Ibiza is fast becoming a haven for healthy living addicts. Health fuelled cafes, well being retreats and organic markets are popping up all over the island and now the hottest superfood out there, Açai, has arrived in Ibiza thanks to the team at Organic Açai.
A favourite on the fashionable foodie set, you're more than likely to have spied açai on juice menus a plenty but now you can snap it up to use at home. Packed with powerful health-giving properties, it derives from the açai palm tree, native to Central and South America. Loaded with goodness, it contains 42 times the level of antioxidants in fresh blueberries and 10 times those in spirulina, plus over 50 other must-have nutrients. The health benefits are endless, supporting the immune system, aiding weight loss, anti-ageing benefits, improvement in digestion and clearer skin plus many more. It's fast becoming a staple ingredient in kitchens around the world and is a great addition to your daily routine. It's suitable for the whole family and there are plenty of ways to filter it into your diet. Delicious with all kinds of fruit and cereals, it makes the perfect addition to a nutritious breakfast or scrumptious smoothie. The perfect morning kick starter, blended with frozen banana and apple juice for a thick frozen mush that goes perfectly with granola or fruit or ditch the banana in favour of more juice for an on the go juice that's packed with goodness.
Organic Açai are the first in Europe to be certified organic and classified fair trade, with 10% of profits from products sold on the island going directly back to the farmer and families of those who are involved in the harvesting of the berries in the Amazon. 100% pure, real açai pulp with no additives, preservatives or thickeners, berries are frozen within hours of being pieced from trees in the Amazon rainforest, ensuring all the goodness is locked in.
So, now you're hooked where can you get your hands on this must-have natural healer, we hear you cry? Just click here to order.
As well as supplying the product the founders offer nutritional advice and yummy recipes for how to use it. Check out our two favourites below - the hangover cure comes in handy for sure!
Check out what the clubbing manager of Spotlight has to say about Organic açai;
'As the clubbing manager of Spotlight I obviously live at a completely different biorhythm in summer. I never get to bed before 5am, and after a few hours of sleep, work is calling again. I always used to drink iced coffee to wake up, but since I've tried açaí, I can honestly say there's an alternative! It is a bit more work to prepare it than just brewing up some coffee, but it's worth it, especially in the summer months, when it's over 30°c once you wake up (which in my life is seldomly before 11am during the season), it's nice to have a drink that's ice cold and energising at the same time - what a start to the day. My girlfriend also works nights and has also enjoyed the açaí and we both have one favourite recipe, mine is frozen banana with skimmed milk, which results in a pretty 'creamy' smoothie and is a superb breakfast, while my better half loves to do hers with pineapple (not frozen though) and coconut water. This one results in a more liquid base but is just as delicious. two thumbs up for açaí!'
Summer Breeze
Organic açai, mint leaves, lime juice, coconut water
Hangover Cure
Organic açai, watermelon, basil, ginger, cayenne pepper
WORDS | Lucy Moon
