Blueberry Almond Chia Smoothie
This is a smoothie I’ve been making regularly. It takes next to no time and tastes great. As long as you drink it cold, you can’t taste the spinach at all. I really want to be the kind of person who loves the taste of vegetables in juice form, but I just can’t. So I can pretty much guarantee right now, if I’m posting a smoothie with any vegetable in it – you won’t taste it. I keep a bag of pre-washed spinach in the freezer along with my frozen berries. This way I always have it on hand, and the more frozen ingredients the better as it keeps the smoothie nice and cold. I don’t have a very powerful blender, and I may or may not have broken two blenders in five years due to overuse, so I don’t freeze my bananas. If you want to, I’d recommend peeling and cutting each banana into three pieces and freezing in a zip-loc bag.
Unlike a lot of breakfast foods, after having this I’m not distracted by hunger mid-morning. I think this is likely due to the fat in the almond butter and chia, and the fiber in the chia, blueberry, spinach. Chia is a really interesting seed, and I’ve got a post on it coming up! Also check back for a review on the latest evidence surrounding meal-timing (especially breakfast eating) and obesity.
Blueberry Almond Chia Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1/2 cup frozen blueberries
- 1 banana
- 1 Tbsp chia seeds
- 2 Tbsp unsweetened almond butter
- handful of spinach
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients and drink cold.