Did you know July is National Blueberry Month? Since Thing 2 is a July baby (her birthday was yesterday) we’ve always called her our blueberry girl. Truth is we adore all things blueberry around here, even though the season is fleeting.
When CocoaVia invited me to try making a blueberry fruit smoothie using their cocoa extract Fruit Sticks, I was all over it.
What is CocoaVia? It’s a daily cocoa extract supplement. Cocoa flavanols are scientifically proven to help support healthy circulation by helping your arteries stay flexible.
Each serving contains 250mg of cocoa flavanols with no added sugar, artificial flavors or colors. As a distance runner I am well aware of the effects oxidative stress has on the body so I am always looking for ways to counteract that.
So I made the smoothie and I have to say it was delicious. There is no chocolate taste (I used the Cran-Raspberry CocoaVia), just sweet blueberries and the tang from the Greek Yogurt. I’ve also thrown in a scoop of protein powder and swapped the yogurt for plain kefir and used this for post-run recovery. There’s a Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie recipe I am eyeing to try next.
Blueberry Smoothie
3/4C Plain Greek Yogurt
3/4C milk of your choice (I used almond)
1/4C fresh blueberries
1 packet of CocoaVia Cran-Raspberry or Summer Citrus supplement
Blend all ingredients for 30 seconds, serve chilled and enjoy with fresh fruit!
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Love the nickname! I usually just eat them raw over greek yogurt with cinnamon. I’ve tried adding them to pancakes, but somehow when I flip them, that side never seems to get all the way done b/c the berries raise the batter up. Weird?
It was great to see you at Esprit de She last Thursday! Thanks again for helping Katie and me out with our packet pickup at the last minute. =)
My fave way to enjoy blueberries is in pancakes!!!
YUMMMMM!! I just love blueberries period! 🙂
I love, love, LOVE blueberries. I like them with plain or Greek yogurt. Heavenly!
But no added sugar or artificial colors or flavors in a cocoa extract supplement…sounds great! –Lisa
Just plain:)
I prefer my blueberries in a blueberry muffin, but I could eat them straight off the blueberry bush…and have in my garden this year.
in a smoothie or on cereal
Ooh I had a few good blueberry muffins in AK which was mostly blueberries and very little cake. They were SO good.
I love blueberries on vanilla ice cream.
We love blueberries at our house. I usually eat them straight up or with Greek yogurt.
I like to eat them straight out of the pint container. And I usually eat one pint in a sitting! LOL
Just yesterday I enjoyed a blueberries frappè. Glad you had a racing week end. This evening I will leave on a cruise ship……
I love smoothies! Yum!
I make smoothies for my 15 year old all the time. He’s playing football, and I really power them up for him! It is the only way I can get anything nutritious into him anyways…
I make blueberry smoothies with cacao all the time! This sounds like a nutritious and delicious way to pump up my choco-blueberry smoothies! YUM!
OOOOO I’d love to try this!! Chocoa and blueberry? YUM!!
Blueberry smoothie, blueberry muffins, all on their own…….there’s no bad way to enjoy blueberries!
I love blueberries and sliced strawberries together! The freshness and sweetness make it perfect as is!
Never have I tried this goodness!
In my salad!
As long as they make it into my mouth i like blueberries all ways!
I love just snacking on fresh or frozen strawberries as they are. Great snack!
I love blueberries in pie.
I really like to have blueberries in my green smoothies.
I love blueberries in my smoothies the best.
In protein shakes!!
I have blueberries almost every day in my oatmeal.
In my oatmeal!
I love blueberries with cottage cheese.
I prefer to eat my blueberries straight from the container just popping them into my mouth.
Healthy oatmeal blueberry muffins, or whole grain blueberry pancakes!
I love them in my greek yogurt!
I eat them by the handful, in your, smoothies, or warmed up with nut butter!
I love blueberries just about everyway, but muffins are always a favorite.
I love blueberries! On pancakes would be my favorite!
I love blueberries in greek yogurt!
i love blueberry muffins and pancakes
Fresh blueberries over yogurt.
My favorites healthier ways to enjoy blueberries are with fresh greek yogurt or in a smoothie. If I am having a splurge, then homemade blueberry pancakes, muffins or blueberry lemon pound cake hits the spot! 🙂
I like blueberries in some yogurt or as a part of a smoothie, but usually with some other berries as well.