Yes!  And, it’s nutrient packed!  This came about because as my boys get older, the harder it is to get them to drink green smoothies or green drinks.  Such a bummer.  But, they love chocolate…especially the younger one!  So, since I am determined to get as much healthy food in them as possible, I figured chocolate would be how I was going to make it happen.  This yummy smoothie does have some green in it that is thankfully, in this case, hidden by the chocolate.  But, even without the green ingredients, it is full of some powerful nutrients that make this smoothie anything but sinful, even though it tastes like it!

Here are the ingredients that will ignite your feel good receptors while infusing your body with some much needed phytonutrients, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals…..just to name a few. 

Cacao is what’s behind the bliss in this yummy drink, and not just because of it’s pure chocolatey taste, but mostly because it contains one of the highest concentrations of antioxidants and magnesium in nature.  Did you know that magnesium is one of the minerals the standard American diet is most deficient in?  So, it’s really important that we eat foods as close to their natural state as possible in order to give our bodies what they need to be healthy.  We need magnesium because it is an anti-inflammatory mineral that offers protection against illnesses like arthritis and Alzheimers disease.  And, since inflammation causes many problems in our bodies that can lead to disease, we don’t want to miss out on nutrients that fight inflammation!   Read more