Good morning, breakfast cookies!
I wanted to give you a deeper dive into our daily smoothie routine since it’s been extra delish lately. At night I’ve been making big freezer smoothie packs with a few chunks of frozen banana, 1/3 cup frozen Wild Blueberries, 3/4 cup frozen pineapple, 1/3 cup frozen cherries, 3/4 cup frozen spinach, 1 cup frozen cauliflower florets, 1 tbsp chia seeds, and a sprinkle of cinnamon, turmeric, and pepper (you don’t taste the pepper but it helps activate the beneficial compounds in turmeric).
I’ve been switching on and off with protein powder but this week I added Nutrex Hawaiian Spirulina Vanilla Plant Protein, which is really tasty. In the morning I dump the bag in the blender and add a huge handle of organic power greens (thanks, Costco!), a couple de-stemmed collard greens that I usually have leftover, half a big chopped raw beet, half an avocado, a big spoonful of peanut butter, and unsweetened vanilla almond milk + water to blend.
A note about the blender—when I made smoothies for just myself, I use my Nutribullet. When I’m making a big one for us to share, I use my Blendtec. I do prefer the Vitamix’s we use at Alchemy but I don’t own one at home, unfortunately.
This smoothie is no joke. It makes a TON. I usually fill my 16oz cup then fill it again with whatever’s left after the boyf fills his big cup before work. We both drink around 3 cups. It’s suuuuper packed with fruits, veggies, and healthy fats but tastes AMAZING, I swear!
Sometimes I get really chilly after chugging my smoothie so I whipped up my favorite little “latte” I’ve been making lately with Newman’s Own organic decaf. I warm about half a cup of almond milk with a dash of cinnamon, cacao, and raw honey and then whisk the heck out of it till it’s frothy before pouring it on top of the hot brewed coffee. So good!
When I’m not doing the coffee, I’ll have Numi herbal rooibos tea with almond milk.
Lunch was leftover bean balls with roasted spaghetti squash, the best organic marinara from Costco, and a shiz ton of nooch. The booties you see in the pic are these, and they’re the most comfortable heeled boots on the planet!
I also munched on a big organic sliced Gala apple with cinnamon, carrots, celery, and hummus.
In the afternoon I did a little photoshoot of the rad new menu at The Market Italian Village and munched on literally everything I was photographing, including three million of the best marcona almonds and olives ever.
When I got back to Alchemy, I was craving one of these lovely fluffy Sweet Potato Cookies. I left out the dried cranberries, used whole wheat flour, and added chocolate chips. These aren’t sweet but we love them for snacking! I think next time I’ll make them into bars.
Dinner was a mix of Tempeh Kale Enchilada Casserole I prepped over the weekend (this is soooo good and boyfriend approved) plus all the food I photographed from The Market. I die over the burnt carrots and chickpeas with Brussels, dates, and pomegranate!
For our nightly green salad, I mixed power greens with an easy balsamic dressing (blend olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, garlic, and a quirt of Dijon in the Nutribullet). It gets so much creamier when it’s emulsified!
Late night snacking included Cherry Almond Granola with a chopped apple, cinnamon, and swirl of almond butter all doused in almond milk. Have the best week!
Just tried that homemade “latte” it was life changing !! So good! Do you think that your smoothie would be good without the spinach and collard greens? Or do you have a suggestion to what could replace them? My mom can’t eat them because they can cause her to have more kidney stones! But the smoothie looks so delicious!
Your WIAW are goals. I seriously need to up my food game!
Thank you so much for reading 🙂
Smoothies will always be my favorite meal. I swear, I don’t know how they turn fruits and veggies into such a desserty-tasting breakfast, but I have NO complaints! And I LOVE my Vitamix. I saved up for it throughout college and it is so worth the investment. Finally – those roasted/burnt veggies are calling my name!!!
Smoothies over EVERYTHANG
I always look forward to your day of eats. You have such a wonderful attitude toward food and nourishing your body.
This means so much to me. Thank you for reading 🙂
Those almonds & olives look so good! I don’t blame you for snacking ; ) I add my coffee and some almond or coconut milk to the Vitamix for like 10 seconds on high, and it makes it so frothy & creamy! It’s really good.
LOVE that trick to try and make my coffee as creamy as possible 🙂
Thanks for sharing! I always enjoy reading about what other plant-based people are eating to inspire new foods into my own meal plan.
That smoothie looks delicious!
I love doing so as well! You can get so many creative ideas. Thanks for reading 🙂
Omg this WIAW was AMAZING!! So much delicious and yummy recipe ideas that I am so excited to try! I literally wake up on Wednesday awaiting to read your blogpost 🙂
Omg that makes my heart so happy!
Thanks for sharing about the Blendtec vs Vitamix- I am in need of a blender upgrade beccause I hate when my smoothies aren’t perfectly smooth. I would love to hear more about your Bahamas trip- I’m headed there in a little over a week!
Don’t worry I’ll be telling you all about it soon! And honestly what would life be without good blenders?!