Morning Smoothies

Last night I had a request to share the smoothie recipe I use to make smoothies each weekday morning – it’s not really a “recipe” per se but it is quite filling and tasty so of course I’ll oblige.  This makes 2 smoothies and takes care of so many of the vitamins and minerals you need, so even if you have a “coffee – pastry – soda – candy bar – pizza – beer” kind of day, this will at least get you some nutrition before it all goes downhill. (And yes, vegans have those days too but it’s more like “coffee – Clif bar – coffee – crackers – half a baguette dipped in olive oil – wine – wine – wine.”)  J

Morning Smoothies for Two

Ingredients:

-1/2 cup soy yogurt (flavor of your choice)

-2 scoops protein powder (we use Sun Warrior rice protein; it equates to about 30 grams of protein)

-1 tbsp ground flax

-1 banana

-1/2 cup frozen mixed berries

- block of frozen spinach, thawed (or about 2 cups fresh spinach)

-1 cup almond or soy milk

-1/2 of a mango, cubed (optional)

Method:

Put it all in a blender or Vitamix and blend at least a minute on high until it is very smooth.