Name: Rose Quartz Latte
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: ½ cup full fat coconut milk; ½ cup water; 1½ teaspoons beet powder; 1 tablespoon cacao butter; ¼ teaspoon rose water; 6 drops vanilla stevia; ⅛ teaspoon vanilla powder

The Heart Chakra

People say rose quartz stone activates the heart chakra. For me, activating this chakra also involves meditation, connecting with others, or beholding beauty. This Rose Quartz Latte is truly a thing of beauty. An incredibly healing beverage, it also contains a secret superfood ingredient.

Beets on the Keto Diet?

If you’re on a Keto Diet you’ll be using up some of your carbs with this Rose Quartz Latte. A serving has around 3g of carbs. Most people on this diet are allowed 20-25g of carbs per day. When I workout, my carb intake goes up and I add in this healing drink. But it’s not just about brilliant aesthetics when it comes to beet powder. It’s about superfood nutrition!

Are Beets a Superfood?

Beets are a superfood, and so is beet powder. That’s because beets contain nitrates which benefit a number of body systems including:

vascular health and blood vessel elasticity
lower blood pressure
prevent hyperactive blood clotting
immune function

Are Nitrates Bad for Me?

I remember back in 2013 when my colleague Dr. Robert Rountree, author of the fabulous, Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child told me about nitrates, the secret ingredient in beets. I was confused at first. But he explained that nitrates work synergistically with the antioxidants in vegetables to do all kinds of amazing things for your body (see above). It’s the nitrates in meat that we need to beware of, as it is thought they are carcinogenic. Essentially, the nitrates in meat turn into a different metabolite than the nitrates in vegetables.