Chocolate covered strawberry smoothie

If I didn't know the difference between eating and drinking I would think this a chocolate covered strawberry!  I just love experimenting with ingredients to see what healthy way I can make my favorite foods.  This one is a winner!

Note: wash, cut the stems, and freeze strawberries overnight, I find that instead of using extra icecubes that can make it watery, if you add the frozen strawberries, it will chill the smoothie perfectly.  Have your almond milk made, if you have cashew or coconut milk, you can use these as substitutes.

In your blender add:

1. 8 oz of almond milk
2. 1 cup of frozen strawberries
3. 2 Tablespoons raw cacao
4. 1 teaspoon of maca {at only 10 calories a teaspoon, this miracle cruciferous vegetable has a nutty flavor, making it perfect for smoothies, it gives you a subtle, non jittery energy from its 55 phytochemicals}
5. a quarter of a hass avocado (if it's a big Florida avocado, use half of a quarter)
6. half a teaspoon of vanilla extract
7. 5 small ice cubes or 3 big ones
8. 1 tablespoon of raw honey or if you prefer use 2 soaked pitted dates

BLEND WELL and drink with a straw! it's so much more enjoyable for some reason!

***Did you know that maca has been considered "THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH" by Peruvian natives and Incas for centuries??!! They have call it "magic, the food of the Gods, a natural viagra, a miracle drug." 

*It is part of the radish, broccoli, and watercress family
*Enhances fertility, enhances libido, and the male sex drive and sperm productions 
*boosts your immune system with its 22 amino acids, b vitamins, vitamin c, zinc and calcium
*helps with migrains
*addresses the destructive actions of mental, emotional, and physical stress on the body reducing the effects of cortisol on the adrenal glands.
*regulates the thymus, pancreas, and thyroid gland