Antioxidant Smoothie

This deep purple smoothie is loaded with superfoods and good-for-you ingredients. Apples, beets, cherries and blueberries are touted to have a high level of antioxidants in them, and the sweet Honeycrisp apple makes this smoothie so sweet you don’t even need to add a sweetener. It’s a perfect way to kick start your morning without going overboard on processed ingredients.

Yield: 2 large smoothies

Directions

  1. Place all the ingredients, along with pitted dates if you are using, into a blender and blend until smooth. Add water as needed if the smoothie is too thick.
  2. Serve immediately.

Notes

Feel free to get creative and substitute ingredients or add some of your favorite superfoods.

Recipe created by: Meg Raines

Ingredients

  • 1 large Honeycrisp apple, cored and chopped
  • 1 cup of fresh or frozen blueberries
  • 1 medium beet, cooked
  • 1/2 banana
  • 1 inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled
  • 1-2 dates, pitted (optional, depending on your desired level of sweetness)
  • 1 cup tart cherry juice (or pomegranate juice)
  • 1/4 hemp seeds
  • 1 cup of ice

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