How does one find enough time in the morning to do exercise and eat healthy?? When I am unprepared, I end up skipping breakfast after a workout which leads me down a dangerous path to become a ravenous snacker by around 10:30, scouring my cabinets for snacks or anything remotely edible. Anyway, I digress. I’ve gotten into the habit of preparing a fruit smoothie with the night before. It’s loaded with protein and has no added sugar and only 4 ingredient.

See the recipe below!

Protein Power Green Smoothie

Ingredients:

• Frozen fruit: (e.g., mixed berries, mango, or banana slices) I prefer berries for their antioxidants
• Power greens (e.g., spinach, kale, or a mix): I buy mine at Costco and toss it in the freezer before it goes bad.
• Protein Powder: Vanilla protein powder is great to sweeten and thicken the smoothie but any will work
• 0.5 – 1 cup water or milk of choice (adjust to desired consistency)

Optional:

• Greek Yogurt- this is great for added protein
• Nut Butter- For healthy fats and extra calories

Instructions:

To put it simply, throw everything in the blender and blend. I’ll share a bit more on the process for those who are interested.

Use a powerful blender

I use my trusty Vitamix, which does a great job breaking everything down and the tamper helps to push ingredients down.

The Order Matters!

Sandwich your sticky stuff (this includes protein powder, nut butters, honey, anything that might get stuck to the blender).

Supposedly, the best order is liquids, soft ingredients, powders, then solids. In this case, greens are soft ingredients, and solids are our fruit. This is for a typical blender, so if you have a single-serve blender like a nutribullet then you’ll want to put the fruits in first and then work backwards.

Notes:

• Making it the night before may cause the smoothie to change texture a bit or separate but just mix and enjoy,
• Be sure to store it in the fridge, I would recommend consuming within 24 hours.