A healthy alternative to the morning menu
Even in cold summer, you want to have breakfast more lightly and healthily, reinforcing the body with vitamins for an energetic day. Nutritionists have not yet come up with a better way than fruit and vegetable smoothies early in the morning. Femme4 invites you to show your imagination and start the day with a healthy vitamin cocktail made from fruits and vegetables.
BANANA + SPINACH
The combination of banana and spinach will provide you with potassium and magnesium, which are beneficial for your heart.
Banana spinach smoothie
Difficulty: Simple
Type: Drink
Time: 5 minutes
Persons: 1
Ingredients:
1 banana
250 ml milk or any milk substitute
2 large handfuls of fresh spinach
Ice to taste
Preparation:
Break the banana into pieces, beat with milk and spinach until smooth.
Ice can be added on a hot day.
LEMON + CUCUMBER + APPLE
Those who miss vitamin C are advised to hit citrus fruits – such an original green smoothie is very useful for the general tone of the body.
Lemon Cucumber Celery Smoothie
Difficulty: Simple
Type: Beverage
Time: 5 minutes
Persons: 1
Ingredients:
1 stalk of celery
Half a peeled cucumber
Half a peeled green apple
250 ml almond milk
Half lemon
1 tablespoon chia seeds
Preparation:
Chop celery, cucumber and apple into small cubes, beat with milk and chia.
Add lemon juice.
BLUEBERRY + AVOCADO
You can safely replace breakfast with such a nutritious cocktail – a thick smoothie will provide you with the necessary calories until lunchtime.
Blueberry Avocado Smoothie
Difficulty: Simple
Type: Beverage
Time: 5 minutes
Persons: 1
Ingredients:
250 ml water
250 gr fresh blueberries
1 banana
Half a ripe avocado, cut into wedges
2 handfuls of spinach
1 tablespoon agave
Ice
Preparation:
Put all ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth.
KALE + BERRIES + BANANA
Another version of the “green” smoothie, but much less nutritious than the avocado. This mix is perfect for a morning run.
Kale, parsley and berry smoothie
Difficulty: Simple
Type: Drink
Time: 5 minutes
Persons: 1
Ingredients:
125 g finely chopped parsley
4 Keila sheets
250 gr of fresh berries of your choice
1 banana
1 teaspoon flaxseed flour
Preparation:
Rinse the parsley and chop finely, peel the keil, leaving only the leaves.
Put the herbs and berries, as well as the banana slices in a blender and mix together with the flaxseed flour.
CARROT + BANANA + SPINACH
High in protein and fiber, smoothies are a great option for those on a detox diet.
Carrot, Banana and Spinach Smoothie
Difficulty: Simple
Type: Beverage
Time: 5 minutes
Persons: 1
Ingredients:
2 medium carrots
Half banana
500 gr spinach
250 gr soy milk
A teaspoon of yellow raisins
Half a teaspoon of cinnamon
Pinch of cloves
3 ice cubes
Preparation:
Chop the carrots and banana, put together with spinach and soy milk in a blender.
Sprinkle raisins and spices on top, add ice. Beat everything in a slow mode until smooth.
CUCUMBER + PAPAYA + PINEAPPLE
An explosive tropical mix is perfect for the morning after a party – it immediately invigorates and sets you in a positive mood.
Cucumber papaya and pineapple smoothie
Difficulty: Simple
Type: Beverage
Time: 10 minutes
Persons: 1
Ingredients:
125 gr fresh peeled pineapple
Half a large unpeeled cucumber
125 gr peeled papaya
1 frozen banana
250 ml chilled coconut water
500 gr spinach
4 ice cubes
Preparation:
Peel and dice the pineapple and papaya, defrost the banana and cut into cubes, cut the cucumber into slices.
Mix everything with coconut water, spinach and ice and beat in a blender until smooth.
AVOCADO + PEAR + GRAPE
Patented by the most renowned celebrity fitness trainer Harley Pasternak, this smoothie with pear, spinach, green grapes, avocado and Greek yogurt promises effective results for dieters.
Smoothie Harley Pasternak
Difficulty: Simple
Type: Drink
Time: 5 minutes
Persons: 1
Ingredients:
500 gr spinach
1 fresh peeled pear
15 green grapes
3 tablespoons natural Greek yogurt
Half a ripe avocado
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
Preparation:
Cut the grapes into halves, cut the pear into cubes.
Combine all ingredients in a blender until smooth.