After spending some serious time in the laboratory, I have come to believe that there are three key ingredients for making any smoothie magically delicious: blueberries, kale, and avocado. Basically, if you have those three, add a little juicy fruit, and some liquid (juice or coconut water), your beverage will be awesome. Plus…

Kale is a great source of calcium, vitamin A, and chlorophyll.
According to Paul Pitchford (Healing with Whole Foods) Avocados are “a natural source of lecithin, a brain food…rich in copper, which aids in red blood cell formation…a nutritious protein source.”
Blueberries are a rich source of phytochemicals and antioxidants, which aid in liver cell renewal.

Here is a simple recipe using the power trio:

1 cup juice or coconut water, 1/2 navel orange, 1/2 avocado, 1 cup blueberries, a fistful of de-stemmed kale, a scoop of hemp protein or whey, a dash of vanilla.

Simple and good.

It’s creamy. It’s delicious. It’s nutritious. And it’s purple!

8 oz. coconut water, 1/2 cup frozen blueberries, 1/4 cup veg. broth*, 1/2 Hass Avocado,1 fresh peach,
teaspoon of Udo’s Oil**, tablespoon of micro-algae***, teaspoon of chili powder, a few slices fresh ginger root

*I used the discard water from steaming a whole cauliflower.

**This is a nice supplemental oil that can be purchased at most major health food stores. Can substitute flax oil.
***This is optional. I used a spirulina chlorella/green veg.
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