Powerful Woman, Calcium-Filled Smoothie
- Category: Smoothie
Description
For all the amazing women in our lives, here is a smoothie recipe designed to prevent disease, and build optimal health. It’s packed with calcium, omega 3 fatty acids and powerful woman sulphur-containing amino acids (the building blocks of protein). Dr Joanna Budwig, who pioneered studies on fats and oils in the early 1950′s, found that the combination of flaxseed with sulphur-containing protein, prevented or helped to heal cancer. When sulphur-containing protein and Omega 3 oils are taken together there is increased oxygen uptake in tissues. In order to prevent or reverse cancer we need to increase tissue oxygenation. Cancer prevention in a smoothie, I’m in!
In this power-packed smoothie the Omega 3 comes from flax and chia seed, almonds, tahini, and kale are all high in calcium and sulphur-containing amino acids.
Providing 548 mg of Calcium which is roughly 42% of your daily recommended intake – Tie on your Powerful Woman cape and drink up!
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp raw almond butter (sub sunflower seed butter for nut-free)
- 1 tbsp tahini (sesame seed paste)
- 1 tbsp. each of ground flax seeds and chia seed
- 1 large organic banana, (frozen makes the smoothie creamier)
- 1/2 cup, or more to taste, diced mango (frozen is great)
- 1 handful of chopped kale
- Plant-based milk of your choice (make sure it is sugar-free. My favorite is Oat Milk)
- 1 pure maple syrup (optional)
Instructions
- Blend everything together until smooth.
4 Responses
How much calcium in this smoothie?
Hi Penny, this smoothie is packed with 549mg of calcium which is roughly 42% of your daily intake. If you sub in sunflower seed butter the calcium is pretty much the same.
Does anyone know how much calcium this provides any other nutritional value?
Hi Kimberly, I just updated the recipe to show the nutrition data! This has 549mg of calcium which is roughly 42% of your daily intake. If you sub in sunflower seed butter the calcium is pretty much the same.
Enjoy!