Okay, so I am back with a self-care Sunday post! The last two weeks have been hectic!
One of the ways I love to get my day started is with a healthy smoothie. I feel like I am caring for my body on a nutritional level, and it just tastes amazing. And I find that by getting my day started with having something healthy for breakfast, it kind of gets me into the right frame of mind to make additional healthy choices through out the rest of the day.
Today I’m sharing my berry smoothie recipe, but by all means, feel free to substitute the things that you enjoy in place of my ingredients. Let me know what kind of variations you like in yours in the comments section!
Berry Smoothie Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 whole banana
- 1 frozen acai puree (I buy Sambazon Acai Original Blend Superfruit Frozen smoothie packs in the frozen section) – partially thawed
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup of blueberries
- 4 ounces of yogurt – I like Vanilla Activia or Siggi’s Vanilla
- 8 ounces of orange juice OR brewed and chilled green tea. OR you can do 4 ounces of OJ and 4 ounces of the green tea
- 1 serving of Vanilla Whey Protein Powder (I like Whole Food’s brand)
- 1 serving of psyllium husk (I use Whole Food’s brand because it has less sugar added)
- 1/2 teaspoon-ish of matcha powder
Instructions:
Using a blender, blend all ingredients until they are in a smoothie like consistency.
For today’s smoothie, I did 8 ounces of orange juice because I hadn’t brewed and chilled green tea in advance. On Saturdays, I will prep all the powders I use (the protein powder, psyllium husk and matcha powder) and store them in small glass jars. I will also brew green tea, let it cool and store it in a mason jar in the fridge to have it on hand for when I want to make a smoothie.
The matcha powder does give the smoothie a slight green tint and earthy taste, as opposed to a sweeter berry taste. So if you don’t like it, just leave it out and the smoothie will taste sweeter.
But here is the finished product! Let me know if you try it and what you think! If you have any recommendations, I would love to hear about them, too!
