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Build Your Own Nutritious Smoothies In 5 Steps

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1. Choose A Base  
The base will mostly be the liquid of your smoothie. You can add plain water if you please, or coconut milk or water, nut milk (hemp, almond, sunflower, etc.), or fruit juice of some sort (apple, orange, pineapple, etc.). Add 1 cup to start, and once you have blended your smoothie, you can add more if you would like it more thin.

2. Add Fruit
You may add as much fruit as you please to your smoothie, just be sure you combine your fruit properly (acid with acid, acid with sub-acid, and sweet with sub-acid but never with acid). Some of my favourite fruit additions are banana (frozen or fresh - make sure they are spotty ripe to facilitate optimal digestion), pear, apple, berries, mango and pineapple.

3. Add Greens
Greens are a great way to get in some extra chlorophyll in your diet, and to help alkalize and keep the body calm. You can add a rib or two of celery, a few slices of cucumber, or 1-2 cups of tender greens (spinach, dandelion greens, swiss chard, romaine, green/red leaf lettuce or herbs like parsley, cilantro, arugula) or 1-2 cups of dense greens (like kale and collards)

4. Thicken up (optional)
If you want to thicken up your smoothie a little bit you can add some nut butters (like almond or peanut), or some coconut meat or chia seeds. If you choose to add chia seeds, make sure you soak them beforehand. Soak 1 tbsp. chia seeds in 250ml (1 cup) of water and let stand for 1 hour before using.

5. Power up! (optional)
If you want to power up a little bit, you can also use some of these so-called "superfoods" (although I consider all fruit and vegetables to be super, depending on growing conditions). These foods include goji berries, golden berries, mulberries (add around 1/4 of each berry), hemp protein (1 tbsp), hemp seeds (1 tbsp), flax seeds (1 tbsp), spirulina powder (1 tbsp) or maca powder (1 tsp). 


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Chia Seeds - Ancient food staple of Aztec Warriors!

Chia seeds are organic, raw, Non-GMO, non-irradiated, and produced in the wild without pesticides.


Digestive Science Organic Chia Seed is a convenient way to boost health, feel great and get the most out of life.

Look at these numbers: 27+ nutrients. Six times more calcium than milk. Forty-one percent of your daily fibre, and 100% more Omega-3 fatty acids than salmon. The cost in calories? Forty one and a quarter, per tablespoon. Convenient? Uh, yes!

The health benefits of Digestive Science Organic Chia Seed are numerous and extensive, including:
  • more energy
  • better sleep
  • increased muscle tone
  • improved digestion
  • great skin tone
  • mental sharpness

Anti-inflammatory Pain Relief Smoothie

Anti Inflammatory Pain Relief Smoothie!

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1/2 cup Coconut flesh

1-2 cups of Coconut water or water

1 tablespoon of Chia or Hemp seed

1 cup frozen Cherries

5-8 fresh Basil leaves


Oh it looks so good! Keeping healthy is so much fun!

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