Energizing Chocolate Covered Strawberry Smoothie

Smoothies can be a great way to get nutrients into your system fast in the morning before work or after a workout.  Not only that, you can create some that taste so good you will look forward to drinking them!  I like to add in a little raw protein powder to help rebuild muscle after a workout and keep me feeling full and satisfied until my next meal.  Some hempseeds are also a great add in to get your omega-3 oils.  This Chocolate Covered Strawberry Smoothie tastes like dessert, but packs a nutritional bang for your buck and will leave you energized.  Never let your busy life compromise your ability to fuel your body and feel good!

Author: Amy Lyons O’Neil

Amy has worked for Fresh and Natural Foods since 2006 contributing to the variety of healthful foods we offer. She graduated with a degree in studio art from Bethel University in 2007, but in her senior year of college, found that her passion was with the art of food. She later used her photography and culinary skills to create a vegan food and recipe blog, Fragrant Vanilla Cake. She has also written 3 cookbooks. She specializes in vegan and vegetarian recipes. Local, fresh and organic food has always been her focus in whatever she creates.

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Servings: 2 servings | Prep Time: 5 minutes | Cook Time: 0 minutes | Ready in: 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup hemp milk, almond milk or coconut milk (or as needed)
• 1/4 cup shelled hemp seeds
• 1/4 cup goji berries
• 2 scoops Garden of Life Raw chocolate protein powder
• 1/3 cup raw cacao powder or unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 12 oz bag cascadian farms frozen organic strawberries
• 3 frozen bananas, cut into pieces
• Stevia to taste (or your choice of liquid sweetener)
• Raw cacao nibs and goji berries for topping

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth (if you do not have a high speed blender with a tamper, you may need to add a little more hemp milk to blend). pour into glasses and top with cacao nibs and goji berries.