Smoothies are my favourite on the go breakfast, it’s easy to pack them with nutrients and vitamins and you can take your smoothie cup pretty much anywhere in the morning. I have been using a Nutribullet for many years now, because I couldn’t get the right consistency from my traditional blender, which also didn’t like nuts much (that blender ended up at our local charity shop quite quickly after the arrival of the Nutribullet). Wonderful, but I still get a few messages on Insta and from my friends asking what does one do with these juice gizmos, and how to get the same tasty smoothies as the ones you get from juice bars? So I thought it would be worth a post.
Before we go on, just a little reminder: I am no chef, dietician or clean food guru (whatever clean food is), and I claim zero expertise in nutrition; I just love eating tasty, fresh, and mostly healthy food and most days of the week my breakfast consists of coffee and a smoothie of whatever I find between my fridge and my freezer. If you are a smoothie beginner, I would suggest starting with recipes that taste nice to ease you into it: there is no point starting a smoothie routine with something that tastes and looks like green pond water, as it will take all your motivation away. Most of my smoothies include at least one fruit to ensure a bit of sweetness, but on the other hand they always have one green leafy veg (usually spinach and kale when I can find baby kale leaves here) because that’s incredibly good for me.
To get you going, you will need to do a little bit of shopping: fresh and frozen fruit and veg (I love frozen bags because it means I can stock up, and sometimes I make my own frozen bags of anything, from bananas to raw spinach, and remember, organic is best…), a couple of good yoghurt pots (no good Greek yoghurt here in South Africa, sadly, but I did find a protein yoghurt by Danone that I like), a couple of unsweetened non-dairy milks, chia seeds and nuts, all of which can be found in most supermarkets these days. If you want, you can also visit your nearest health shop or order online some more esoteric ingredients such as spirulina powder, bee pollen, acai berry powder, cocoa nibs etc. and finally, I add protein powder to all my smoothies, at the suggestion of all the trainers I’ve worked with, but that’s not a must… Here are my five starter choices (PS – some taste like desserts, so are perfect as snacks as well)…
I picked my top five starter smoothies because they taste nice, they are great as a breakfast (these smoothies are full of nutrients, fats and carbs so don’t go thinking this is something to eat with your toast, the breakfast is in the glass…) and are a good intro to the whole smoothie fiesta. I hope you enjoy them!
With love, S.
A Styled Life 