Saturday, January 9, 2016

Green Fruity Power Smoothie Recipe

This is my go-to smoothie recipe adapted from several different sources to my liking. I could (and often do) have this every single morning. I need to branch out and try some different smoothie recipes but- if it ain't broke, why fix it, right? Several of the ingredients are optional but you can make it with what you have or perhaps branch out to try new things. (I will be providing links to sources for ingredients and products from time to time. These are my affiliate links but if the price isn't the best I encourage you to shop around. But I only link to what I actually buy myself). Here I'll share my regular recipe and my adapted Daniel Fast-friendly version.

My Green, Fruity Power Smoothie 

1 cup liquid (I often use fruit juice- pineapple is my favorite, can use milk or water also)
1 to 1 1/2 cup of fresh spinach
2 Tbsp Greek yogurt
Half a ripe banana
1 cup (ish) of frozen strawberries (or any frozen fruit)
Raw honey or a tiny pinch of unprocessed organic stevia to taste (A pinch of the real stuff goes a long way! This is optional though because bananas and fruit juice usually add enough sweetness).
1 Tbsp organic coconut oil (I melt it for about 10 seconds in the microwave so its not solid but thats up to you.)
1 tsp soaked chia seeds (I soak about 10 minutes while I mix everything else) or my new favorite, hemp hearts (which you don't have to soak :)

Optional additional ingredients I may add depending on my craving that day. 
Oatmeal, Nuts, Flax seed meal, organic cacao powder (but only if I'm using milk as my liquid) or real Peanut butter etc.

Mix liquid and fresh spinach together first then add other ingredients and mix again. I have a Ninja blender which I highly recommend. It will liquify anything!

Daniel-Fast-friendly version of My Green Fruity Power Smoothie

1 cup of liquid (almond milk, coconut milk, soy milk or water)
1 to 1 1/2 cup fresh spinach
2 Tbsp of silken tofu
Half a ripe banana
1 cup (ish) of frozen strawberries (or any frozen fruit)
1-2 Tbsp pure, non-concentrated apple juice (if you need extra sweetness) 
1 Tbsp organic coconut oil
1 tsp soaked chia seeds

All of the Optional additional ingredients are D-Fast friendly.

Mix liquid and fresh spinach together first then add other ingredients and mix again.

Let me know if you try this and if you like it or have any creative variations of it you'd like to share. :D

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