Beauty Booster

Go nuts for this smoothie – and reap the benefits with glowing, gorgeous skin, strong nails and beautiful hair.

A delicious salted macadamia and vanilla smoothie that’s good for the skin, hair and nails.

Salted Macadamia and Vanilla Smoothie

Serves 1

1 frozen banana

½ cup each oat milk and coconut milk

3 dates (soak these in hot water for 10 minutes prior if not fresh) 1 generous tablespoon macadamia and vanilla nut butter* 1 tablespoon tahini

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon sea salt

*Forty Thieves one is amazing… otherwise you can make your own by soaking a cup of raw macadamia nuts overnight in water and then blend them the next day – use 1 tablespoon from this for the recipe and use the rest to put on toast. Or if you own a powerful blender, you can blitz them raw, whole and unsoaked.

The hero ingredient in this recipe is macadamia nuts, which are a great snack for when you’re on the run. They are high in protein and monounsaturated fats. The former is great for cell growth. What I mean by that, is nuts are a great thing to add into your diet if you want to look good. They also taste super yummy. You just might have to hide them if you have a household like mine (my eldest son can scoff an entire bag of macadamia nuts in one sitting).

Place the ingredients in a blender and mix. Pour into a cup and enjoy!

Note: We put bee pollen on top for styling, but this is optional, it’s delicious with or without the topping.

Hack: Keep nuts fresh by keeping them in the freezer. Rachel is a wellness expert and the author of Balance: Food, Health + Happiness. inspiredhealth.co.nz @rachelgrunwell