Making smoothies is pretty simple and self-explanatory, but here are a couple of smoothie ideas to get the ball rolling!
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Mix and match ingredient to custom make your perfect smoothie. Here are two tasty smoothie bases for your morning breakfast.
The Green Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 frozen and peeled banana
- ½ cup grapes
- ½ avocado
- 1 cup spinach or kale (or both)
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds (or any seeds you like or have lying around)
- 1 ½ cups chilled green tea (homebrewed is best)
To get this green morning smoothie going you need to take out your blender or Nutribullet. Add the green tea first to help the fruit blend properly. Next go in with the frozen bananas so they can blend first, grapes, followed by the rest of your ingredients and you can start blending! Add some ice with the smoothie in a glass to keep it fresh and cool.
This recipe is packed with healthy fats, anti-inflammatory benefits, and it sure to keep you energized and going all day.
The Berry Smoothie
If you’re not a green smoothie fan then try out this yummy berry one!
Ingredients
- 1 cup frozen berries
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla or maple syrup
- ½ cup oats
- 1 ½ cup almond milk (or whichever milk you prefer)
- Hemp seeds and chia seeds (or whichever seeds you like)
Pour the milk into the blender so everything can blend nicely. Add the oats and the frozen berries next, followed by the rest of the ingredients and get blending.
The great thing about this berry smoothie is it’s packed with protein and energy from the chia seeds, amino acids from the hemp seeds, and it keeps you full all day because of the oats.
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