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.
Jessica - one word of caution...start slowly with the flax! I buy a bag of flax seed and grind only what I need for 2-3 days, then refrigerate it. Whole seeds don't go bad for a long time. Ground flax goes rancid quickly. And, too much, too soon will give you some serious bathroom issues. :
When I was doing a daily smoothie, I used 1 cup of SF soy milk, 1 portion of chocolate whey protein powder and a banana with 1 tbsp of ground soy. Delicious!
Yeah I started with 1 tbls flax, but generally do 2 now, but not all at once. (also, I have ibs, it really helps.)
I do the same as girlygirl now with the seeds. Don't eat them whole.
I use 1 cup light silk, .25 cup water (the flax makes it too thick), 1 frozen banana, a few frozen strawberries, and 3 tbls protein mix with a tsp of vanilla.
Mmmmm
When I don't have a smoothie I have whole fruit and a quarter cup of nuts.
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1 Pink Lady Apple
1/2 Cucumber
1 handful of Flat parsley
A thumbsize piece of ginger (peeled)
1/2 lemon (peeled)
1/2 cup of mango (I buy organic frozen mango when it's out of season)
1/2 cup of pineapple (I buy organic frozen pineapple when it's out of season)
1-1 1/2 cups of Kale
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1 cup blackberries
1/2 avacado
1 cup blueberries
4-8 seedless green grapes
1 cup kale
1 medjool date
8oz unsweetened almond milk
1/2-1 cup ice
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3-4 leaves dinosaur kale
3 stalks celery
2 pears
1 banana
1.5 cups cold water
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1.5 cups cold water
1 head organic romaine
3-4 stalks celery
2 apples cored and chopped
1 banana
1/3 bunch cilantro
1/3 bunch parsley
juice 1/2 lemon
Yeah I started with 1 tbls flax, but generally do 2 now, but not all at once. (also, I have ibs, it really helps.)
I do the same as girlygirl now with the seeds. Don't eat them whole.
I use 1 cup light silk, .25 cup water (the flax makes it too thick), 1 frozen banana, a few frozen strawberries, and 3 tbls protein mix with a tsp of vanilla.
Mmmmm
When I don't have a smoothie I have whole fruit and a quarter cup of nuts.
same, but sometimes I throw in some psyllium husk powder. Might try flax too though.
I wouldn't call it a smoothie... more like a protein shake that I've mimicked into a milk shake...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Shake
1 cup chocolate protein powder
1 tbsp natural, no salt peanut butter
2/3 cup skim milk
5 x-large ice cubes (to make it a thick consistency)
sometimes I add 1 tbsp of ground flax seed...
Blend it all up
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I sometimes make this when I'm wanting something else
Strawberry Banana Smoothie
5 strawberries
1 banana
1 scoop Vanilla protein
1/2 cup - 1 cup skim milk (depending on consistency)
A few ice cubes to thicken
Last edited by SweetScrumptious; 04-05-2011 at 07:40 AM.
you wont get nutritional value from whole as the body cant break down the shell, it would act mostly has a fiber and undigest.
I too use the ground flax and I keep it in the fridge for freshness, you could also play around with oils. Maybe one day add some flax oils or maybe even fish oil :-)
Jessica, ask your doctor about flax first. Some doctors warn against it in pregnancy because of the effect on hormones. A good alternative for Omega-3 is a fish oil supplement.
My standby green smoothie is:
-spinach
-seltzer
-OJ
-frozen fruit (bananas, strawberries, peaches, or whatever else is on hand).
-psyllium
3.5 oz vanilla NF yougurt
6 oz pasturized egg whites
.25 oz natural peanut butter
1 package of "Weight Control" instant oatmeal (I usually get the maple flavor)
Lots of protein and it keeps me full for 4 hours, even with a fairly strenuous hour of weights in the gym.