Easy smoothie template & recipes for a healthy breakfast

Smoothies are a great way of tossing in all essential nutrients into a single bowl, especially if you’re on the go. If you’re looking for healthy snacking or breakfast options that can be prepared quickly, then you’re at the right place! You can make smoothies at home using a simple mixer-grinder or blender and have them either in the morning as part of your breakfast or even as an evening snack. I have recently started making smoothies and I am obsessed with trying out new  & easy smoothie recipes – some which I found online and some just through experimenting in my kitchen.

The Smoothie Template

Ultimately, I have broken down the ingredients into categories and created a simple smoothie template that you can use to experiment with and try out different recipes using different ingredients :

1. Fruits – Add any 2-3 fruits of your choice to naturally sweeten your smoothie and add lots of nutrients
2. Vegetables – Add any 2-3 veggies of your choice
3. Nut Butter – Peanut/Almond/Cashew to add creaminess to your smoothie and additional nutrients from the nuts
4. Liquid – Plant based milk (Soy/almond/coconut/oat) or water or lemon juice
5. Yogurt – For pro-biotics
6. Seeds – Add your 1 or 2 seeds of your choice
7. Nuts – Add 1 or 2 nuts of your choice – cashews, almonds, walnuts
8. Additional flavoring (optional) – vanilla extract, cinnamon powder, cocoa powder
9. Sweeteners (optional) – Honey, dates
10. Power Ingredients – Protein powder, moringa powder,
11. Toppings (optional) – To make your smoothie into a meal, you can pour the smoothie into a bowl and add toppings on top of it to make it a meal which you can have for a healthy breakfast. Some ideas for toppings –

1. 1. 1. Cut up fruits – bananas/apples/kiwis
      2. Nuts & Seeds
      3. Granola – either store bought or home-made using rolled oats

Put all of the above (1-10) together in the blender or mixer and blend it until everything combines together into a smooth liquid.

Note:

1. Blend the harder ingredients first, especially nuts and vegetables like Beetroot that can be left raw within the blender when there are so many ingredients
2. When blending, keep checking your smoothie for thickness or chunks of ingredients left with a spoon. In case the thickness is too much, add more of the liquid (plant milk, lemon juice, etc) you are using. In case of chunks, keep blending till everything is smooth.

You can also check out some great recipes from- PickUpLimes and Simply Quinoa

Recipes

I also want to share a few recipes (in the Smoothie format I’ve shared above) that I have tried making recently. These smoothies are the ultimate way to jam pack nutrients in one go and help me stay energized throughout the day.

Immunity Booster Smoothie Bowl

1. Fruits – 2 Oranges, 2 Bananas, 1 Apple
2. Vegetables – Spinach (1 Bunch), ½ Beetroot, small piece of Ginger
3. Nut Butter – Peanut Butter (3 Teaspoons)
4. Liquid – 2 cups of Soy Milk
5. Yogurt – 2 teaspoons of Coconut Yogurt
6. Seeds – Chia seeds (1 Teaspoon), Sesame Seeds (1 Teaspoon)
7. Nuts – Almonds (4-5), Walnut (3-4)
8. Additional Flavoring – None
9. Power ingredients – 1 Tablespoon of Protein Powder (I use plant protein Vanilla Banana flavour from Plix)
10. Sweeteners – 3 Teaspoons of Honey
11. Toppings – Roasted Oats, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, grinded nuts (walnuts, almonds, cashews)

Healthy Green Smoothie Bowl

1. Fruits – 1 Apple, 1 Orange
2. Vegetables – 1 Zucchini, 1 Bunch of Spinach, 1 Cucumber
3. Nut Butter – Peanut Butter (3 Teaspoons)
4. Liquid – 2 cups of soy milk
5. Yogurt – 2 teaspoons of normal yogurt
6. Seeds – Flax Seeds (1 Teaspoon), Chia Seeds (1 Teaspoon)
7. Nuts – Almonds (4-5), Cashews (4-5)
8. Additional flavoring – None
9. Power ingredients – 1 Tablespoon of Protein Powder (I use plant protein Vanilla Banana flavour from Plix)
10. Sweeteners – 3 teaspoons of Honey
11. Toppings – Roasted oats, dried cranberry, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds

Mango Summer Smoothie

1. Fruits – 2 Mangoes
2. Vegetables – 2 cucumbers, 1 Zucchini
3. Nut Butter – Peanut Butter (2 teaspoons)
4. Liquid – 2 cups of almond milk
5. Yogurt – 3 teaspoons of coconut yogurt
6. Seeds – Chia seeds (2 teaspoons)
7. Nuts – Almonds (2-3)
8. Additional flavoring – None
9. Power ingredients – None
10. Sweeteners – Not required
11. Toppings – None

You can also experiment with the ingredients of your choice. Let me know your experiments in the comments below, would love to hear back from you!

Also Read- 6 Easy ways to add Superfoods to your daily diet

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