Smoothies are where the plant based diet came to life for me.  This has been my everyday go to power breakfast for the last 4 years.  There are a dozen different additions or alterations you can make to this depending on your mood.  My kids start their day with it too.  It was one of the ways I started introducing their palette to “green”.  I blend mine in a Vitamix (by far the most used appliance in my kitchen), but any blender will do.  Power On!

A Green Moment Smoothie

Family Size Recipe: 64 ounces (cut in half for 2- 16 oz. servings)

• 3 Cups Almond Milk (or other non dairy milk)
• 1 Carton Non Dairy Lemon Yogurt (I like Forager Brand- Cashewgurt)
• 2 Medium Bananas
• 2 Cups Frozen Spinach
• 1 Cup Frozen Mango
• 1 Cup Frozen Strawberries
• 1 Whole Orange Peeled
• 2 Cups Water

For two 16 oz. servings

• 1 1/2 Cup Almond Milk (or other non dairy milk)
• 1/2 Carton Non Dairy Lemon Yogurt
• 1 Medium Banana
• 1 Cup Frozen Spinach
• 1/2 Cup Frozen Mango
• 1/2 Cup Frozen Strawberries
• 1/2 Whole Orange Peeled
• 1 Cup Water

*Tips, Additions & Variations:

•  Add ingredients in the order listed.  
• Over-ripe bananas will make it sweeter and dominate the flavor of the smoothie.  
• Additions:  1/2 Avocado, 4 TBSP Chia Seeds, 4 TBSP Hemp, 4 TBSP Pumpkin Seeds, 3 TBSP Flax Seeds, 1 TBSP Flax Oil, 2 TBSP Psyllium Husk.
• Variations:  Vanilla Yogurt instead of Lemon, Kale instead of Spinach.