Vancouver City Connector and lover of all things yoga and wellness, Erin Urton, shares her craft: divine and decadent smoothie creative. Slurp your way towards vitality with these anything-but-ordinary, power-packed blender concoctions.
Who woulda thunk it. Blueberries and cinnamon? And then add nut butter? No way!
Way.
This combination is not only delicious it brings together some essential dietary medicinals to support you in cold season. That's right. The kiddies are back at school, you're back at work, and we're all congregated into small spaces passing those germs back and forth and every which way.
Bolster your defenses with vitamin C-rich blueberries, stimulate the immune system with a little red reishi and good fats from the nut butter. Last but not least, cinnamon is a warming spice that blends well with savoury and sweet foods alike. It stimulates digestion, keeps the gut healthy, stabilizes blood sugar and reduces inflammation.
Ingredients
a-a-a-A-CHOOse organic!
1 cup of frozen blueberries
1 handful of spinach
1 Tbsp raw almond butter or tahini
1 Tbsp hemp hearts or chia seeds
1/2 tsp of cinnamon
1 tsp red reishi mushroom powder
1 tsp maple syrup (optional)
1/2 cup of almond milk
1/2 cup filtered water or more if your smoothie is too thick
Optional: add a half or full scoop of your favourite protein powder (plain works best).
Blend until smooth and sail through the fall as healthy as can be!
--
Erin Urton has her fingers deep in the world of heath and wellness, namely as a yoga teacher, writer and budding marketing maven for conscious businesses. It was yoga that sparked her desire to help others find their own paths towards health. When she’s not networking up a storm or researching the latest health trends, Erin is outside exploring the mountains and forests as much as humanly possible.