When Bennett was born I became so absorbed in motherhood and making sure that I was continuing to balance all of my other responsibilities competently that taking care of myself kind of fell by the wayside. I started making a habit of skipping meals, which is embarrassing and difficult to admit since I was a breastfeeding mother. I knew I needed a change so I started with making sure I was having a nutritious breakfast.
After my revelation I got a NutriBullet and started making myself breakfast smoothies and now I’m hooked. Starting my days with a green smoothie has made a pronounced difference in my energy level and ability to focus.
My green smoothie contains an incredible amount of vitamins and antioxidants from spinach (including carotenoids that help reduce progression of macular degeneration) as well as a protein punch from cashew butter, low-calorie almond milk and banana. I also add strawberries for some sweetness and freshness along with chia seeds for added fiber and omega-3.
I use the NutriBullet Pro 900 Series blender to make my smoothies and love it for its simplicity. It is extremely powerful and comes as a set with travel cups and lids as well as a recipe book. I whole heartedly recommend it!
I hope you guys enjoy this recipe! I’m going to keep adding smoothie recipes to my blog as I find really good ones! I hope you all have an amazing weekend!
Banana-Strawberry-Cashew Butter Green Smoothie
Ingredients:
1 cup fresh spinach leaves (I keep a large tupperware of frozen bananas in my freezer)
1 frozen banana
Handful of frozen strawberries (I buy the strawberries frozen at the grocery store)
1 Tbsp cashew butter
1 Tbsp chia seeds
Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk to the Max Line (if not using a NutriBullet or appliance with liquid Max Line, start with 1 cup and check thickness)
Instructions:
Combine spinach, frozen banana, frozen strawberries, cashew butter, chia seeds and almond milk in blender until smooth. Serve immediately.
Ooh I need to add cashew butter to mine!