Smoothie Basics

A lot of you have been following my journey of smoothie making for a while now. Let me tell you smoothies are not my favorite breakfast. I used to be one of those people who used to laugh at others when they made smoothies to start their day because how can you not have a hot breakfast?

Sigh how the mighty have fallen. Since I am trying to eat right, Smoothies have become a very convenient way to start the weekday when you are running for work. They are healthy, nutritious, and a good way to add sugar to my diet from fruits.

There are a lot of other things you can add to your smoothie but I don’t have the time or energy or space to stock things to put in my breakfast so these work well for me.

Here is a basic guideline for any smoothie:

Ingredients: The Base: (cannot make a smoothie without this)

• 1 frozen banana (Freezing the banana makes it really creamy)

• Almond or soy or coconut or regular milk

• OR you can use 5 - 6 Cashews OR Almonds instead of a nut milk.

• 1 tbsp Honey or 3 dates (seedless) for sweetness

• A high-power blender to bring it all together. I use a Nutri Ninja.

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The extras: (give your smoothies the extra kick)

• Frozen berries or red apple or green apple or dragonfruit or peach or nectarine or kiwi or mangoes or figs.

• A handful of frozen spinach or kale

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Optional:

• 1 tbsp Hemp seeds

• 2 tbsp rolled oats

• 1 tbsp chia seeds

• 1 tsp Açai powder

• 1 tsp Cinnamon

• Pinch of Turmeric

• 1/2 cup Yogurt (you can use coconut yogurt as well)

• A scoop of Whey or Vegan protein powder

• 1 tbsp Maca powder

• 1 a tbsp Cocoa powder (only if you want chocolate e smoothie)

• 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract

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Method:

1. In a high-powered blender add the ingredients for the base, the extras, and some of the optionals.

2. If using Almonds or Cashews instead of nut milk, add a few Ice cubes or 1 cup of cold water and blend.

3. Serve chilled and enjoy