Start the day with these delicious smoothies
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1st Jan 2015 Recipes
These healthy and delicious smoothies are the perfect way to kick start a busy day. Just prepare your ingredients and stick them in your blender-of-choice: easy!
Chocolate pear pudding smoothie
Recipe via Jemma Andrew-Adiamah
Ingredients:
- 1 pear
- 1/2 an avocado
- 1 tsp flax seeds
- 2 medjool dates (stones removed)
- 2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp cashew nuts
- 2 tbsp coconut milk (the creamy part at the top)
- Coconut water until the desired consistency is reached
Get up and glow
Recipe via Madeleine Shaw
Ingredients:
- 300ml almond milk
- 2 Medjool dates
- 1 handful of spinach
- 1 frozen banana
- 100g of frozen blueberries
- 1 heaped tbsp of almond butter
- 1 tsp of chia seeds
Tutti frutti veggie
Recipe via Andrea Sora
Ingredients:
Green layer:
- ½ avocado
- Handful of baby spinach leaves
- 1 tbsp fresh mint leaves, chopped
- 140ml coconut water
Pink Layer:
- 120g frozen raspberries
- 100ml coconut water
Orange Layer:
- 1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped into chunks
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, grated
- 100ml fresh orange juice
- ½ banana
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