Prepare to moan and lick the bowl ´cause you are going to want more :) And it´s not even naughty! win win win!
Strawberries and chocolate are a classic combo but here they´re brought together with a bit of an unusual, healthy twist. I give you the princess of chocolate mousse!
Throw the following into a mixing bowl or into your blender:
- Flesh of 1/2 soft avocado
- 6 strawberries
- 1 tsp vanilla powder (or 1/2 tsp vanilla essence)
- 2 tbsp cocoa/cacao powder
- 1 tsp lime juice
- 1 tbsp liquid coconut oil
- 1 tbsp honey (agave for vegans)
- tiny pinch of sea salt
Guess a little strawberry tribute is in order
Strawberries are packed full of our best friends, antioxidants. Therefore they help to counteract all the damage caused by free radicals that constantly try to break down our bodies. At any given moment, there is a battle going on inside us between free radicals and antioxidants. We can think of the free radicals as terrorists that try to create an imbalance in our systems and the antioxidants as the peacemakers that stabilise and repair the damage the free radicals cause. For this reason, adequate intake of antioxidant rich foods, like strawberries, is essential to maintain good health and help the body maintain this sought after inner balance that is the key to keep degeneration at bay. One of the antioxidants strawberries are very rich in is vitamin C. Did you know that we are one of very few species that can´t make our own vitamin C? So us poor humans must rely on getting it from our food. Unfortunately vitamin C is very perishable and sensitive to both light and heat. Therefore getting the freshest food possible is of paramount importance if we want to be sure of getting our precious C. An orange that´s travelled across the globe and been on the shelf for a month wont give us much but my strawberries picked on the same day will!
Enjoy the strawberry season while it lasts! Wont be much longer so hurry up folks :)
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