The Carnival

The Carnival – A Festive Healthy Summer Shake

A delicious tropical healthy smoothie packed with iron, calcium, potassium, vitamins A, B(B1,B2, B3, B5, B6, B9), C, E, K, omega-3s… Perfect to get you energized and vitalized for carnival festivities, balancing out any excess alcohol that might get consumed!

fruit veg

Ingredients:

  • Handful Of Kale
  • Handful Of Spinach
  • 2 Handfuls Of Strawberries
  • 1 Ripe Mango
  • 1 Kiwi
  • 1 Apple
  • 1 Celery
  • 1 Lemon
  • 1 Passion Fruit
  • A Thumb Of Ginger
  • 2 Tablespoons Ground Flax Seeds
  • 3 Tablespoons Raw Cacao Nibs
  • 2 Scoops Whey Protein Powder (only add if you exercise regularly and are looking to put on weight)
  • 1 Tablespoon MCT Oil
  • ½ Pint Of Water
  • 12 Ice Cubes

Method:

1.  Wash your ingredients.

2. Remove the stems of the strawberries.

3. Peel your ginger, mango, lemon and kiwis.

4. Chop the fruit and veg into chunks.

Cut Fruit and Veg

5. Chuck half of them into your blender.

6. Add the Whey, flax seeds and the raw cacao nibs.

cacao flax seeds and whey

7. Throw in the rest of your fruit and veg into the blender (if struggling for space grab a potato masher and squish them down).

8. Attach your blender to the rest of it (this step is important if the bottom of your blender leaks when you add liquid).

9. Add the MCT oil and water.

mct oil

10. Mix until the consistency looks smooth.

11. Add 8 ice cubes, and mix again.

12. When the ice has mixed in and the shake looks nice and creamy, detach the blender and pour out as desired.

healthy nutritious protein shake

Perfect as a light healthy breakfast for the family, share with your flatmates or just something to sip on throughout the day!

Or add some nutty granola, walnuts, raw cacao nibs, extra strawberries, mango, kiwi and turn it into a healthy delicious smoothie bowl!

healthy nutritious smoothie bowl granola