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About Almond Butter Peanut butter is made primarily from either ground raw almonds or ground roasted almonds. Some common additives are salt, oils, sugar, and...
READ MOREAlmond milk is a plant milk with a creamy texture and nutty taste. It contains neither cholesterol nor lactose, and is often consumed by the...
READ MOREAlmond milk is a plant milk with a creamy texture and nutty taste. It contains neither cholesterol nor lactose, and is often consumed by the...
READ MOREAncient Chocolate is a superfood mix created by My Nutrition Advisor. It contains 9 different superfoods: cacao powder, flax seeds, chia seeds, beet root powder,...
READ MOREFarmers in Southeast Asia and Papua New Guinea first domesticated bananas back in 5000 BCE. They became widespread in the Americas in the 1880's.
READ MOREAbout Cabbage Cabbage likely originated in Europe before 1,000 BC and was a prominent part of European diets during the middle ages. The cabbage plant...
READ MOREAbout Dark Chocolate We recommend finding dark chocolate chips that are at least 60% cacao. Lets discuss how chocolate is made. It stars with the cacao...
READ MOREWe actually do get questions about ice - and if there is a difference between using large cubes, small cubes, etc. Blenders will have an...
READ MOREAbout Kale Kale was one of the most common green vegetables in Europe until the end of the middle ages. Kale comes fromt eh same family...
READ MOREAbout Parsley Parsley is native to the Mediterranean region (southern Italy, Algeria, and Tunisia). There is another plant called, "fool's parsley" that is actually deadly. So...
READ MOREAbout Peanut Butter Peanut butter is made primarily from ground dry roasted peanuts. Some common additives are salt, oils, sugar, and emulsifiers (those make peanut butter...
READ MOREAbout Raisins Raisins are dried grapes. Most the raisins consumed in the United States come from California. Nutrition Benefits of Raisins Raisins have been linked to benefits related...
READ MOREAbout Sea Salt Sea salt is salt produced from seawater. It goes through very little processing aside from evaporating the the sea water. There are a...
READ MOREA vegetarian blend of organic, non-gmo vegetable based protein designed specifically to be added to smoothies.
READ MOREAbout Spinach Spinach is native to Persia (modern day Iran) and was introduced to Asia as early as the 600's AD. There are 3 basic types of...
READ MOREWhat is Vanilla Extract? Vanilla extract is typically made from alcohol, water, and vanilla beans. Vanilla flavoring is not made from vanilla beans - so make sure...
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Tbsp | Ancient Chocolate Superfood Mix | |
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Tbsp | Raisins | |
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Cup | Ice | |
Cup | Water | |
Tbsp | Dark Chocolate Chips |
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Scoop | Smoothie Protein | |
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Tsp | Vanilla Extract | |
Tsp | Sea Salt |

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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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For each health goal, we assigned a score to each recipe and each ingredient. This helps you better understand the correlation that medical research is suggesting between foods and benefits to various health goals. Our scoring system is based on REAL RESEARCH published on pubmed.gov. This is a website that curates over 25 million different biomedical journals.
What we consider when creating your scores:
- 1Type of Study (human, animal, lab, or academic review)
- 2Amount of Research
- 3What the Research Says
- 4How much of the ingredient we use (for the recipes)
Anna Stoker November 18, 2017 at 3:16 am
When my trainer, Tim Lane, suggested I try these smoothies, I was more than skeptical. I’ve been anti-smoothies for years because they always seem difficult to make, taste horrible, or fail to make me feel better. Until now. This product is fantastic! These smoothies taste great and give me a huge amount of energy. And having the ability to see the health benefits with scientific backup is unique in the industry. So far, Peanut Butter Cup is my favorite!