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Are you ready to start every morning getting healthier while also sending your kids off to school having had a majorly nutritious breakfast? If you responded yes, you’re in luck because this Crazy Healthy Smoothie is the answer.
About 6 months ago my husband was feeling out of shape and a bit lethargic in the mornings so he decided to start his days off with a super-charged breakfast to help him trim down, get healthy and have more energy. While he would previously have a delicious bowl of oatmeal, like Berry Delicious Oatmeal, or whole grain hot cereal for breakfast, he was finding that he wasn’t able to eat the amount of fruit, vegetables and other nutritious foods he wanted to during the day while he was at work.
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By waking up daily to a glass full of the massively nutritious foods in this Crazy Healthy Smoothie, he walks out of the house every morning with a bang and says he feels amazing throughout the day. This recipe is his, and when I first saw him making it I thought he had went a bit overboard, as he packs a lot of food into one glass. He tosses a banana, a whole beet, a carrot, fresh and frozen berries (although any fresh or frozen fruit will do), persimmon, kale, bee pollen, walnuts, hemp hearts, almond milk, dates and flaxseeds into the Vitamix (essential for grinding everything up nice and smooth), and then divides it into glasses for our whole family to enjoy so we can all get a boost of yumminess alongside whatever I am making like Cottage Cheese Pancakes, strawberry parfaits or a Cheese Omelette.
Whether you’re trying to make big changes and get in shape or just trying to get your family to eat more wholesome foods, this Crazy Healthy Smoothie is a crazy good winner.
Crazy Healthy Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 ripe banana
- 1 peeled carrot
- 1 small peeled beet
- 1 big handful kale or spinach (about 1 loose cup)
- 2 pitted dates
- 1 teaspoon hemp seeds
- 1 teaspoon chia seeds
- 1 teaspoon bee pollen
- 1/4 cup walnuts (or any other nuts)
- 1 cup frozen fruit
- 1 cup almond milk
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a high powered blender and blend until smooth.
- Add more milk if needed to reach desired consistency.
Any type of milk you prefer!
What can I substitute for almond milk?
Raw!
cooked beet or raw?
if you don’t have a vitamix has anyone ever tried this with a high powered blender? I would omit nuts if necessary but I am more concerned about the beet, carrot and kale since they are all raw. just curious
thanks
I get it at the farmers market. You can also try any health food store!
Bee pollen? Where would i look for that and in what form? Interesting. We may try this…..
Thank you everyone! I can’t wait to try all of your suggestions. 🙂
If you can’t do the banana, some ripe avocado would help replace the creaminess. May need to add something else to help with the sweetening aspect.
You can also substitute mangos for the bananas in your smoothie.
The banana adds tons of sweetness which helps to cut the bitterness of the greens. So add something else like more frozen fruit to sweeten it, or honey!
Mary,
I make a lot of smoothies without bananas. If you are including greens, just make sure to use berries instead of peaches, pineapple and citrus fruits. And because bananas add sweetness, if you are omitting, I would recommend using fresh-pressed unfiltered, unsweetened organic apple juice instead of milk.
This looks perfect for our family morning needs! I’m allergic to banana, however (which is why we haven’t done smoothies in the past- they all contain banana!) Any ideas on substitutions? More frozen fruit? Yogurt? Thank you!!
This looks great! Just noting that bee pollen is usually not advised for pregnant or breastfeeding women.
Hmmm I think I will try this– not sure on the beet though…
A “bug” handful