January 2018 is well underway and a lot of us have started back at work, or will be in the next few weeks. Some of us may have set our goals for the year, some of us may just be starting to think about them. One of those goals may be healthy-living, or you may already have that nailed that one and so have picked another focus. Whatever it is, we thought we’d help you kick-start 2018 in the way you mean to go on, with some cracking (and very healthy) smoothie recipes. What a way to start your day! Yum.
Banana smoothie with almonds
½ medium banana
1 pitted date
½ cup of the milk of your choice
10 almonds
4 large ice cubes
Place everything in a blender and blend until smooth.
Berry and cashew nut smoothie
½ frozen banana
½ cup frozen or fresh blueberries
¼ cup cashews (natural) – soak these for 5 mins in hot water or overnight
200mls coconut water
1 scoop vanilla protein powder (optional)
Place everything in a blender and blend until smooth. Top with 6 blueberries and 6 cashew nuts.
Mango smoothie
1 cup milk of your choice
1 teaspoon chia seeds
1 cup spinach
½ mango (peeled and destoned)
1 tablespoon almond or peanut butter
2 tablespoons natural yoghurt
6 ice cubes
Blend until smooth.
Nut butter and raspberry smoothie
1 cup frozen raspberries
½ frozen banana
1 tablespoon of your favourite nut butter
1 tablespoon chia seeds
½ lemon (juiced)
1 sprig of mint
1 cup coconut water
Green smoothie
1 cup of milk of your choice
1 tablespoon ground flaxseed
1 teaspoon maca powder (optional)
Pinch ground cinnamon
1 medjool date (stone removed)
1 small banana
handful of kale or spinach
1 tablespoon of nut butter of choice
Sunshine smoothie
500ml carrot juice (chilled)
200g pineapple
2 bananas
Small piece of ginger (peeled)
20g cashew nuts
Juice 1 lime
Turmeric smoothie bowl
10cms fresh turmeric root (grated) or 2 teaspoons ground turmeric
3 tablespoons coconut yoghurt or coconut cream
50g rolled oats
1 tablespoon of cashew butter or 1 handful of cashew nuts
2 bananas
½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon of chia seeds or chopped nuts to serve
Place all ingredients in a blender with 600ml of water. Blend until smooth. Serve in a bowl with chia seeds or nuts sprinkled over the top.
Kale and avocado smoothie
½ avocado
1 cup spinach
1 cup kale
50g pineapple chunks
10cm cucumber, roughly chopped
300ml coconut water
Avocado and strawberry smoothie
½ avocado
150g strawberry
4 tablespoon natural yoghurt
200ml milk of your choice
lemon or lime juice to taste
1 teaspoon honey
Minty pineapple smoothie
200g pineapple chunks
2-4 mint leaves
1 cup spinach
25g oats
2 tablespoons linseed
1 handful natural cashews
Fresh lime juice to taste
Place all ingredients in a blender with 200mls water. If too thick add more water (up to 400mls) until you get the desired consistency.