The Organic Climber – Vegetarian running, cycling, swimming, rock climbing and raw foods.

This smoothie now ranks among my favorite. I still seem to be on this chocolate kick too, maybe it’s the two 16oz bags of cacao I recently purchased. But, this one turned out to be pretty amazing I think. Next time I will probably try it without the cacao, because I think it will be equally as delicious.

The Recipe

• 1 ripe peach (pitted, leaving the skin on)
• 2.5 oz of frozen peaches (1/4 of a 10 oz bag)
• 2.5 -3 oz of frozen mangoes (or about 1/4 of a fresh one)
• 1 banana
• 2 TBSP of raw honey (or agave for 100% vegan)
• 2 TBSP of cacao powder

Combine all ingredients into a blender and whiz until smooth!

A random though just popped into my head… I should create a page listing out my favorite smoothie recipes. So, look for that in the hopefully near future.

And, on a side note. I might be running the Dallas Rock and Roll Half Marathon in two weeks. I will be sure to post if that happens. It will be hard to work in another long run before then though since I will be out climbing in Arkansas this weekend, but seeing how I just did 13.1 last weekend I think I will be okay getting in an 8 mile run sometime next week.

RAW Food, Smoothie Tuesday by OrganicClimber
agave, banna, cacao, mango, nectarine, RAW, raw honey, smoothie
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Experimenting with smoothies is always fun for me. I usually end up discovering my best smoothies when I run out of mixed berries, which is what I make my daily smoothies out of. Once I run out of those I am forced to get creative.  This particular smoothie was one of those moments. I had just been to Whole Foods but forgot to pick up frozen berries, but I still had a package of frozen mangoes in the freezer. During my trip to Whole Foods I had picked up a batch of rainbow chard.

Rainbow chard can be identified by it’s large fan like leaves. The base of the step is usually multicolored – pink, red, orange and yellow, the leaves are a dark green with red veins and stalks.  Rainbow chard wilts quickly though, so be sure you plan on using it within a couple of days if you decide to purchase some.  This particular chard is also sweeter than most, thus making it idea for smoothies. Unlike kale, you will barely notice it’s there.

The Recipe:

• Two large Rainbow Chard leaves (or your choice of greens)

• 5oz of Frozen Mango (half a 10oz package)

• 1 banana

• 3 TBSP of Almond Butter

• 4 TBSP of RAW Honey

• 1 Cup of Vanilla Hemp Seed Milk

• 4 TBSP of Hemp Seed Protein Powder (optional)

Combine all ingredients in a high speed blender (I use a Vita-Mix) and blend until smooth.

RAW Food, Smoothie Tuesday by OrganicClimber
almond butter, banna, green smoothie, hemp, honey, mango, mangoes, protein, rainbow chard, RAW, smoothie
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