There’s no better way to start your day than with a protein packed smoothie, and today we’ve got two easy smoothie recipes for you. Truthfully, you can make a delicious smoothie with anything you have on hand. You just need a cup of liquid (coconut water, cows milk, protein milk, nut milk…the possibilities are endless), something green (celery, kale, spinach, chard), something with a healthy fat (almond butter, avocado) and something sweet (frozen mango, banana, pineapple).
On these hot days there is nothing more refreshing or sustaining than a cold smoothie before walking with a friend. Enjoy!
Megan’s Mean Green Smoothie Recipe
MEGAN : My favorite thing about this smoothie recipe is that is has TONS of spinach in it and you will never know. I make a variation of this almost every morning. The key to making a smoothie is don’t over think it. Use what you’ve got. If the apples are a little mealy, toss them in a smoothie! Spinach too wilted for a salad but still good? Toss it in a smoothie! Making smoothies is also a gateway to getting kids involved in the kitchen. If they make it, they’ll usually eat it. Nothing feels healthier than starting the day with a serving of veggies. Even my kids agree.
Megan’s Mean Green Smoothie
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Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened almond/coconut/cashew milk
- 2-3 cups baby spinach I use fresh but you could use frozen.
- 3 tsp chia seeds
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder I use a paleo one
- 1 cup frozen organic mango Trader Joes for the win!
- 1 frozen banana
Instructions
- Toss it all in and blend 'er up!
Notes
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Christa’s Chocolate Banana Protein Shake
CHRISTA : Yes, friends, I am sharing a recipe — granted, it’s just a smoothie recipe, but it is proof that I can find my kitchen and it’s the one thing you can guarantee I know how to make! I got this recipe years ago from a personal trainer as a healthier alternative to the pre-made Special K breakfast drinks I was buying. It’s filling and doesn’t leave me feeling bloated. And when I start off the day on a good note with something nutritious like a smoothie, the rest of my eating throughout the day is so much better, too. (And like Megan said, this is a good use for the old bananas! In fact, it tastes even better if the banana is a little over-ripened.)
Fun fact: it’s 3/4 of a banana because my dogs each get the ends of the banana as a treat! LOL!
Christa’s Chocolate Banana Protein Shake
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Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
- 6 oz almond milk
- 3/4 banana
- 2 scoops chocolate protein powder
- 1 scoop collagen
- 1 scoop "fruits & greens" supplement powder
- 1 Tbsp almond butter
- 1 cup ice
Instructions
- Put it all in the blender and mix it up. Voila!
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Love smoothies. I think Megan means one frozen banana, not 1 T, right? My recipe is this: one banana, 1 scoop collagen, 1 heaping tsp. turmeric, 3 tsp chia, 1 heaping tsp almond butter, 3 c mixture spinach/kale, 2″ piece ginger, 1 date, 1 peeled clemtine or other small citrus–sometimes a peach and/or any blueberries/blackberries that I have on hand. With that I have fat free plain yogurt topped with homemade granola. Happy to share the granola recipe. Buon apetito.
Thanks for sharing your smoothie with us!