Can you believe it’s Day 11 of my 14-Day Smoothie Challenge? It’s all happening on my Facebook page, in case you missed it. Did you catch yesterday’s Mango Coconut Smoothie With a Twist? That was good! I thought we needed a beautiful red smoothie, using some delicious beet, so I created this tasty Heart Beet Smoothie. Get it? “Beet” haha, because beets are good for the heart!
Beet roots are awesome! I made some really delicious Vegan Beet Stew a while ago, the most delicious Balsamic Mushroom Toast with Roasted Beets, and of course my Super Healthy Chocolate Beet Smoothie! Yum!
Beet roots
There are many varieties of beets, but we most often see the classic red one, and sometimes a yellow variety. What’s funny is that beets are bright red and resemble blood, and guess what? It’s really good for our blood, as it may help lower blood pressure, and regenerate red blood cells, thereby cleansing our blood. Beet roots contain iron, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, vitamin A, B6, folic acid, protein, antioxidants, and fibre.
Beets are also a good source of folate and betaine. These nutrients act together to help lower blood levels of homocysteine, which can increase your risk of heart disease by causing artery-damaging inflammation. (source)
Adding some beets to our meals is a good thing, and today’s Heart Beet Smoothie is an easy way to do so. The addition of frozen strawberries really turns this smoothie into a flavourful breakfast, and the beet taste is not overpowering. This smoothie would be great for kids too!
Enjoy!
Heart Beet Smoothie | Vegan, Refined Sugar-Free
Ingredients
- 1 red beet root* peeled (a bit smaller than the size of your fist)
- 1/2 banana
- 1/2 avocado
- 1 cup frozen organic strawberries
- 1 thumb-size piece of ginger peeled
- 1 Tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp chia seeds
- 1 1/2 cup nut milk or rice milk
Instructions
Blend everything in a high performance blender until smooth, about 45 seconds. Enjoy right way or put in an airtight container in the fridge.
Recipe Notes
*Note: if your blender is not powerful enough to blend a raw beet root, simply lightly steam it first to make it more tender.
Note: I do not believe anyone should worry about counting calories, but here is the nutritional information for one serving
Calories: 133kcal | Fat: 6g | Sodium: 101mg | Potassium: 394mg | Carbohydrates: 18g | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 10g | Protein: 1g | Vitamin A: 50% | Vitamin C: 34.4% | Calcium: 31% | Iron: 0.7%
I have everything to make this right now. Such a beautiful nutritious way to start the day!
Thanks Elaine! I’m sure you will love it, it’s so uplifting and fresh!
First of all, I love the name of this smoothie. It’s freaking adorable. Second, it *sounds* absolutely delicious. I’m such a sucker for beets and I love them for juicing, but I’ve never incorporated them into smoothies before. It’s about time I start!
Thanks! I thought it was a cute name too. lol If you love beets, you will definitely love this smoothie, even though the beet taste is subtle mixed with the strawberries.
I love adding frozen beet to smoothies, and the combo of ingredients in this smoothie recipe sounds so flavourful! Definitely need to try!
Frozen beet is a great idea! You can freeze them when they’re in-season, at their peak, and then use them later in the winter. Yum!
WOW hon, what a great post! Such a nice idea to use beets in a smoothie. They are magical aren’t they?
Thanks! They are! I personally can’t resist pickled beets! I can eat a whole jar by myself. I also love juicing them, so I thought why not put it in my smoothie too? 🙂
This smoothie looks so pretty. I love the vibrant colour the beets add. I dont put beets in my smoothies often enough, but this looks like a recipe I need to try.
The mix of beet and strawberries is a winning combo! You’ll love it! 🙂