Delicious and nourishing Blueberry Broccoli Smoothie loaded with good-for-your-health fruits and vegetables that will give you the needed boost to make any day brighter! And it takes only 5 minutes to make!
Equipment
High speed blender
Ingredients
½cup (90 grams)broccoli floretsfresh or frozen
1apple
½cup (50 grams)blueberriesfrozen
2bananasfrozen
1cup (250 ml)almond milk
½cup (125 ml)water
2teaspoonschia seeds
Instructions
In a high speed blender, blend all of the ingredients together until smooth. Serve immediately.
Notes
Frozen berries have similar nutritional value as fresh berries, if not more. That is because berries are at their prime and retain their nutrients better at the moment of the flash-freezing process. Therefore, for this recipe, you can use pre-packed frozen berries or berries that you have stocked up on fresh and frozen them yourself.
Same goes for broccoli. You can use fresh or frozen broccoli florets.
Broccoli can be substituted by spinach.
Almond milk – naturally adds a hint of sweetness to the smoothie. Alternatively, you can use rice milk, soy milk, cashew milk, or coconut milk.
Remember to always mix chia seeds into another food and avoid intaking it dry, as this might cause swallowing problems (chia seeds can absorb water up to 27 times their weight which could cause a problem swallowing them in their dry form).