Green Power Breakfast Smoothie

Get Set For The Day With An Energy Boosting Shot of Super Nutrients

Green Power Breakfast Smoothie: Alkaline, mild tasting, healthy, energy boosting shot of super nutrients, inspired by the many excellent green smoothie recipes in the Abundance Diet Cookbook by Somer McCowan, plus all the greens in my garden and at the local farmers market.

I've never thought that I could actually live on smoothies, but this one has changed my mind. I've been making it every day for breakfast, and 1/2 the recipe (2 servings) energizes me all morning, because it's packed solid with nutrition, yet easy to digest.

This smoothie does take some time to make, compared to toast, or cereal from a box. Especially with my Ordinary Blender. BUT it's so worth it!

Total prep time: 30 min (with ordinary blender)

4 Servings

Nutrition Data, 142g Serving (1.5 cups): 124 cal, 67 cal from fat, 12g carb, 8g fat, 61mg sodium, 5g fiber, 4g protein, 3g sugars, low cholesterol, good source Vit A, C, K, Manganese. Estimated glycemic load 3

Ingredients:

1 cup almond milk
2 Tbsp hemp seeds (20g)
1 Tbsp chia seeds
Juice of 1/2 lime (1 - 2 Tbsp)
1/2 firm ripe avocado, peeled and chopped
Optional: 1 small banana (for more sweetness)
1 stalk celery, sliced thin
1/2 cup parsley or cilantro leaves
1 small cucumber, peeled and chopped
2 cups chopped greens (chard, spinach or baby kale work well)
1 cup or more water (OR coconut water for more sweetness)
Optional: 1 Tbsp agave or maple syrup or other sweetener
Optional: 1/4 - 1/2 tsp stevia powder or 20 drops liquid stevia
More Optional Ingredients: pinch kelp powder, liquid B12, liquid Vit D, pinch of salt

Directions:

Prep veggies
Add ingredients to blender in the order listed. Puree on high speed until smooth
Serve immediately

Recipe Tips:

If you're rushed in the morning, you can pack the blender the night before, then just whiz it up in the morning and take it along.

I make green power smoothie in my ordinary Oster blender, and it works fine, although it takes much longer to get smooth than with a high speed blender - about 10 minutes.

Without any sweeteners this smoothie tastes a lot like green salad - without the salad dressing. It goes down smoother with a little sweetening, but if you really can't do sugar or even banana, go for coconut water or stevia - a very handy ingredient if you want to reduce sugar in your diet. I like the Nu Naturals brand.

I don't add ice to my smoothies, because I don't like them chilled, and my ordinary blender doesn't do ice anyway. If you think ice is nice, just replace part of the water with frozen water.

I also don't add protein powder, because it makes smoothies sludgy, imho. If that seems like sacrilege to you, throw in a scoop of protein powder and skip the hemp and chia seeds.