Brain Boosting Almond Butter & Blueberry Smoothie

The foods we eat can play a huge role in helping our brain healthy and functioning properly. This Brain Boosting Almond Butter and Blueberry Smoothie is rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, along with key ingredients to reduce the risk of cognitive decline.

Disclosure – The Domestic Dietitian is in a paid partnership agreement with Memore, however, all opinions expressed are fully are own. We thank you for supporting brands that we truly love and that we are proud be associated with.

Brain Health

According to Alzheimer’s Disease International, every 3 seconds someone in the world develops dementia. As someone that worked in a retirement and skilled nursing facility for over 10 years, I’ve seen first hand how awful dementia and Alzheimer’s disease can be for all those involved.

We are working on a detailed post that dives further into dementia but in the meantime, there are things we can all do to help decrease our risk. The Mayo Clinic shared 5 Tips to Keep Your Brain Healthy and one of the ways listed – Eat A Mediterranean Diet. Yay!

The Mediterranean Diet focuses on incorporating more of the following into your meals –

• Plant Based Foods (fruits, veggies, olive oil, nuts, seeds, beans and legumes)
• Whole Grains
• Fatty Fish for Omega 3’s
• Healthy Fat
• Decreasing Saturated Fat and Added Sugars

According to the National Institutes of Health, The Mediterranean diet may slow the development of Alzheimer’s disease.

Foods for Better Brain Health

While there are no magic foods that cure all, there are certain ingredients that are beings studied and are believed to help improve brain health.

The Harvard Health Publishing Harvard Medical School reports that there are 5 Foods Linked to Better Brain Health. These foods include –

• Dark Green Leafy Vegetables
• Fatty Fish
• Berries
• Tea and Coffee
• Walnuts

Wouldn’t you know that these food are also part of the Mediterranean diet? Check out this interesting post on Why is Everyone Talking About a Green Mediterranean Diet to find out more about the connection between green tea and health.

Using Memore As Part of a Healthy Diet

We recently found a product we absolutely love and have partnered with called Memore (pronounced mem-or-ee). Based off their name alone, can you guess that their focus is cognition and brain health?

Memore is a daily green type nutritional beverage (comes in powder form) that you can add to water, smoothies or even recipes to fill in the nutritional gaps your body might be missing. Best of all, they use REAL FOOD INGREDIENTS that are designed to offer vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and nutrients that your body needs for disease prevention.

Check out their company’s mission statement –

Their ingredients include brain boosting foods like blueberries, sweet potatoes, beets, spinach, oats, almonds, flax, beans, ginger, lemon and turmeric. Best of all, they are all 100% plant based, gluten free and even contain Omega 3s fatty acids. Plus one serving is a daily dose of dark green leafy vegetables.

They currently have 3 different flavors available – Base, Blueberry & Lemon, Blackberry & Ginger. We’ve tried and love all three.

Memore Discount Available

If you are interested in trying Memore for yourself and adding it to your daily routine, you can get 30% off your order!

Simply use the code “domesticdietitian” at checkout and receive 30% off your order here – https://memore.sjv.io/c/2498640/1097860/13980

Almond Butter and Blueberry Smoothie

This brain boosting smoothie uses the following ingredients to create a smooth, creamy and nutrient packed drink –

• frozen blueberries
• almond butter
• 2 scoops blueberry & lemon flavored memore
• water

Brain boosting ingredients…

This smoothie not only packs a great flavor, but checks the following boxes when it comes to brain health –

1. Plant based
2. Blueberries – which contain flavonoids and may help with memory
3. Omega 3 fatty acids – vital to proper cell function and may increase mental focus and slow cognitive decline
4. Low in saturated fat and added sugars – memore has zero added sugars and all the sugar in this recipe comes from the natural sugars in the frozen blueberries
5. Dark green leafy vegetables – a single serving of Memore gives you an entire serving of dark green leafy veggies which are high in vitamins that help with brain function

Nutritional Kick

As part of a balanced diet, this blueberry smoothie packs a nutritional kick. Just 1 smoothie gives you –

• Calories – 298
• Protein – 14 grams
• Total Fat – 12 grams
  • 0.75 grams Saturated Fat
  • 0 grams Trans Fat
• Carbohydrates – 37 grams
  • Dietary Fiber – 11 grams
  • Total Sugars – 18 grams
    • Includes 0 grams added sugar

Not to mention the % of Daily Value for the following vitamins and minerals –

• 15% Calcium
• 20% Iron
• 28% Vitamin C

Along with Potassium, Vitamin A, E, K, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Folate, Magnesium, Zinc, Copper, Manganese

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Brain Boosting Almond Butter and Blueberry Smoothie

A flavorful, simple brain boosting, almond butter & blueberry smoothie packed with vitamins, minerals, and real food ingredients.

Course smoothie

Cuisine Mediterranean

Keyword smoothie

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 0 minutes minutes

Servings 1 smoothie

Calories 298kcal

Author Brynn McDowell, RDN at The Domestic Dietitian

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup frozen wild blueberries
• 1-2 tbsp almond butter, unsweetened
• 2 scoops Memore, blueberry & lemon flavor (see note below)

Instructions

• In a blender, add water, frozen blueberries, almond butter and memore. Puree until well blended. If smoothie is too thin in consistency, add ice until preferred consistency

Notes

Memore is a nutritional beverage (powder form) and is available here – https://memore.sjv.io/c/2498640/1097860/13980

You can use the code “domesticdietitian” for a % off your order

 

1 serving of this recipe = 

298 calories

14 grams protein

12 grams total fat (<1 gm saturated fat and 0 trans fat)

11 gram dietary fiber

18 grams sugar, 0 added sugars