At least 3 to 4 days a week, I start my morning with a green smoothie because it’s a quick way to enjoy a nutritious breakfast without having to cook a thing. Just throw everything in the blender and breakfast is ready in less than a minute. I especially love this time of year when stone fruits are in season, especially sweet juicy peaches.
Which is the perfect time to make this delicious smoothie, because frozen peaches just aren’t the same. For this protein packed liquid breakfast, I combined the peaches (skin and all) with a frozen ripe banana, some hemp seeds for extra protein, almond milk and baby spinach (you can’t taste it, I promise!) My toddler loves green smoothies and always reminds me to buy spinach when I’m out (cracks me up!).
I often get asked about my blender, and I can’t say enough good things about my Blendtec Total Blender. I never really knew what I was missing until I owned it, and now I’m not sure I could ever live without it. It’s so powerful, perfect for whipping up smoothies and so much more. If you don’t have one, no worries, I used to use my magic bullet and it worked just fine. But if you want to own one, and can’t really afford it, you’re in luck! I am hosting a Countdown to Summer Pin-It-To-Win-It Contest[1] on Pinterest and Blendtec[2] was generous
enough to sponsor the prize. TWO lucky people have the chance to win a
Blendtec Total Blender Classic Wildside[3] plus the twister jar, each valued over $450.00. If you want to test your luck, see details here[4] (you never know!)
And just one note about counting points in smoothies, as per Weight Watchers[5] the official answer is yes, you should count the fruit when you calculate the recipe in recipe builder when making smoothies. That being said, I’ve been told many WW leaders don’t. One WW leader mentioned on my Facebook page[6]:
Just Peachy Green Smoothie
gordon-ramsay-recipe.com
Servings: 2 • Size: 16-oz smoothie • Old Points: 4 • Weight Watcher Points+: 7 pt
Calories: 205 • Fat: 8 g • Carb: 31 g • Fiber: 6 g • Protein: 7 g • Sugar: 20 g
Sodium: 170 mg • Cholest: 0 mg
Ingredients:
- 1 frozen banana
- 1 packed cup baby spinach
- 2 large or 4 small fresh ripe sweet peaches, pitted (2/3 cup)
- 2 tbsp raw hemp seeds, shelled
- 1 3/4 cups unsweetened almond milk
- 1 cup ice
- sweetener, to taste (I used a few drops of Nu-Naturals liquid stevia)
Directions:
Combine all the ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth, adjust sweetener to your taste.
References
- ^ Countdown to Summer Pin-It-To-Win-It Contest (sweeps.piqora.com)
- ^ Blendtec (www.blendtec.com)
- ^ Blendtec Total Blender Classic Wildside (www.blendtec.com)
- ^ here (sweeps.piqora.com)
- ^ Weight Watchers (www.weightwatchers.com)
- ^ Facebook page (www.facebook.com)