Green machine smoothie
greens for when you are short on time
Get all your greens in one go. This is such a delicious yet nutritious smoothie full of everything you need to set you up for the day. I particularly like this smoothie as its great for an on the go breakfast and keeps you full all morning long. You just through, blend and go, as simple as that.
Difficulty: 2
Serves: 6
Blending vs juicing
A greens powder or juice is great and yes very convenient when short on time. However, it isn’t nearly as nutritional and most importantly satisfying as greens and whole foods themselves. In saying this, So why do I say that a blended mix of whole nutrient dense foods is better than powders and juices…. here’s why.
Juicing essentially is the process of sepparating one thing from the other. Take celery for instance, when juiced the fibres are stripped from the food and you are really just left with expensive water.
Blending however, gets it all. The food yes may not be solid anymore but you now have a liquid version of what once was before and all of the nutrients are still intact.
INGREDIENTS
1 frozen banana, sliced
½ cup frozen cauliflower
large handful of spinach leaves or kale
¼ avocado
1 cup coconut water
1 tbsp chia seeds
1 scoop favourite protein powder
1 cup ice cubes
Tbsp peanut butter
method
Chuck it all in:
Place all of the ingredients, into a blender and firmly shut the lid.
Blitz until the smoothie reaches a creamy consistency. If the mixture is too thick, add 1-2 tbsp of water or more coconut water if preferred.
To serve, pour the smoothie mixture into a cup or bowl
Optional to add your favourite toppings as well.
Optional:
toppings: goji berries, granola, whole unsalted nuts, coconut etc
ALLERGIES: Nuts and protein powders (vegan)