of ground turmeric powder
Blend all ingredients for about 1 minute.
The reason why I use warm water for this is so that the honey would dissolve better (note that the raw honey should not go over 110 F or else you’ll kill the enzymes that make it so good for you). Well, it’s like drinking a hot chocolate that’s cooled off quite a bit. So, if that’s not your favorite way of drinking a chocolate smoothie, other alternatives that we’ve tried is to simply add a few ice cubes and then blending it again, which makes a tasty cold chocolate drink, or dissolving the honey in the warm water beforehand and then having it cool down in the fridge before making the smoothie.