Valentine’s Day Smoothie

Valentine’s Day LOVE Smoothie❤

With v-day coming up, I decided to add a pop of colour to mine and hubby’s morning smoothie! (Especially with all this SNOW, some colour can help brighten up our mood🤦‍♀️)

What gave it this beautiful colour- can you guess the secret ingredient?!

BEETS ! This root vegetable is rich in vitamins and nutrients. Some of its highlighted benefits are as follows:

• high in antioxidants
• high in folic acid
• Anti-inflammatory
• Detoxifying
• Boosts athletic performance
• Lowers blood pressure

PLUS- it is low in sugar! I am trying to keep my morning sugar intake at a minimum to avoid any afternoon crashes and keep my anxiety at bay. So I have been exploring with veggies in my shakes. Stay tuned for more 🙂

Try this recipe out – just in time for V-DAY 🥰 Your partner won’t even notice there are beets in there – let’s keep that part a secret 😉

BEET SMOOTHIE

Prep Time: 5 min, Total Cook Time: 5 min

❤2 large cooked beets (peeled)
❤1 cup of spinach
❤1 cup of blueberries
❤1/2 cup of yogurt
❤2 cups of any nut milk
❤optional – Protien or collagen powder

❤2 tbsp chia seeds

❤4 icecubes

**add all ingredients to a high speed blender! If too thick add some water to get desired consistency

**Makes 2 servings

TIP – Boil beets at the start of the week and have ready in the fridge!

Share with a loved one !

What are your healthy Valentine’s Day treats?

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Until Next Time,

MellyFit xox