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

Recipe by Kate

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!

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