Top 5 Favorite Smoothie Recipes

Smoothies have always been a staple in my diet and they're perfect for a nutritional breakfast or lunch. Looking for a few recipes to shake up your routine? Keep reading!

All of these smoothies are gluten free, dairy free, and refined sugar free so you really can't go wrong. Optional add ins for all of these smoothies include: chia seeds, flax seed, hemp seed, maca root powder, or protein powder -- if you're into that.

Try adding a scoop of whole fat unsweetened Greek yogurt to make the recipe creamier and smoother. Or try adding 2-3 ice cubes to give your smoothie more a blended texture. These recipes are adaptable so give them a try and learn what you like. 

Full disclaimer: I hardly ever measure out every single ingredient so feel free to eye-ball once you get comfortable! Alright, let's get into the recipes...

Jumping Monkey
Combine the following ingredients and blend until smooth:

• 1 Banana
• 2 cups of unsweetened vanilla almond milk (or coconut, cashew, or oat milk)
• ½ cup of cold brew coffee (or regular coffee)
• 1 tablespoon of all natural peanut butter (or any nut butter of your choice)
• 1 teaspoon of cocoa
• 1 teaspoon of chia seeds
• 1 tablespoon of ground flax seeds
• Optional: 2-3 ice cubes

Very Berry Good
Combine the following ingredients and blend until smooth:

• 1 cup of frozen mixed berries (I use blueberries, strawberries, raspberries)
• 1 banana
• ½ Avocado
• ½ cup of whole milk original Greek yogurt (unsweetened)
• 2 cups of coconut milk (or almond, cashew, or oat milk)

Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice
Combine the following ingredients and blend until smooth:

• 1 Banana
• ½ apple (I prefer McIntosh)
• ¼ cup shredded carrots
• ¼ cup butternut squash (cooked and cubed)
• 1 date
• 1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice (or make your own with a pinch of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice)
• 2 cups of unsweetened vanilla almond milk (or coconut, cashew, or
• Optional: 2-3 ice cubes

Green and Clean
Combine the following ingredients and blend until smooth:

• ½ cup of frozen mango (cubed)
• 1 cup of kale or spinach
• ½ cup of frozen pineapple (cubed)
• 2 cups of coconut water
• 1 teaspoon of chia seeds
• 1 tablespoon of ground flax seeds
• Optional: 2-3 ice cubes

Chai & Chill
Combine the following ingredients and blend until smooth:

• ½ Banana
• ½ Apple (I prefer McIntosh)
• ¼ cup butternut squash (cooked and cubed)
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla
• ½ teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1 Date
• ½ cup of unsweetened chai tea concentrate
• 1 ½ cups of unsweetened vanilla almond milk (or coconut, cashew, or oat milk)
• Optional: 2-3 ice cubes