If you’re looking to boost your daily nutrition intake, Dr. Joey Shulman shows us a berry-filled smoothie to start your day off right.
Ingredients:
– 1 cup of vanilla soy milk
– ½ cup of frozen mixed berries (raspberries, strawberries)
– 1 frozen banana, peeled
– 2 cups of baby spinach, raw
– 1 tsp of matcha (green tea powder)
– ¼ cup of crushed ice
Method:
Place all ingredients into a blender. Blend on high for 2 minutes.
Serves 1
Nutrition Facts:
244 calories, 4 g fat, 42g carbohydrates 14g protein
Health benefits:
– Raspberries are filled with the plant chemical ellagic acid, which have been shown to slow the growth of various tumors.
– Spinach contains folate – a B vitamin that can protect against cellular mutations that cause cancer.
– Matcha (known as a “superfood”) is a green tea extract powder that has been shown to be extremely high in anti-oxidants called polyphenols and rich in chlorophyll.
Courtesy Dr. Joey Shulman, www.drjoey.com