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You are here: Home / Blog / Red Velvet Smoothie

Red Velvet Smoothie

February 17, 2015 By newwestfarmers

Show your body some love this Valentine’s day by adding a few beets to your market bag. As a storage crop this is one of the few veggies we are lucky enough to find a market stalls all year long. Here’s the shortlist of reasons why nothing beats the humble beet, especially in your morning smoothie;

They add a bright pop of colour to any recipe and where there’s colour you’re sure to find lots of antioxidants. Betalains the phytonutrient unique to beets has incredible antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

Show your liver some love with beets! A side from bitter greens, beets are one of the best vegetables for liver detox – helping to flush out toxins and process hormones more efficiently.

Adding a serving of veggies to your morning meal is a great way to boost your fibre intake for the day and keep your cholesterol levels in check.

They are incredibly versatile! Beets are delicious grated raw into salads, oven-roasted, pureed into soups. They can even help to add a touch of sweetness along with their amazing colour to baking.

  • 1/2 medium beet* ((washed and cleaned))
  • 2 medjool dates
  • raw cacao powder
  • 3/4 cup frozen strawberries
  • 3/4 cup almond milk
  • 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp hemp seeds
  1. Combine all ingredients in a blender starting with the beets, strawberries and dates

  2. Blend all ingredients until smooth.

  3. Slurp up while it’s still cold!

*For this recipe I like to keep my beets washed, peeled, chopped and ready to go in the freezer

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