Friday, February 24, 2012

Green Gogi Goodness Smoothie (nice for winter since not 'frozen' like others)

My favourite smoothie for the past few cold months and so easy…  Protein, Omega 3s, super-antioxidants,  fibre and loads of amazing energy! The raw cacao powder and gogi berries give it a nice flavour and energy kick-  You don’t taste any spinach in there-trust me!  I make mine in the Magic Bullet blender and just take the cup to sip on my drive to work. Great way to start the day!

Combine these ingredients in blender:
1 cup Almond Milk
½ cup water
2 handfuls of organic baby spinach (pre-washed)
1 banana  (or sometimes a handful of fresh blueberries instead)
1 tbsp. organic Gogi berries
1 tbsp. organic milled ( ground) Chia seeds
1 tsp. organic RAW cacao powder  (excellent antioxidant and energizing properties)
½ tsp. organic maca powder (optional)

Once the above area blended, then add these and blend for only 10-12 seconds: (very important not to over-process these and add at the end-especially the fish oil)
2 tbsp. protein powder (ie.  Pumpkin seed (or hemp) protein powder)
1-2 tsp. Fish oil (lemon flavoured)

If too thick you can add more water when you blend the last ingredients….