Up and at em’ smoothie
For close to 10 years now, I’ve started almost every day with a fresh fruit and veggie smoothie. Well, at least weekdays. I love me those Saturday bagels…and donuts. These days, every single one of my smoothies includes an avocado. It is not a good day if we’ve somehow run out of avocados. And, the other ingredient that I refuse to stray from is a banana. A full banana makes my smoothies…smoother…and sweeter. I also seed cycle, so there’s usually flax seeds, pepitas, tahini, or sunflower butter in there as well, depending on where I am in the monthish. There’s lots of fun ways to switch up flavors and textures, but here’s my base:
A huge handful of frozen kale or spinach
1 banana (ripe)
1/2 an avocado
A few ice cubes
A cup of nut/seed milk or water
A tablespoon of nut or seed butter (or raw seeds)
A scoop of vanilla protein powder (I use raw, vegan powder - if your stomach has a hard time with protein powder, add some honey or maple syrup and some extra nut/seed butter).
My go to method is:
Add the ingredients in order as listed above, stopping at the nut milk, before the nut butter. Blend.
Add the nut butter or seeds, the protein powder or syrup, and whatever other fun powders/extracts/dried fruits/etc. you’re going with. Blend.
Pour. Share with your toddler because they’re yelling at you that they want smoovie and you’re trying to show that sharing is caring. Enjoy.
Some fav mix-ins:
-A huge mejdool date (cut up a bit)
-Cinnamon (especially when I’m feeling bloaty)
-Cacao (especially when I’m craving chocolate - a tablespoon usually does it)
-Peppermint extract
-All of the peanut butter
-Shredded coconut (unsweetened)
-Coffee (brewed)
-Ginger (especially if you’re putting oranges in your smoothie)
*I am not a smoothie genius. Many of my ideas come from some awesome books including: Clean Green Drinks by Candice Kumai, The Happy Hormone Guide by Shannon Leparski, The Moon Cycle Cookbook by Devon Loftus and Jenna Radomski, and One Part Plant by Jessica Murnane
