I’m not kidding when I tell you my hands are orange, and nope I don’t spray tan. I eat a ton of vegetables that contain beta-carotene, giving my skin a tint of orange! Beta-carotene is not only found in orange vegetables, here are the top ten list of foods containing beta-carotene: sweet potatoes, carrots, leafy greens, romaine lettuce, butternut squash, cantaloupe melon, red peppers, dried apricots, peas and broccoli. So YES, basically my whole diet consists of beta-carotene and my hands and feet are pretty good signs of that.
Every other week or so I would go get a manicure and pedicure- but needless to say, it wouldn’t last long between running and baking :(. I noticed that every week the manicurist would scrub my hands and feet really hard. I thought it was normal protocol, but then realized she was trying to scrub something off my hands. She thought I had an uneven spray tan and was trying to clean up my hands and feet! They always get a good laugh when I tell them it’s from eating a lot of vegetables.
Did you know some people eat beta-carotene to help them with their exercise induced asthma. Meaning more lung capacity to run faster and stronger!
So I turned one of my favorite cakes into a healthy and nourishing smoothie, packed with beta-carotene, protein and a ton of other goodness! I love the vibrant color of this smoothie and it’s smooth, creamy and thick texture. I used Bai5 Coconut flavor (no secret that I love coconut) to give the smoothie that coconut flavor found in carrot cake, and also blended in organic raisins I recently bought from Thrive Market.
So whats your favorite go-to smoothie?
Recipe
- 1 cup carrots (two medium carrots)
- 1 cup molokai coconut bai5
- 2 teaspoons organic raisins
- 1 teaspoon almond butter
- 1 scoop of vegan protein powder I used– Vanilla Vega Performance Protein
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
- dash of nutmeg
- 1 1/2 cups of ice
garnish: organic raisins and organic coconut flakes
Blend all ingredients besides ice until smooth, once blended add your ice and blend until smooth and creamy.
Love this! I made it for the second day in a row this morning but today I added a banana and used the Chai Vega Performance Protein instead of the vanilla…deeeeeelish! Thanks
Love your addition!! So happy you like it! It litteraly taste like carrot cake to me!
Me too its such a great way to start the day, thanks so much for sharing! I’ve done something similar with zucchini, vega chail (or vanilla) protein, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cocoa nibs for a zucchini bread smoothie and its great!
This was great! I didn’t have raisins so I used a date instead and frozen carrots so I didn’t need the ice and it was amazing. Thanks for sharing
Just made this and it was delicious! I’m definitely going to make it again