4 Smoothie Recipes to Try This Week

I've always tried to keep my diet pretty healthy, but lately it's been a bit of a struggle. I’ve been trying to put more effort into my meals to make them more enjoyable, while still being healthy.

Looking after your diet is so important especially if you’re feeling low in energy and sluggish. I realised while I was eating really well, I rarely hit my 5-a-day. I found it so much harder than you would think. Another thing I’ve been trying to do with my meals is making sure I hit all my nutritional targets i.e. fibre, protein, fat & carbohydrates. Again, I was finding it difficult to incorporate everything into my meals, so I started making smoothies to have instead of my mid-day snacks. Here’s some of the recipes I’ve tried and loved:

1) All The Greens

Ingredients: – 1/2 Avocado – 1/2 Cup of spinach – 1/4 Apple – Handful of kale

– 1 serving vanilla or non-flavoured protein powder

Made on water or nut milk

2) Hitting Your 5-A-Day

Ingredients: – 1 serving vanilla protein powder – 1 tablespoon of chia seeds – 1/4 cup frozen or fresh mixed berries (I use raspberries as they’re low calorie and high-fibre) – 1/2 Cup of spinach – Handful of kale

Made on water or nut milk

3) Peanut Butter & Banana

Ingredients: – 1 serving chocolate banana protein powder (unflavoured or vanilla works too) – 1 to 2 tablespoons chia seeds – 1/2 Cup of spinach

– 1/4 Cup of frozen cauliflower (tasteless just adds bulk) – 1 Tablespoon crunchy peanut butter

– 1 Banana

– 2 cups unsweetened oat milk

4) Completely Refreshed

Ingredients: – 1 serving vanilla protein powder – 1/2 cup of avocado – 1 tablespoons of chia seeds – Juice of 1 lemon – Fresh mint leaves – 1/2 Cup of spinach – 1 small cucumber **optional

– 1/4 Cup of frozen cauliflower 2 cups unsweetened nut milk