Beet Avocado Smoothie – Skyterra Recipe
Skyterra Wellness Retreat in North Carolina has a new partnership with Killer Bees Honey which has brought hives to the southwest slope. The Bees have ramped up for honey-making season and Skyterra’s kitchen uses honey harvested right from Skyterra. This is a guest favorite Beet Avocado Smoothie, a rich, nutrient-packed smoothie perfect for breakfast or to fuel a long afternoon.
Ingredients
- 12 oz. milk - your favorite (oat, soy, coconut, almond) but unsweetened
- 1/2 raw beet - peeled and chopped
- 1 whole banana - frozen
- 1/2 whole avocado - peeled and seeded
- 1/2 cup blackberries -fresh or frozen
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Add all ingredients into a blender and puree until smooth.
- Do not store. Serve immediately.
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Nutrition Information: Provides anthocyanins, a powerful antioxidant that supports optimal cellular health, vitamin E, and dietary fiber. Gluten-free, dairy free, tree nut free.Nutrition
Skyterra Wellness Retreat near Asheville, surrounded by the Pisgah National Forest, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. Skyterra offers an all-inclusive weight loss and fitness program in this beautiful mountain and lake setting. Guests explore sustainable foundations of good health, sound nutrition, and mindful well-being, and enjoy daily fitness, outdoor adventures, water sports, farm-to-fork cuisine, massage, educational classes, and more.
Executive Chef Erica Lee Reynolds, in partnership with Lindsay Ford, RD, MS, ACSM, and the rest of the Skyterra culinary team deliver visually stunning, flavorful meals that offer optimum and complete nutrition – regardless of the type of diet a guest may be following. Vegan? Paleo? Vegetarian? Low-salt? Kosher? In the Skyterra culinary center, you won’t just be appeased. Your special diet will be embraced and celebrated, and you will walk away inspired to explore it further. All meals are crafted from the best organic ingredients, with most of the items coming from local farms and purveyors. When it comes to sourcing meat and produce, the team builds on relationships with nearby farmers that have been doing things the right way for a long time.