Wholefood super smoothie
Star Anise
Process the following with a hand held stick blender (I like Cuisinart brand) or stand alone blender until mixed well:
Choose a base: 3/4 cup yoghurt (eg Meredith Sheeps milk) or home-made kefir (or coconut water, coconut milk, coconut yogurt for dairy-free smoothie)
Choose a natural sweetener: ½ banana or 1-2 dates or 1-2 teaspoons of raw honey or maple syrup. These would not be necessary with coconut water which is already quite sweet.
Protein booster: 1 tablespoon of frozen or refrigerated home-made gelatinous beef bone broth (tip: freeze beef broth in ice-cube trays and add 1 ice-cube per smoothie or buy my frozen beef broth cubes or frozen beef broth & spinach cubes if not eating green separately). If home-made beef broth not available, then 1 tbsp Collagen Hydrolysate (plain or Peruvian Superfood blend) sold at Broth Bar & Larder or online at GPA Wholefoods or GelPro).
Add extra optional nutrient-density: 2 teaspoons shaved raw frozen livers, ½-1 tbsp extra virgin cold pressed coconut oil or Brain Octane Oil, 1-2 raw egg yolks (if not eating eggs separately).
Choose a flavour:
Chocolate: ½ - 1 tablespoon raw cacao powder
Vanilla: ¼ teaspoon vanilla bean powder
Cinnamon: 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder and pinch of nutmeg
Berry: 1/4 cup of frozen or fresh berries
Mango: flesh of 1/2 ripe mango (fresh or frozen)
Lime & Mint: juice of lime plus handful of mint leaves (use with dairy-free base)