SERVES ONE (360 calories)
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PROTEIN 65 calories | FRUIT 52 calories | HEALTHY FAT Add Avocado 90 calories | CHIA & FLAX SEEDS
30 calories | GREENS Add Spinach 15 calories | BLEND WITH | ADD-ON Choose One or More |
1 scoop whey protein (preferred – this is dairy) | 2/3 cup whole fresh organic fruit, berries preferred | 1/3 avocado | 1/2 T chia seeds | *Handful of spinach, kale, Swiss chard or Mustard Greens | 2 cups Filtered water | 1/4 to 1 tsp cinnamon, nutmeg, curry or turmeric |
1 scoop pea protein (next to best tasting, after whey), rice, hemp protein | 2/3 cup frozen organic fruit, berries preferred | Shy T coconut oil | 2 tsp ground flax | Handful: watercress, basil, cilantro, parsley, mint or dill | 1 tsp fresh grated ginger | |
Yogurt: coconut, plain unsweetened or full fat organic cow, goat or sheep | 1 medium apple | 1 T almond, cashew or walnut butter | 1/2 cucumber or bok choy, broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, etc. | |||
Kefir: coconut, plain unsweetened or full fat organic cow, goat or sheep: | 1 small pear | Shy T flax oil or extra virgin olive oil | ||||
*Whole Foods sells frozen, organic loose leaf spinach, kale, Swiss chard and mustard greens. These are prewashed, stemmed and prepped! |
HOW TO MODIFY THE CALORIES
If you need to further modify these smoothies to meet you individual calorie needs (to increase calories, not decrease calories – no one should drop below 1200 calories), feel free to add the following to your smoothie: instead of blending your smoothie with water, blend it with 1 cup unsweetened almond milk (averages 30-40 calories) or 1 cup coconut water, plain (averages 145 calories). I have included the average calories for the recommend portion at the top of each column. You can further adjust your smoothie calorie load using this information as well.
CAN I ADD….?
These smoothies do taste green and are meant to offer a power punch of bioactive compounds and phytonutrients. If you MUST add a little banana, you can. 1/3 of a banana is around 35 calories. Simply add 1/3 of banana to the recipe. Do not adjust the other ingredients.