Antioxidant Vegan Cacao Smoothie
Chocolate can be a great treat and a decadent snack and feel like nourishing luxury to your soul. And no surprise. Chocolate affects our mood-hormones; serotonin, endorphins and phenylethylamine. 100% cacao is high in antioxidants, making it a healthier choice when you want to treat your self. Here are some specific health benefits of cacao, which you'll get from this smoothie:
- Serotonin is our antidepressant hormone, the one that makes us feel good, emotionally stabile and calm.
- Endorphins make us feel enthusiastic and powerful. These are also the hormones that are released when you exercise.
- Phenylethylamine is a mood enhancer.
- High in antioxidants, the raw cacao is considered a Superfood and contains a number of essential minerals; such as potassium, copper and magnesium, flavonoids and several vitamins; including vitamin B1, B2, D, and E.
Antioxidant Vegan Cacao Smoothie
Serves 2
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup unsweetened coconut milk
- 3/4 cup oat milk, nut or hemp milk.
- 2 tablespoons raw unsweetened 100% powdered cacao
- 1 whole star of anise
- 4 whole coffee beans
- 1 tablespoon real 100% maple syrup
- 4 ice cubes
Preparation
Blend everything in a blender and serve.
Jeanette is rethinking self-care in the workplace as the foundation for peak performance, engagement, and a culture where people belong and work better together. An internationally recognized self-care mindset expert, she shares the tools to reclaim agency and cultivate the human connection that helps us communicate and collaborate with curiosity and care so that we can navigate challenges, innovate and grow stronger together in our constantly changing reality. She has spoken at the United Nations, delivered TEDx talks and keynotes throughout the US, and spoken to audiences on five continents about how we can facilitate change in our relationship with self-care at work so that we can be busy and healthy at the same time, cultivating a culture where people create impact and sustainable success together. Her new book, “The Self-Care Mindset, Rethinking How We Change and Grow, Harness Wellbeing, and Reclaim Work-Life Quality