Green Smoothie

I'm not a big breakfast eater. I usually can't stomach much of anything until around 10 am. But, I'm also a runner and the only time I have to run is early in the morning. I've found that I need some healthy fuel to keep me going on those long distance runs.

I've been making breakfast smoothies for years but recently started adding healthy greens to give them a boost. I also came across Naturade Total Soy Meal Replacement powder. It's chock full of vitamins and protein and a good addition to my morning smoothie. The Naturade Total Soy, which I found at Sam's, has a little scoop and the recommended serving is two scoops per 8 ounces of liquid. I only use one scoop because it's very sweet and tends to thicken in the blender. Nobody wants to eat their smoothie with a spoon! Yuck.

I don't have a set recipe that I use every time. Typically, I just experiment and add whatever I have on hand.

Here's what I made today...

Green Smoothie No. 1

• 1 frozen banana, cut into pieces
• 1 tablespoon peanut butter
• 2 cups fresh baby spinach
• 1/2 - 1 cup almond milk
• 1 scoop Total Soy

Blend and enjoy! 

If I have fresh or frozen blueberries, I'll add about a cup to the above recipe. You can also substitute kale for the spinach. This great smoothie gives me energy on my run AND keeps me satisfied until lunch.

You can also substitute almond milk for soy or cow's milk. And add a little ice if you don't have bananas frozen. Before I found Total Soy, I simply used a little sweetener in it's place. Smoothies are so easy and versatile!

Green Smoothie No. 2

• 2 slices of cantaloupe, cup up
• 1 cup frozen strawberries or blueberries
• 1/2 cup frozen mango chunks
• handful of kale
• 2 scoops Total Soy
• 1-1.5 cups almond milk

Add the fruit to the blender. Then add Total Soy and enough almond milk to cover it all. Add the kale or spinach last. You may need to pause the blender midway through and push the greens down with a wooden spoon. Just be sure to STOP the blender beforehand! ENJOY!

This makes 2 servings

All of the goodies in their solid state!

The kale will work it's way into the smoothie once you start blending.

It's delicious, I promise!