Anti-Inflammatory Cacao Smoothie
This is one of my favorite post workout smoothies! It’s chocolately and satisfying, with a little zing! This cacao smoothie is packed with nutrients, as well as ingredients that are particularly effective for their anti-inflammatory properties and digestive properties, turmeric and ginger.
Turmeric is one of the world’s most potent anti-inflammatory foods, due to the properties curcuminoids. Turmeric has been shown to…………….
Anti-Inflammatory Cacao Smoothie
Yield: 2
Prep time: 5 MinTotal time: 5 Min
This is one of my favorite post workout smoothies! It’s chocolately and satisfying, with a little zing! This cacao smoothie is packed with nutrients, as well as ingredients that are particularly effective for their anti-inflammatory properties and digestive properties, turmeric and ginger.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 2 frozen bananas
- 1/2-1 cup Coconut milk (use more milk to make thinner, less for a thicker smoothie)
- 1 T Cacao Powder
- 1 T almond butter
- 1 inch peeled ginger
- 1-2 Dates (2 if you like it sweeter)
- handful of ice
- 1 tsp turmeric powder (add a few shakes of black pepper, to help make the turmeric more bioavailable to the body)
- 1 Scoop vital proteins collagen creameror protein powder (optional)
Instructions
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients in a high powered blender and blend! Pour into cups and enjoy!
This is great for after a workout and depleted your muscles glycogen stores. Natural sugars from the banana and date are a great way to replenish those stores, when your muscles are more receptive to glucose and getting glucose into the cells.
