Chocolate Monkey Smoothie

1 cup chocolate rice, almond or hemp milk

½ cup water

1 banana

1 tbsp all natural peanut, cashew or almond butter

1 tbsp flax oil

3-4 ice cubes

Combine all ingredients into blender or magic bullet and blend on high for 1 minute. 

Pina Colida

1 cup vanilla almond milk

½ cup pineapple coconut juice

1 banana & ½ cup fresh pineapple

4 tbsp vanilla yogurt

2-3 ice cubes

1 tbsp lime juice 

Blend all ingredients on high for 1 minute.

Green Supreme

1 cup Almond milk

1 banana

handful baby spinach

1/4 cup frozen blueberries

4 tbsp vanilla yogurt

tbsp flax oil

Add water to your liking, Blend and Enjoy!

 The next time you are rushing out the door in the morning and don’t have time for a full breakfast; try one of these incredible smoothie options. They are quick, nutritious, balanced and will keep you going until your mid-morning snack. You can make these the night before and just give it a shake in the morning before you drink up.

Smoothies also make a great mid-morning and afternoon snack and a fantastic post workout snack. Once you get the swing of it you will no longer need recipes, just a little of this and a little of that, blend it up and VOILA you have a smoothie. Just be careful to watch the calorie count of your ingredients, they can add up quickly and a smoothie should be no more than 250-300kcal per serving.

My favorite kitchen tool for preparing these is the Magic Bullet; cheap, small, portable and a cinch to wash…if you don’t already own one go out and get it!

 

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