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Brazil nuts are a great addition to a healthy diet. Not only are they one of the best sources of selenium available, they have anti-cancer properties and help save rainforests. According to the Amazon Conservation Association, Brazil nuts can grow only “in a healthy rainforest ecosystem,” where they provide families in the Amazon with roughly half their yearly income.

Ingredients (serves 2)

• 2 cups Brazil nut milk
  
  
• 3 small bananas, frozen
  
  
• 3 Tbsp raw cacao powder
  
  
• 1 Tbsp raw maca
  
  
• 1 Tbsp organic bee pollen
  
  
• 1 Tbsp raw agave nectar

Directions
Blend all the ingredients in a high-speed blender until smooth, about 1 minute.

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Joanna Steven is co-author with Tonya Kay of raw vegan nutritional analysis eBooks available at Kayos Market. She contributes to the Raw Divas and Raw Mom websites, has been published in Get Fresh! and writes her own blog.

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