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Superfood smoothies at Erewhon (multiple locations)
Health food grocer Erewhon started a smoothie craze in LA that shows no sign of slowing down. Fruit-first concoctions mixed with premium ingredients such as blue spirulina and collagen powder have customers shelling out upwards of $20 per drink.
For a more moderate price of $11, go for the Regenerada Smoothie 2.0, which is packed with protein because of its star ingredient, Mikuna Chocho – a superfood grown only in the Andes Mountains. Even if the Regenerada drink falls off the menu, you can still add Mikuna Chocho to any other smoothie.
How to get it: Avoid a wait at the smoothie counter (sometimes up to 30 minutes, depending on what TikTok craze has taken off) by pre-ordering on Erewhon’s website and picking up 20 minutes later. There are branches in Santa Monica, Venice and other popular LA quarters.
