Eating Vegan in Loreto

We live in Baja and spend most of our time in Loreto. BUT while we were in Todos Santos last year, one of my friends in Todos Santos, who is also named Cambria believe it or not, is vegan and her dietary choices rubbed off on me. Baja is a great place to decide to make healthier choices as there is an abundance of fresh produce, seafood, seeds, nuts, dates, coconuts, well you get the idea. I am making healthier food choices for my body but I do eat fresh fish, shrimp and shell fish. One of my favorite favorite favorite treats is the chocolate avocado shake I make. I make one for me and my husband almost everyday. So I guess its not a treat but more like a staple.
Here it is:

And here is what's in it:
Chocolate Avocado smoothie for Two:
Two cups unsweetened soy or almond milk, or water works too
2 heaping TBSP unsweetened Cocoa or Cacao
1/4 avocado
1 TBSP Chia seeds
tsp cinnamon
2 TBPS Sweetener of you choice (i have been using date paste as dates are everywhere and so good and good for you. Plus its a whole food sweetener.) You can also use maple syrup, honey or agave.
pinch of salt
Cup of ice

Put ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth and no ice chunks remain.

Depending on what you have on hand, you can also put in 1/2-1 ripe banana to sub out some of your sweetener, hemp seeds for added protein, coconut, nut butter and vanilla. The avocado gives it the creaminess that milk would and you cannot taste it AT ALL. Just don't use a to overly or under ripe avo.
Cheers!
Cambria
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