It’s safe to say that I am on board the smoothie train. When I was working full-time, I would start every morning with a smoothie. Now that I am in school and at home more often, I have the luxury of listening to my body and responding to it as soon as it speaks to me!

I want to share with you my go-to smoothie that re-energizes my body and brain, allowing me to slay my day!

I love this smoothie because it’s super simple, easy and agrees with my stomach. For the longest time, I thought that I needed to have a banana and some type of milk base in my smoothie. A combination and/or either of these things left me feeling heavy instead of energized. So, I had to get creative to come up with other smoothie options that did not contain bananas or some type of plant-based milk (and there’s not a lot of that out there).
Here it is!

Ingredients:

• ¾ cup of frozen blueberries (preferably wild)
• 1-2 Tbsp of protein powder (I used the brand Tropeaka, the vanilla flavour which is a pea protein brand – that doesn’t have the grainy taste)
• *if you don’t have protein powder, you can substitute almond butter instead
  • ½ cup filtered water (add more if needed)
• 1 Tbsp hemp seeds (or 1 Tbsp chia seeds depending on what I feel my body needs more)
• Ice

I know what you’re thinking – that’s it?

It’s seriously that simple!

This smoothie only takes 5 minutes to make and provides you with plant-based protein, omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids, as well as blueberries (high in anthocyanins aka antioxidant protection to the brain & nervous system) to help fuel your brain to finish those readings on your to-do list!

Try it out – your tummy and brain will thank me!

 

PRO TIP:

To switch things up or if you want something more substantive, try putting your smoothie in a bowl and keep the consistency a little thicker by adding more ice or not blending it as long. Then top it with granola, nuts, seeds, coconut, fruit or other toppings – get creative. When I am really hungry I’ll do this instead of a smoothie in a cup.

 

 

What’s in your go-to smoothie?

Would love to hear some more yummy ideas!

Until next time,
Christine

 

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