Carrot Cake Superfood Smoothie Recipe
Recipe by My Nutrition Advisor
Targets:
11 Health Goals
Contains:
10+ Superfoods!
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Ingredients used in recipe
Almond Milk (unsweetened)
Almond milk is a plant milk with a creamy texture and nutty taste. It contains neither cholesterol nor lactose, and is often consumed by the...
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Almond Milk (vanilla - sweetened)
Almond milk is a plant milk with a creamy texture and nutty taste. It contains neither cholesterol nor lactose, and is often consumed by the...
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Ancient Delight Superfood Mix
Ancient Delight is a superfood mix created by My Nutrition Advisor. It contains 9 different superfoods: chia seeds, flax seeds, lucuma powder, reishi mushroom powder,...
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Banana
Farmers in Southeast Asia and Papua New Guinea first domesticated bananas back in 5000 BCE. They became widespread in the Americas in the 1880's.
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Carrots
About Carrots Carrots are a root vegetable, likely originating from Persia (modern day Iran and Afghanistan). Nutrition Benefits of Carrots Carrots are loaded with the...
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Cinnamon Powder
About Cinnamon Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of about 12 different species of trees. It has been used as a spice since...
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Ice
We actually do get questions about ice - and if there is a difference between using large cubes, small cubes, etc. Blenders will have an...
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Lemon (thin slice with peel)
About Lemons Lemon is native to Asia and were introduced to Europe prior to 100 AD and were brought to the Americas by Christopher Columbus. Lemons...
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Lime (thin slice with peel)
About Limes Limes were first grown in large scale in Babylonia (Southern Iraq) and Persia, but were likely native to Indonsia. It is believed that Christopher Columbus...
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Medjool Dates (pitted)
About Medjool Dates Medjool dates are a tree fruit originating in the Middle East and North Africa around 6,000 B.C. In the US - they are...
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Pecans (raw)
About Pecans Pecans were not cultivated until the 1880's. Prior to this, they were known by Americans and Mexicans as a delicacy. The US produces over...
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Smoothie Protein
A vegetarian blend of organic, non-gmo vegetable based protein designed specifically to be added to smoothies.
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Servings
Ingredients
| Tbsp | Ancient Delight Superfood Mix | |
| Cup | ||
| Cup | Carrots | |
| Banana | ||
| Cup | Pecans (raw) | |
| Medjool Dates (pitted) | ||
| Tsp | Cinnamon Powder | |
| Cup | Ice |
Optional Ingredients
| Scoop | Smoothie Protein | |
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Nutrition Facts
Based on 1 Serving
Servings Size is based on the recipe after any modifications you made.
| Calories | % of Calories | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Calories | 211 | ||||||||||||
| Calories from Fat | 49 | 23% | |||||||||||
| Calories from Total Carbs | 106 | 50% | |||||||||||
Calories from Net Carbs  |
78 | 37% | |||||||||||
| Calories from Protein | 56 | 27% | |||||||||||
| % Daily Value* | |||||||||||||
| Total Fat 5 g | 8 % | ||||||||||||
| Saturated Fat 0 g | 0 % | ||||||||||||
| Cholesterol 1 mg | 0 % | ||||||||||||
| Sodium 16 mg | 1 % | ||||||||||||
| Total Carbohydrate 26.4 g | 9 % | ||||||||||||
| Dietary Fiber 7 g | 28 % | ||||||||||||
| Sugars 14 g | |||||||||||||
| Protein 14 g | 25 % | ||||||||||||
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| *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. | |||||||||||||
Why are Superfoods so Super?
Hint: It’s not because of the information found on a nutrition facts panel
DEFINITION OF SUPERFOODS
While there is not set criteria for what is considered a superfood, it is agreed upon that the term should be limited to only the healthiest foods on the planet. Many superfoods originate from ancient civilization from all over the world where using “food as medicine” has been the norm for thousands of years.
WHY ARE SUPERFOODS SO SUPER?
It’s generally not due to the information you find on a nutrition facts panel. Lets look at Cinnamon as an example. Cinnamon is considered a superfood, yet has a mostly empty nutrition panel. So why is it considered a superfood? It’s because Cinnamon contains various antioxidants that have been linked to help things like inflammation, cardiovascular system, and help regulate blood sugar levels. Many times, a superfood is considered super because of their antioxidant properties.
ABOUT ANTIOXIDANTS
Lets start with a definition of free radicals. Free Radicals are are molecules that your body creates that damages your cells – which create diseases like cancer, heart disease, diabetes, infections, Alzheimer's, etc. They are produced naturally by your body as a natural part of aging. But they are harmful.
Antioxidants protect your body against free radicals. They remove them from your body. There are tens of thousands of different types of antioxidants, and they can serve different benefits. You should eat a variety of foods rich in antioxidants since different antioxidants will serve different benefits.
There are various types of antioxidants and they will be referred to throughout our website. We like to simplify the categorization as follows:
- Enzymes: Superoxide Dismutase, Glutahione, Catalases
- Phytochemicals: Catotenoids, Flavonoids, Allyl Sulfides, Polyphenols
- Vitamins: Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Folic Acid, Beta-Carotene, CoQ10
SUMMARY
In summary, eating healthy is more than just the information found on the nutrition facts panel. There is more to it than just calories, fat, cholesterol, carbs, protein, etc. We always recommend eating a wide variety of different foods, because they have different antioxidants which serve different benefits to your body.
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Additional Information for this Recipe
How to make a carrot cake superfood smoothie:
Start off with one cup of vanilla almond milk. I prefer the taste of sweetened, but the unsweetened is much healthier.
Then you use carrots. The thing about carrots, is that they look like the human eye. Foods that look like certain organs are typically good for those organs. You can see the iris and the pupil. They’re known for helping eyes. (Walnuts is another example where they are good for the brain). Carrots are also good for anti-cancer and good for the skin.
Pecans are loaded with essential fats and also magnesium – which helps with stroke prevention and is good for the heart.
Bananas contain tryptophan, which your body uses to produce serotonin, which is good for your brain.
Then we have lemons. Lemons are good at killing microorganisms.
We have cinnamon. Cinnamon is really good at helping people regulate blood sugar, appetite suppression and killing microorganisms.
Dates are a good cholesterol regulator. Make sure you pull out the pit before you blend.
And our last ingredient that we put in here is Ancient Delight Superfood Mix. This is the magic that actually makes this a superfood smoothie. We use two tablespoons and there’s chia seeds, flax seed, reishi mushroom, maca, turmeric, ginger, cinnamon. Lots of different ingredients in here that really up the nutritional power of this mix and make this a great mix for your immune system and brain function.
We go ahead and simply put all these ingredients in the blender, add some ice and blend it on up.
Make sure you thoroughly blend this. Sometimes I will run it through a couple smoothie cycles on the blender just to make sure I get it extra creamy.
And there you go. This recipe tastes remarkably like carrot cake. I am sure you’ll enjoy it!
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