I love fresh fruit and especially cherries. Fresh cherries are only available for a limited time during the year.
Even though the harvest last for 4 months, there are peaks in the season. The California cherries peak at the end of May/beginning of June. The Washington cherries peak in early July.
Cherries contain vitamin C, carotenoids, and anthocyanins – cancer fighting compounds.
I love this delicious smoothie recipe.
I always recommend organic.
Why, because conventionally grown cherries don’t have the nutrients in them that organic cherries have. Also, cherries are on EWG’s Dirty Dozen List of produce that is the most contaminated with pesticides. They get their data from the USDA Pesticide Data Program, which tests for pesticide residues on washed produce.
Conventional cherries have been shown to carry residues from up to 42 different pesticides, some of which are known carcinogens, suspected hormone disruptors, neurotoxins, and bee toxins. Both sweet and tart cherries supply these antioxidant substances, though tart cherries contain more. (Tart cherries can also contribute to better sleep.) The antioxidants in cherry juice and dried cherries (both unsweetened and sweetened) are similar to fresh cherries. Frozen cherries’ antioxidant content is somewhat lower. If you can’t find fresh organic cherries where you are, the frozen ones work great too!
Super Cherry Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1-cup fresh berries (blackberries, blueberries, etc.)
- 1 cup pitted, fresh cherries
- ½ cup coconut or hemp, unsweetened, vanilla milk (add more as needed)
- 2 cups baby greens (spinach, Kale, romaine are all great)
- ¼ cup sprouted, pumpkin seeds
Instructions
- Place all of the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
Serves one or two.
Join me, it’s delicious!
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