My 5 Favourite Summer Smoothies to Help Busy Moms Chill Out when their Mornings are Too Hot to Handle!

The kids are off school. Your schedule is out of whack. Your normal routine – just got thrown out the window! But that doesn’t mean your nutrition has to suffer. Here are my 5 favourite smoothie recipes for you and your family that are delicious, fast, and will help you tackle the craziest of mornings!

Blueberry Muffin Smoothie

• 1 ½ cups frozen blueberries
• 3 tbsp Gluten-free Bob’s Red Mills oats
• Handful of fresh spinach
• ½ tablespoon flax seeds
• 1 tbsp Nutiva Coco Manna Coconut butter
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 scoop Progressive Vegan Harmonized Protein (Vanilla)
• 1/2 cup – 1 cup of ice
• ¾ to 1 cup almond milk or water, or as needed to blend
• To sweeten: add 3 soft medjool dates or your favourite natural sweetener (I use Stevia)

Peaches & Cream Smoothie

• 2 peaches, fresh or frozen
• 1 tbsp of coconut kefir
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 scoop of Garden of Life Protein (Vanilla)
• ¼ cup organic light canned coconut milk
• 1 tbsp of organic unsweetened flaked coconut
• 1 cup almond milk/water or more as needed to blend
• 1/2 cup – 1 cup of ice
• To sweeten: add 3 soft medjool dates or your favourite natural sweetener (I use Stevia)
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Strawberry PB&J

• 2 cups frozen strawberries
• Small handful of fresh spinach
• 1 tablespoon Prana chia seeds
• 2 tablespoons Nuts To You organic almond butter
• 1 scoop of Sun Warrior Raw Vegan protein (Vanilla)
• 1 cups almond milk/water, more as needed to blend
• 1/2 cup – 1 cup of ice
• To sweeten: add 3 soft medjool dates or your favourite natural sweetener (I use Stevia)
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Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie

• 1 1/2 cups of frozen cauliflower
• 1/2 banana
• 1 scoop Progressive Vegan Harmonized Protein (Chocolate)
• 1½ cup frozen spinach leaves
• ¼ cup mint leaves, frozen
• 1½ tablespoon Giddy Yoyo cacao nibs
• 1 to 1½ cup almond milk, or as needed to blend
• 1/2 cup – 1 cup of ice
• To sweeten: add 3 soft medjool dates or your favourite natural sweetener (I use Stevia)

Cherry Rhubarb Pie

• 1 banana
• 3/4 cup rhubarb
• 1/2 cup frozen dark cherries
• 3 tbsp Gluten-free Bob’s Red Mills oats
• 1 scoop of Garden of Life Protein (Vanilla)
• 1 tsp Organic Traditions acai powder
• 1 tsp Organika Maca Powder
• 1 tbsp of flax seeds
• 1 tbsp of Nuts To You organic almond butter
• 1 to 1½ cup almond milk, or as needed to blend
• 1/2 cup – 1 cup of ice
• To sweeten: add 3 soft medjool dates or your favourite natural sweetener (I use Stevia)

Green Dream Smoothie

• 1 1/2 oz baby spinach
• 1/2 cup frozen pineapple
• 1/2 cup of frozen mango
• 1-2 tbsp frozen coconut chunks
• 1 scoop of Sun Warrior Raw Vegan protein (Vanilla)
• 1 tsp Oganika Spirulina
• 1 tbsp Prana chia seeds
• 1 to 1½ cup almond milk, or as needed to blend
• 1/2 cup – 1 cup of ice
• To sweeten: add 3 soft medjool dates or your favourite natural sweetener (I use Stevia)

Instructions

For each smoothie – blend ingredients in a blender. Use the blender’s baton (if you have one) to help. Add more almond milk or water as needed. The key to a thick smoothie is to add enough liquid to move your blender blade, but not too much to make the smoothie thin and watery. You can also increase the thickness without adding extra sugar/calories from fruit by adding frozen veggies like cauliflower, zucchini and butternut squash.

Note

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