SUPREME RECIPE OF THE WEEK ONE INGREDIENT TO ADD TO EVERY SMOOTHIE

SUPREME RECIPE OF THE WEEK: 

The One Ingredient You Should Add to Every Smoothie

It's called nature's multi-vitamin.

Protein powders, flax seeds, Spirulina—there are pretty much limitless options when it comes to what to put in to your smoothie to give it an extra nutrient boost. But one add-in you possibly haven’t heard of—or tried—is bee pollen. Dubbed nature’s multi-vitamin by natural health proponents, it’s filled with vitamins, minerals, amino acids and enzymes, according to Candice Kumai, a chef and cookbook author based in New York.

Kumai suggests sprinkling a teaspoon of the mildly sweet powder (you can find it in your local health food store) on top of your granola and yogurt parfait or throwing a little into your go-to smoothie. Or you can just follow her recipe below, which is from her recently-released cookbook Clean Green Eats, 100+ Clean-Eating Recipes to Improve Your Whole Life. (Two more tips for using bee pollen: Store it in the fridge to keep it fresh and don’t use if you are allergic to bee stings.)

THE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY SMOOTHIE

Serves 3; yields 30 ounces 

Ingredients

·         1 frozen banana (or swap for 1 avocado to reduce sugar)

·         ¾ cup frozen blueberries

·         ¾ frozen blackberries

·         1½ cups unsweetened almond milk

·         1 teaspoon bee pollen

·         ¼ cup raw walnuts

·         1 cup baby spinach

·         1 teaspoon spirulina powder (optional)

 Directions

Combine all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Serve immediately.

Reprinted from Clean Green Eats:  100+ Clean-Eating Recipes to Improve Your Whole Life by Candice Kumai.  Copyright © 2015 by Candice Kumai.  A HarperWave book, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

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