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