Anti-Cancer Breakfast Smoothie Recipe

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Last Updated on March 13, 2020

If you’re looking for a cancer-fighting smoothie, then you need this recipe. My Anti-Cancer Green Breakfast Smoothie is dairy-free and vegan with frozen broccoli.

Recipe Highlights

This anti-cancer smoothie recipe is pretty much an evolution of my Power Green Smoothie, but with a special ingredient: frozen broccoli florets! Broccoli contains sulforaphane, a known anti-cancer food. Broccoli sprouts are also great for helping to prevent cancer. 

In this recipe, you actually can’t taste the frozen broccoli once it’s blended with all of the other great ingredients in this recipe. The fresh ginger, lime juice, and mint leaves are especially important to covering up any of the “green” flavor of the veggies. You have to try it yourself!

Superfood

Studies show that there are compounds in cruciferous vegetables known as isothiocyanates that fight cancer. However, as far as we know, these compounds are only present in raw cruciferous, not cooked. So, I chose to add these raw, frozen florets to my green smoothie. As mentioned, I can’t even taste them (I usually can’t stand the smell or taste of broccoli) and they actually thicken the overall smoothie.

If you’re a fan of broccoli, you might also like this easy step-by-step guide for how to sprout broccoli seeds on your countertop without dirt. Sprouting broccoli and eating a tablespoon or two a day is another way to help prevent and fight cancer.

Disclaimer: although this recipe is titled “anti-cancer,” it is not intended as a replacement for medical treatment as advised by your healthcare professional. This recipe is intended to help with cancer prevention, not cancer treatment. 

Also, if you are a cancer patient or you know someone who is, you might want to read my full article on ways to deal with a cancer diagnosis.

Smoothies for Cancer Patients

Cancer is an incredibly scary subject, and I was blind-sighted when I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2012. At that time, I had already started my health journey and thought I was doing all the right things, but I likely had a childhood exposure or possibly experienced the result of eating the Standard American Diet for too long, or some other combination of events that led to my diagnosis.

Fighting cancer is hard and being a survivor is not a title or role I take likely. I do think there are foods we can eat and lifestyle techniques we can practice every day to help prevent cancer from starting or recurring. My husband and I have had two family members diagnosed with cancer recently and it has been very scary and sad to see them struggle with such a challenging situation.

If you have been recently diagnosed or you have a family member battling cancer, then my heart goes out to you. If you would like to see more recipes for cancer patients on my website, then please let me know in the comments. 

Recipe

Fortunately, healthy also equals delicious in this case. If you’re looking for other cancer-fighting green smoothie recipes, you might also like my other healthy smoothies:

• Broccoli Sprout Smoothie
• Orange Banana Smoothie
• Power Green Smoothie
• Healthy Vanilla Smoothie with frozen cauliflower
• Strawberry Green Smoothie 

You might also like my recipe for Vanilla Hemp Milk that is great as the base of a green smoothie. See all of my healthy smoothie recipes. 

Here is the printable recipe:

Anti-Cancer Breakfast Smoothie

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• Author: Carrie Forrest, MPH in Nutrition
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cook Time: 2 minutes
• Total Time: 17 minutes
• Yield: 2 1x
• Category: Breakfast
• Method: High-Speed Blender
• Cuisine: Healthy, vegan, dairy-free

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If you’re looking for a cancer-fighting smoothie, then you need this recipe. My Anti-Cancer Green Breakfast Smoothie is dairy-free and vegan with frozen broccoli.

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Ingredients

• 1/4 cup hemp seeds
• 3 cups filtered water
• 1 ripe banana, frozen
• 1 cup frozen strawberries or sweet cherries
• 1/4 cup frozen or fresh pomegranate arils
• 1 1-inch knob fresh ginger
• 2 cups fresh salad greens or lightly steamed kale, spinach, or collard greens
• 10 fresh mint leaves
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1 cup frozen raw broccoli florets
• juice of one lime

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Instructions

1. Combine hemp seeds and water in the base of a high-speed blender like a Vitamix or Blendtec.
2. Next, add the frozen banana, frozen strawberries or cherries, and pomegranate arils.
3. Lastly, add the ginger, greens, mint, cocoa powder, broccoli, and lime juice.
4. Place the lid on the blender and blend until smooth, about 45 seconds.
5. Serve immediately.

Notes

You can store any leftovers in a tightly-sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours. The smoothie is best served immediately, however, to benefit from the most cancer-fighting compounds.

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