Chocolate and vanilla smoothie to kick start your day

This is a complete meal disguised as a dessert. This smoothie gives you everything you need to get started in the morning, and to keep it going. I love the taste and texture and enjoy every mouthful. It is also a really healthy meal, and especially good after workout. Cocoa which is one of the main ingredients, is a bean of joy, health and wealth, higly regarded by the Native Americans, and now by healthexperts.

Cocoa was traditionally treasured for its good effects on both the body and the soul. The Maya Indians saw cocoa as a food for the gods, and used cocoa beans for medicinal purposes to fight fatigue and gastrointestinal distress. The Kuna people, natives of Panama, drink up to 40 cups of cocoa a week, and has come to the researchers' attention because of their good health. Recent research shows that cocoa help lower blood pressure and cholesterol, and increase the bloodflow. It has also been shown that cocoa is great after workout because it counteracts fatigue in the muscles as well as it is  nutritionally complete. Cocoa has a high protein content, and is also high in iron. 

I strongly recomend to buy Fairtrade and organic cacao to support the sustainability of future production.  The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), has published research finding that an expected annual temperature rise of more than two degrees Celsius by 2050 will leave many of West Africa's cocoa-producing areas too hot for chocolate. You can read about the study here.



Recipe for the complete version (2 persons):

1 avocado
1 banana
4 to 6 tablespoons cacao (preferably raw)
1 tablespoon honey (select a honey that is not transparent as it contains more trace elements and other important nutrients)
1 teaspoon vanilla seeds
1 tablespoon of lecithin granules
1 scoop of Sun Warrior riseprotein / 1 scoop hempprotein / 1 handful of almonds
1 pinch seasalt
Add water to desired consistency

Mix everything in a food processor and enjoy a delicious and nutritious smoothie.

Recipe for a simpler version:

1 avocado
1 banana
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 pinch seasalt  
Water for desired consistency


Oppskrift for den komplette versjonen (2 personer):

1 avokado
1 banan
4 - 6 ss cacao (helst rå)
1 ss honning (velg en honning som ikke er gjennomsiktig da den inneholder mer sporstoffer og andre viktige næringsstoffer)
1 ts vaniljefrø
1 ss lecitin granulat
1 måleskje risproteinpulver fra Sun Warrior / 1 måleskje hempprotein / 1 neve mandler
1 klype havsalt
Tilsett vann til ønsket konsistens  

Miks alt i en kjøkkenmaskin, og nyt en delikat og næringsrik smoothie  

Oppskrift for en enklere versjon:  

1 avokado
1 banan
1 ss honning
1 ts vaniljefrø
1 klype havsalt
Vann til ønsket konsistens