Five Smoothie Faves

One of my favorite ways to get all the vitamins, minerals, fiber, healthy fats, etc. into my diet is with a smoothie. You can get all of your daily requirements of every nutrient in one quick meal if you wanted! This is especially important for me as I don't get a lot of time in between my clients during the day, so I'll often make a smoothie in advance and keep it in the fridge at work for sipping throughout the day. And it's a GREAT way to get nutrients into my kids, especially my picky son. And with the warm weather firmly in place, smoothies are a cool and refreshing way to eat. Whether you have them for breakfast, lunch or snack, they are a great way to get the nutrients you need without having to turn on the oven! There are so many yummy combinations but I've narrowed down some of my favorites into the 5 below. I may have to do a monthly installment of my 5 favorite smoothies every month :)

Before I continue, I'm linking up with the Friday Five link up hosted by Courtney at Eat Pray Run DC, Cynthia at You Signed Up for What and Mar at Mar on the Run. Be sure to show them some love!

Here are the five smoothies I've been drinking up this week:

Pineapple Green Smoothie

1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1 cup packed spinach
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup diced pineapple (I use a can of diced pineapple in 100% pineapple juice)
1 forzen banana
3 tbs hemp protein powder (or whatever your serving size is)

Place everything in the blender, adding liquids first. Combine until smooth.

PB&J Smoothie

1 cup frozen blueberries
1 cup frozen strawberries
2 tbs peanut butter
1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

Place everything in the blender, adding liquids first. Combine until smooth.

Chocolate Banana Split Smoothie

1 frozen banana
1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk (I use vanilla but you can use chocolate almond milk as well. I just use vanilla more often and have it on hand regularly)
2 cup frozen strawberries
2 tbs raw cacao powder
1 serving hemp protein powder

Place everything in the blender, adding liquids first. Combine until smooth.

Apple Carrot Ginger Smoothie

1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1 apple, cored but not peeled
1 carrot, chopped
1 tsp ground ginger

Place everything in the blender, adding liquids first. Combine until smooth. I usually have this in addition to a breakfast, so there isn't a protein source here. But you could easily add a serving of hemp protein powder.

Super Green Smoothie

1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1 cup baby spinach
1 frozen banana
1/2 avocado
1 tbs chia seeds
Pinch of ground cinnamon
3 tbs hemp protein powder

Put everything into the blender, liquids first. Add ice if you want a cooler, slushier smoothie :)


Do you like smoothies? What are your favorite recipes?