We know this week will be tough for a lot of you. You’ll either preparing for a huge meal you’re cooking on Thursday, or thinking about all the family you would have seen this week if not for a rapidly spreading virus. Either way, you’re probably not up for cooking normal meals at all. How are you going to properly fuel yourself with appropriate nutrients without too much effort? Our go-to are these tried and true family-friendly beloved green smoothies!
Yes, smoothies!
The difference between smoothies and juicing is FIBER. Fiber is another way to think of carbs. Fruits and vegetables are full of gut-healthy and hormone-friendly fiber. We also use healthy fats like nut butter (more fiber) and avocado. Then we add protein powder and collagen.
We use Shaklee protein and collagen 9 because they not only test their products for over 350 contaminants, but have over 140 published clinical studies to show efficacy of health-promoting benefits. They do not use any harmful solvents or chemicals (often used and not disclosed for collagen) to turn it into a dissolvable powder nor do they add any unnecessarily additives. And, unlike most protein powders – especially chocolate – you won’t find any California Prop 65 Warnings because they ensure safe levels of heavy metals in every batch.
I like that Shaklee’s protein also has 24 vitamins and minerals added – so even if you’re not doing a fancy smoothie with added fruits and veggies, you’ll still get a big nutritional boost. And with 20g of protein and 6g of fiber you can choose from my favorites: Cafe Latte soy protein and French Vanilla plant protein, to chocolate whey, strawberry and beyond! They even have kid protein intended to be a replacement for stir in chocolate, like Nesquik! The flavor is seriously milkshake-esque without weird additives or fake sweeteners.
First up is Stacy’s favorite, the cinnamon nut butter green smoothie. The cinnamon is anti-inflammatory and helps cut the bitterness of no matter how many greens you add.
Ingredients
- 2/3 C vanilla unsweet almond milk
- 1/2 frozen banana (I always over-buy and freeze ripe extras)
- 1/2 C frozen zucchini (grated yourself or can buy frozen noodles)
- 1/2 C spinach (baby is the most mild in flavor)
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 serving Collagen Peptides (we use Equip)
- 2 Tbsp nut butter
Instructions
- Blend until smooth and drink!
Ingredients
- 2/3 C vanilla unsweetened almond milk
- 1/3 C organic whole milk yogurt or dairy-free yogurt of choice, optional
- 1/2 frozen avocado
- 1/2 C frozen cauli-rice
- 1/2 C frozen fruit of choice
- 1/2 C spinach
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 serving Collagen Peptides (we use Equip)
- 2 Tbsp chia or flax seeds, ground in a coffee grinder
Instructions
- Blend until smooth and drink!
Ingredients
- 1/3 C vanilla unsweetened almond milk
- 2/3 C cold coffee*
- 2/3 frozen banana (I always over-buy and freeze ripe extras)
- 1/2 C spinach (baby is the most mild in flavor)
- 1 serving chocolate protein (we use Equip's Chocolate Beef Protein)
- 1 serving Collagen Peptides (we use Equip)
- optional: 1/2 tsp cinnamon or vanilla extract or bean paste
- optional: a few drops of stevia if your protein is unsweetened
- *obviously not affiliated with Starbuck's, this works best with coffee you have leftover from the day before, if using cold brew make sure to measure the concentrate with water as the "coffee" measurement
Instructions
- Blend until smooth and drink!
Notes
*obviously not affiliated with Starbuck's, this works best with coffee you have leftover from the day before, if using cold brew make sure to measure the concentrate with water as the "coffee" measurement
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