Chocolate Lovers’ Green Smoothie

Well, this was the post I was going to have out last week for the month of love and chocolate, but I was so excited to share my own love story and big announcement that I had to wait on this recipe.

By the way, thank you for all the sweet emails, tweets, comments, and Facebook messages. Mike and I SO appreciate them. You guys rock!

So, today, I am giving up the goods on my Chocolate Lovers’ Green Smoothie to end February on a tasty and healthy note. I love this smoothie because it is jammed packed with superfoods, is filling and energizing, and combines my two of my favorite health foods…REAL chocolate and greens. Sure, the color might be a little weird, but it tastes awesome and does my body good!

PLUS, you’ll see how I came up with a protein powder substitute, since I was having tummy trouble digesting just about every brand under the sun and/or finding one that was free of all the things I didn’t want in a powder. I was loving Vega for a long time, but all of sudden, it wasn’t working so well with me. Nothing against their amazing products…it just wasn’t gelling with me right now. I tried a bunch of other high quality powders but again, they just weren’t jiving with me. So, I created this little concoction and have been loving my smoothies again and feeling amazing.

Life Lesson, Food Lesson? Stay open to change, with your food and your life. Nothing stays the same so stay open to switching it up!

You’ll also notice that there are a lot of the same ingredients in this smoothie that were in my Avocado Chocolate LOVE Mousse recipe I gave out on V-day. It just goes to show you that those superoods are great to use in many different forms…and yes, you too can have chocolate for breakfast!

Lastly, I want to mention that this smoothie is awesome for those who are on an anti-candida diet or watching their sugar intake, especially if you stick to the liquid stevia.

Chocolate Lovers’ Green Smoothie:

– 8-10 oz. of Unsweetened Vanilla Hemp Milk (I love the brand Living Harvest’s Tempt Hemp Milk…I even throw some of their hemp seeds into the smoothie too sometimes!)

– 1-2 tbls. Chia Seeds with 1-2 tbls. Chia Powder (I’ve been using this mixture in place of protein powder in my smoothies.)

– 1/4 of a ripe, organic avocado

-1 tbls. Coconut Manna or coconut butter

-1 tbls. Raw Maca

-1 tbls. Raw Lucuma Powder

– Liquid Stevia to taste OR another natural sweetener, like raw honey (to taste) or Lakanto (to taste).

– 2 tbls. Raw Cacao Powder

– Organic Vanilla Extract (about a dropper-ful)

– A handful of organic greens (chard and/or spinach do nicely!) Add more/less depending on your love of greens. A handful is always a good place to start.

– Ice Cubes (Add to your desired thickness)

– You can also add in your favorite green powder in place of or in addition to your greens (depends on how green you want this!). I also love to add in some bee pollen for an extra energy kick!

Directions: Blend til smooth, add more of anything above to taste, pour in a beautiful glass and enjoy!

Let me know what you think and share this with your friends!

Love,