I'm a big fan of the breakfast smoothie. I can whirl it in the blender, pour it in a glass and be out the door in just a few minutes.
As long as I remember to put the blender in the dishwasher before I leave, I'm a happy camper (man, do I hate to clean stuck on smoothie).
Someone was saying that they liked to put flax in their smoothie in the morning and I had never thought of that! I'm going to pick up some flax today and see if I like it.
My smoothie is usually a combo of whatever I got at the farmers market and is starting to go bad. But this has been my favorite lately:
Green Goddess
1 oz of spinach or kale (about a cup)
1/2 a frozen banana
5 or so strawberries (I don't even take the green tops off. I am that lazy).
1/2 of water
1 cup of skim milk (because I'm pregnant I try to sneak in more protein/calcium)
a scoop of Sun Harvest Soy Protein (from Henry's --24 grams of protein)
I whirl the water and the spinach first for a good 30 seconds before I put anything else in. This basically pulverizes the spinach so I am not chewing my smoothie. I add the soy protein last because it's a thickener and I also add about a cup of ice.
It makes one GIGANTIC (32 oz) smoothie for a little less than 300 calories and you could reduce it further by not using milk.
I drink this around 8am and it usually keeps me going until 11am.