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What’s something good and something green with special super-powers and tasty and just oh-so-wonderful for you and I’ll just throw in quick-to-make so you don’t think it’s impossible to pull off??? … why, it’s The Good Green Super-Smoothie, of course!

I’ll be honest, I’m not a big smoothie/juicing girl for one big reason – I don’t like to haul out my big equipment – with its set up and clean up. Ughhh… I do not like! (Ok, sometimes I don’t mind and I do do IT. But not as often as I would like… and when I skip out on my smoothie making my body really feels it. I don’t have the same energy and focus ~ it’s a true fact that you really do get amazing nutrition with just one glass of this goodness!

So on those lazier days… or busier days… this good green baby doesn’t need my mood to strike and deal with all that equipment – because it’s super quick and super easy to make and it’s amazing nutrition in one convenient single or double serving size…. best of all it holds powerful superfood ingredients that makes this little green gem hold very special super-powers!

THE GOOD GREEN SUPER-SMOOTHIE

{vegan & gluten-free Superfood Smoothie recipe}

2 cups almond milk

1 large ripe banana (with black spots is best)

1 loosely filled cup of organic spinach

1 tablespoon of hemp hearts

1 tablespoons chia seeds

1 capsule of probiotic (acidophilus + bifidus mix)

Quick method : Place all ingredients in a large glass bowl, wide-mouthed glass or mug or a measuring cup (I love using my measuring cup the most). Blend all ingredients well with an immersion blender. Serve and enjoy.

You can mix all ingredients in a blender well. The one banana should provide enough sweetness for the whole smoothie. (We find it sweet enough but we have been sugar-detoxed! ;) If you must have it sweeter – you can add 1/2 a banana more or add 2 tablespoons of a natural liquid sweetener of your choice. But honestly, you don’t need it! ;)

If this recipe sounds a little too close to my Good Green Goblin? Well that’s because it kind of is the same recipe – it’s that good I had to share it twice, I just changed the milk to almond.. and this time it’s without the Halloween theme ;)

So what makes this Super Smoothie a super-smoothie?

Well, simply put it is loaded with amazing nutrition from being a complete protein with all 9 essential amino acids, to a great source of calcium, omega 3 & 6 essential fatty acids, a great antioxidant, rich in vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin K as well as many others but loaded in these top 3, iron, folate, manganese and high in fibre and if that’s not all it’s also ‘good’ for good reasons. It has probiotics in it which is good bacteria; acidophilus + bifidus, which helps to repair and maintain the good health of your digestive tract. Yes, it’s GOOD for many reasons!

Now you know why it’s good, why it’s green (that’s easy), and why it’s a Super-Smoothie!

And now you also know just how quickly it is to mix up and serve even in a rush. Because this essentially has everything your body needs in one serving – this does get a stamp of approval for being a great meal replacement. In fact it’s encouraged as part of your daily food intake. You probably get more nutrition and you feel fuller longer from this one glass of The Good Green Super-Smoothie than you would from a sandwich.

So whether you’re rushing or want to look great (and maybe loose a little weight before the holidays) or want to get the right nutrition in one simple convenient serving ~ or all of the above ;) Yes, this one’s for you! Cheers to Super-Smoothies – Cheers to great health!

 ♥ Ella

Halloween brought in so much excitement, adorable costumes, frightening experiences, too much sugar (that now daddy is in charge of) (bad idea) and the best thing ~ The Good Green Goblins!

Yum! Seriously! I made these just for fun one morning when we were in the Halloween spirit. Then made them pretty much every morning since… even when we were going out to trick-or-treat – to give us lots of energy, vitamins and protein to keep the kids happy and fulfilled during all that hard work when trick-or-treating ;)

These are quick to mix up – I like to use a hand held blender and do it up in a measuring cup – but a blender would do, especially for a larger batch. (I just like the minimal clean up with using the hand held blenders ;)

THE GOOD GREEN GOBLIN
A SUPER-SMOOTHIE RECIPE

2 cups coconut milk (or other non-dairy milk)

1 large banana

1 loosely filled cup of organic spinach

1 tablespoon of hemp hearts

1 tablespoons chia seeds

1 capsule of probiotic (acidophilus + bifidus mix)

Mix all ingredients in a blender well. The one banana should provide enough sweetness for the whole smoothie. (We find it sweet enough but we have been sugar-detoxed! ;) If you must have it sweeter – you can add 1/2 a banana more or add 2 tablespoons of a natural liquid sweetener of your choice; such as agave nectar, maple syrup, raw honey or coconut sugar or stevia. But honestly, you don’t need it! ;)

I could not be happier with my Green Smoothie routine… it’s so quick to put together and I’m getting a real vitamin boost, loads of fibre because I didn’t juice the spinach but blended it, a good protein intake + the superfood power of Chia seeds and Hemp Hearts and even a good dose of good bacteria to aid in digestion and help with intestinal health – the core of good health!

And because it went well with Halloween ~ my 5 year old had a good introduction to green smoothies (it worked when I said it was goblin’s brains! LOL!) (we did do green smoothies before but she just wasn’t as excited as this time ;)

I encourage everyone to give this recipe a try. It’s easy, quick, tasty – really. With this in the morning or at lunch, it’s really a great meal replacement – great for weight loss and a detoxing diet.

Let me know how you like The Good Green Goblin ~ another amazing Super-Smoothie ~ loaded with Superpowers! ;D