Kate’s Mid-Morning Smoothie
It’s SMOOTHIE WEEK! Over on Instagram, I am sharing a handful of posts that are smoothie focused. Let’s begin with my daily smoothie I make every morning.
The key to this smoothie is that I make it at breakfast time. I am already in the zone making breakfast for all the kids and it’s easier to do it now than to get everything out again mid-morning. Plus, this way if I leave the house early, I can go ahead and bring this with me to enjoy. Note, I do not drink this until mid-morning, hence the name. First thing in the morning I have peanut butter + honey toast. I then set this smoothie on the counter to enjoy later in the morning when I get hungry again.
This is the blender I use. A Vitamix blender is the only one I can truly recommend. It just works so well! I used to use the 5200 Model and also love it; I simply upgraded when I was gifted a new one and actually gave the 5200 to a friend who is still using it — it’s 10 years old and still going strong!!
NOTES:
- These are all approximations… I don’t measure anything. I know that might seem annoying, but smoothies are so forgiving. Unless you are following a strict recipe for calories or health reasons you don’t have to stress too much about exact measurements.
- I do the liquid and powders first; frozen fruit and ice last. I find the heavy stuff on top pushes the other stuff down and it’s less likely to get stuck if the liquid and spinach blend first. I have been making smoothies for over 10 years and this order absolutely works best at getting everything smooth and blended well!
KATE’S MID-MORNING SMOOTHIE INGREDIENTS:
- Kefir (you can sub plain yogurt)
- Almond milk
- Ground flax seed
- Hemp hearts
- Vanilla protein powder (I like Aloha Vanilla Protein Powder)
- Fresh spinach
- Frozen banana
- Frozen fruit of choice (I use mixed berries)
- Ice (optional)
HOW TO MAKE KATE’S MID-MORNING SMOOTHIE:
- Step 1: Add liquids to the blender followed by (in this order): protein powder and seeds, spinach, frozen fruit, ice.
- Step 2: Blend on high until smooth and pour into an insulated cup.
- Step 3: Enjoy any time in the next few hours for a delicious mid-morning pick me up!
Kate’s Mid-Morning Smoothie
My go-to mid-morning pick me up that’s loaded with nutritious fruit, seeds, and greens!
Ingredients
1/3 cup kefir (or plain yogurt)
1/2 to 1 cup almond milk
1 scoop vanilla protein powder (I like Aloha Vanilla Protein Powder)
1 tablespoon ground flax seed
1 tablespoon hemp hearts
2 huge handfuls of fresh spinach
1/3 frozen banana
1 cup frozen fruit of choice (I use mixed berries)
Directions
- Add liquids (yogurt and almond milk) to the blender followed by (in this order): protein powder, seeds (flax seed and hemp hearts), spinach, and frozen fruit.
- Blend on high until smooth. If you want it thicker, add some ice and blend again.
- Pour into an insulated cup.
- Enjoy any time in the next few hours for a delicious mid-morning pick me up!
Hi! Could this smoothie be made the night before? I keep trying to make it in the mornings but it’s been a bit chaos lately and I’m always running out of time