WW: Sneaking Veggies into Breakfast 2: Green Smoothie

WW: Sneaking Veggies into Breakfast 2: Green Smoothie

by | Feb 5, 2014 | Uncategorized

For this Wellness Wednesday- I’m doing a second round of sneaking veggies into breakfast- with my version of the Green Smoothie.

I feel like the Green Smoothie is a fairly common and established thing- but since it is always good to see everyones different versions and recipes- I figured I would share mine. I like to make my green smoothie for breakfast and add lots of greek yogurt for added protein in the morning!

Green Smoothie

1/2  cup milk (I use almond milk but you can use any milk)- vary the amount of milk depending on how thick you want your smoothie
3/4 cup Greek Yogurt
2 packets of Stevia (optional) – I like using stevia because it is healthier than sugar and dissolves better
1 tsp coconut oil
2 LARGE handfuls of baby spinach
1 1/2 cups of frozen fruit (I used cherries and mango) – vary the amount to make a thinner or thicker shake

Put it all in the blender like this:

Blend away until it looks more like this:
Now you can pretty much substitute anything into this shake- different milk, different flavour yogurt, different fruit (if you use just mango or a light colour fruit like banana then it turns a beautiful bright green colour!) add things, take away things- whatever you want.
I really like using greek yogurt because of all the protein content in the morning, also I like to use less milk and more fruit to make my shake really thick ( thick enough to eat with a spoon like soft ice cream!) which is why I also like to use baby spinach instead of the harder greens like kale- because the spinach breaks down more easily and doesn’t require quite as much blending to disappear into a shake! But if you like a thinner smoothie then kale is a great option!

This is one of my all-time favourite breakfasts! So creamy and delicious- also this will make a fairly large smoothie- but I don’t mind eating a large portion if everything in the smoothie is super healthy and I usually have this on its own for a meal!

Hope you are all having a wonderfully well Wednesday! and that you are all keeping healthy this far into the New Year!!

xo erin