5 Yummy Healthy Breakfast Smoothies

A Different Smoothie for Each Day of the Week – All Yummy, Healthy Breakfast Smoothies!

You’ve heard it before. “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day”. And that’s because it is! A healthy, nourishing and satisfying breakfast sets you up for the rest of the day, and you’re less likely to crave snacks.

But mornings can be hectic. All too often, it’s easier to skip a healthy breakfast – and that’s not good. So here are 5 breakfast smoothies that are so easy to prepare you’ll have them ready in just two minutes – and they’re so yummy you’ll actually WANT to make them!

We’ll get to the simple recipes now – but first, here are 3 great tips that will make your smoothies and juices even easier to make!

Breakfast Smoothies Tip #1 – Add Liquid First

If you use frozen fruit to make your smoothies, you need to know that some blenders don’t cope very well with it. Luckily, there’s an easy workaround. Add your liquid first into the blender – it helps the blades go more easily so your blender runs more smoothly.

Breakfast Smoothies Tip #2 – Use Frozen Fruit

Smoothies taste even better when they’re chilled and cool. But if you add ice, you’re watering them down, and that’s not ideal.

So the trick is to use frozen fruit.

You can buy frozen fruit easily – but check the ingredients before you buy. Some brands add sugar, and that’s not good. You want just pure fruit.

Or you can take fresh fruit and freeze it yourself. (That way, you know EXACTLY what goes into it, and you’re choosing the best, freshest fruit too). Chop up the fruit and spread it onto a single layer, then freeze it. (That way, it won’t all clump together).

Breakfast Smoothies Tip #3 – Pre-package Your Frozen Fruit

If your mornings are really hectic, then take a few minutes over the weekend to pre-package your fruit into single servings, and leave them in the freezer. Then all you need to do in the morning is roll out of bed, pour one package into your blender with a little bit of yogurt and some juice and you’re ready to go!

Full-Fat, Low-Fat or Fat-Free?

I use only full-fat products, because low-fat and fat-free foods have all the goodness processed out of them, and artificial ingredients added in. If you’re trying to lose weight, processed foods won’t help you. You’re better off enjoying a small amount of full-fat food.

Now let’s move on to the recipes!

Tropical Monday Breakfast Smoothie

The sunny, bright colours of this yummy smoothie will help to get your Monday morning off to a great start!

• ½ cup (125 ml) pineapple juice (or fresh orange juice or full-fat milk of your choice)
• ½ cup (125 ml) Greek yoghurt (or other full-fat yogurt of your choice)
• Handful of frozen pinapple
• Handful of frozen mango
• Half large banana (peeled and sliced before freezing)
• ½ cup chopped raw cauliflower (you won’t taste it!)
• ½ teaspoon grated ginger (to add a little zing)

Variation: add ½ cup of chopped carrot for added health benefits and even more sweetness!

Orange Tuesday Breakfast Smoothie

• ½ cup (125 ml) fresh orange juice
• ½ cup (125 ml) Greek yoghurt (or other full-fat yogurt of your choice)
• 1 orange (peeled and sliced before freezing)
• ½ frozen peach
• 1 medium carrot, grated or shredded before freezing
• ¼ cup raw cauliflower (you won’t taste it!)

Ruby Wednesday Breakfast Smoothie

This ruby red smoothie will make you glad you got out of bed!

• ½ cup full-fat milk of your choice
• ½ cup (125 ml) Greek yoghurt (or other full-fat yogurt of your choice)
• Small handful of watermelon (peeled and sliced before freezing)
• Small handful of frozen strawberries
• Small handful of frozen raspberries
• Handful of frozen baby spinach leaves (you won’t taste them!)
• 1 medium carrot, grated or shredded before freezing

Stress-Free Anti-Oxidant Thursday Breakfast Smoothie

You’ll love this rich royal purple smoothie that’s SO good for you!

• ½ cup pomegranate juice (or cranberry juice)
• ½ cup (125 ml) vanilla-flavoured Greek yoghurt (or other full-fat yogurt of your choice)
• 1 small handful frozen blueberries
• 1 small handful frozen blackberries
• 1 small handful frozen cherries*
• 1 handful frozen baby spinach leaves
• 1 large kale leaf, main spine removed before freezing
• 1 small handful fresh parsley
• ½ cup chopped cauliflower

*Buy lots of fresh cherries when they’re in season. Halve and pit them, then freeze them so you can use them all year long.

Green Energy Friday Breakfast Smoothie

You’re going to need fresh greens for energy and goodness for Friday night and the weekend!

• ½ cup fresh orange juice
• ½ cup (125 ml) vanilla-flavoured Greek yoghurt (or other full-fat yogurt of your choice)
• 1 avocado (roughly sliced and pitted before freezing) This will add a lovely creamy texture
• 2 kiwis (peeled and sliced before freezing)
• 1 handful frozen baby spinach leaves
• 1 large kale leaf, main spine removed before freezing
• 1 small handful fresh parsley
• ½ cup chopped cauliflower

Other Things to Add to Breakfast Smoothies

You can add any fruit and vegetables you like! Always be sure to include vegetables in your juices and smoothies, and not just fruit.

If you want to use a smoothie as a meal replacement, add some protein powder, it will bulk it up and make you feel fuller. Peanut butter will do the same (but with more calories).

You won’t taste most vegetables, so breakfast smoothies are a great way to give kids (and adults!) their veggies!

And don’t forget to sprinkle on chia seeds or hemp seeds or a couple of nuts.

Be Prepared

Buy and freeze lots of fruit and vegetables, so you’ve always got some in stock. Spend a bit of time getting everything ready for the week ahead – you’ll be glad you did, when you have a manic Monday morning – your breakfast smoothies are ready almost instantly!

Summary

These 5 yummy breakfast smoothies – which you can change around to ring the changes – will help to give you a great start to the day and keep you well-nourished.

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What do you normally eat for breakfast? And do you enjoy smoothies? Let me know in the comments below.

Modified from and inspired by a video on Youtube   Enjoy!

Warm regards,

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