We all crave hearty breads or oats in the morning from time to time, but aren’t you proud of yourself when you actually wake up craving a smoothie? I am. They’re light and easy with very little clean up, you can’t mess up the recipe in any way, and they leave you feeling amazing. Here’s my homage to a few easy (and color coordinated) smoothies I love. For more inspiration, check out my Pinterest or Instagram pages. Let me know your favorites in the comments!
The Red:
The Dreamcicle: 1/2 cup cherries, 1 banana, 1 carrot, 1 scoop Nuzest vanilla probiotic protein powder, 1/2 cup almond milk, topped with blood oranges, vanilla vegan yogurt, and hemp hearts.
The Powerhouse: 1 1/2 frozen bananas, 2 strawberries, 5 cherries, 1/4 cup spinach, 10 blueberries, 1/2 apple, 1 tsp flax meal, 1/2 cup roasted butternut squash, 1 raw carrot, 1/4 cup raw beet, 3/4 cup vanilla coconut milk, topped with raw pistachios, chia seeds, blueberries, hemp hearts, and coconut shreds.
The Orange:
The Autumn Bowl: 2 carrots, 1 banana, 1 apple, 1/2 cup pineapple, 1 inch of ginger (or sub 1/2 tsp ginger powder), 3 inches of turmeric, 3/4 cup almond milk, 3 tablespoons maple syrup. Topped with dried figs, dates, sunflower butter, maple granola, vegan yogurt, and blueberries.
The Carrot Cake: 1/4 cup frozen pineapple, 1/2 frozen mango, 1 banana, 1 apple, 1/4 cup frozen coconut, 1 carrot, 1” fresh turmeric (or sub 1 tsp powder), 1” fresh ginger (or sub 1 tsp powder), 1/2 cup oat milk, and topped with dried cranberries, fresh figs, pecan praline granola from Trader Joe’s, shredded coconut, and raw pecans.
The Yellow:
The Summertime: 1/2 frozen mango, 1/2 cup frozen pineapple, 1 banana, 1/2 cup yellow summer squash, 1/3 cup soy milk, topped with fresh figs, pomegranate seeds, blackberries, pistachios coconut shreds, and hemp hearts.
The Easy Breezy: 1 frozen banana, 1/2 cup pineapple, 1/2 cup frozen coconut chunks, 1 apple, 1/2 cup cashew milk, topped with dragon fruit, strawberries, pomegranate seeds, and coconut shreds.
The Green:
The Gardener: 1 frozen banana, 1/2 mango, 1 cup spinach, 1/4 cup frozen coconut chunks, 1/2 cup almond milk, topped with vegan yogurt, Ranier cherries, shredded coconut, hemp hearts, and chamomile flowers.
The Happy Camper: 1 cup spinach, 1 apple, 1 banana, 1/2 cup pineapple, 1/2 cup frozen coconut, 1 scoop Nuzest matcha vanilla protein powder, 1/2 cup almond milk. Topped with sunflower butter, vegan yogurt, strawberries, blueberries, and vanilla granola.
The Blue:
The Blue Lagoon: 1 apple, 1 banana, 1 clementine, 1 minneola (or orange), 1/2 cup frozen pineapple, 1/4 cup frozen coconut, 1 scoop Nuzest vanilla protein powder, 1/2 cup oat milk, 1/2 tsp butterfly pea flower, topped with vegan yogurt,clementines, kiwi, apples, pomegranate seeds, almonds, flax seeds, and hemp hearts.
The Tropical Breeze: 1 banana, 1 apple, 1 plum, 1/2 cup coconut, 1/2 cup almond milk blended and topped with vegan yogurt, coconut shreds, pomegranate seeds, plums, and hemp hearts.
The Purple:
The Early Riser: 1 banana, 1/2 cup strawberries, 1/4 cup blueberries, 1/4 cup beet, 1/2 carrot, 1/2 cup blackberries, 1/2 cup oat milk, topped with blackberries, blueberries , and hemp hearts.
The Berry: 1 banana, 1/2 cup frozen pineapple, 1 apple for the white smoothie, and for the purple flower, add 1/2 cup mixed blackberries and blueberries to that mix. Top with pistachios, blackberries, and hemp hearts.
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