Welcome back to another Smoothie Spotlight. For all you matcha lovers, you will surely enjoy this post. This week we are featuring the Matcha Made in Heaven. This superfood smoothie packs an antioxidant rich punch, thanks to strawberries, goji berries, matcha and pumpkin seeds. Read on to learn more about each ingredient! Matcha Made in Heaven: Strawberries, banana, coconut butter, matcha, goji berries, ginger, honey, EPIC green protein powder, citrus essence, pumpkin seed my

“I’m looking for something for . What would you recommend?” If you’ve ever asked this question OR wanted to ask this question, you are not alone! Our food is medicine menu spans far and wide. It takes us some time to really get to know the products! In this blog post, we are beginning to break down the benefits of our wellness shots. Rather than list the benefit of each ingredient, we are dividing the wellness shots into benefit categories. This post focuses on digestive hea

The sweet, sweet summertime has got us on a tropical kick with our smoothie spotlight series. Interestingly enough, this week’s smoothie has quite the digestive power, from enzymes naturally found in pineapple, to the non-digestible fibers in bananas, to the soothing qualities of spearmint. Without further a due, we introduce to you .. the Mojo Rising! Mojo Rising: Pineapple, banana, avocado, coconut butter, kale, lime juice, coconut nectar, mint, coconut water, cashew mylk,

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"Pura vida" translates to "pure life" or "simple life". Costa Ricans believe pura vida is more than a phrase, it's a way of life. Pura vida is used to say hello, goodbye and let people know all is well. Culturally, pura vida means living a life full of gratitude and appreciation for the simple things. They limit unwarranted stress and strive to get back to the basics. In our opinion, it's a beautiful, peaceful way of life. Though Costa Rica remains miles away, we hope our Pur

Over the past four years, there’s one trend we’ve noticed: the popularity of the Funky Monkey. Year after year, it is our top selling smoothie. It is kid tested, mother approved and down right, delicious. Whether you go with strawberries, blueberries or a little bit of both, you cannot go wrong with some funk in your life! Banana The remaining Smoothie Spotlight Series feature bananas. From time to time, we’ll include a refresher of the health benefits of bananas. If asked ab

Welcome back to the Smoothie Spotlight! Today’s post is about the highly acclaimed Empowermint. It’s no wonder it is one of our most popular smoothies – a refreshing and creamy dairy-free take on mint chocolate chip heaven, with a sprinkle of cacao nibs for the crunch factor. As the summer heats up, we are geared up and ready to go with the influx of Empowermint requests. Read on for the health benefits and unique facts about each ingredient. Banana Remember what we said abou

Step into any coffee shop, restaurant or wellness café and you’ll find a matcha latte on the menu. While the matcha craze ignited several years ago, matcha is steeped in rich tradition and history. The origin of tea is intrinsically linked to China; however, matcha’s beginnings are within the introduction of Zen Buddhism to Japan. Myoan Eisai, who introduced this philosophy to Japan, embraced this whole leaf powdered form of green tea. Matcha played an integral role in the te

As we are round out the first month of the new year, we wanted to take a moment and honor 2017. We are bursting at the seams with gratitude for this past year. In 2017, the Nectary grew leaps and bounds. The hive expanded with the addition of our Healdsburg location in July. We saw a significant increase in our production across the board. Our culinary masterminds continued to develop intentional, healing foods and implement our “Food as Medicine” series. Our barista, juicing