Wednesday, April 08, 2015

THE BEST BREAKFAST SMOOTHIE


Bananas and I have a very tumultuous relationship. For a long time I wouldn't eat them due to their texture, then I discovered smoothies and I went through  three bananas a day, then during my pregnancy suddenly bananas made me sick and I had to change my entire way of eating since it had become so dependent on those beautiful yellow fruits. I love bananas and I love smoothies and I'm not going to lie I felt pretty lost for a while when I had neither in my life. Recently bananas don't make me sick, so long as they are not the first thing I consume in the morning, so when I say that this smoothie is my breakfast there is a little asterisk next to it to saying I don't count the necessary preemptive piece of toast that I eat to avoid awful stomach cramping.

So onto this smoothie, this is one of my two staple breakfasts. The second is a decadent bowl of oatmeal with all the fixings that I reserve for my evening workout days and this smoothie is for the days that I do some morning power yoga. It's filling for sure, filled with plant fats and energy boosters and it tastes like dessert; the perfect post-workout smoothie. The ingredients aren't set in stone at all so this "recipe" is more guidelines because really you can just throw in whatever tastes good. Here are the basics with a few optional things too. 

Post-Workout Smoothie:

1-2 bananas (preferably frozen)
4 dates (if I have time I pre-soak them, but not always)
1 heaped tsp flax seeds (if using ground use a bit less)
1 heaped tsp maca
2 tbsp rolled oats
1 tsp vanilla (extract, powder, paste...whichever your heart desires)
1 small cup of liquid (usually almond or coconut milk sometimes just water oh and oat milk is wonderful as well)
*a few ice cubes if your bananas weren't frozen

Some optional add-ins:
Handful mild-tasting greens (spinach is usually best but use whatever, I've even used arugula and couldn't taste the peppery flavour)
A peeled and chopped apple (if you want a more "fresh" taste)
1 tsp maple syrup (for that extra sugary goodness)
1 tsp cocoa powder (or raw cacao powder)
1 tbsp nut/seed butter
1-2 tbsp coconut cream (my FAVOURITE add-in, put a can of coconut milk in the fridge then scoop the thick creamy coconut bit off the top, super yum)