Quick and Easy Spoonie's Breakfast Smoothie

DISCLAIMER: I'm NOT a nutritionist/dietitian/food expert, this is just MY OWN humble opinion.

Get it? Got it? Good :) on we go...

Here's how I make my quick and easy "spoonie" breakfast smoothie. It's really easy to prepare. I use frozen spinach, it comes ready portioned in the bag and will keep for months. I paid under £2 for a huge bag which I would think has around 50 portions in it. I also use frozen raspberries, or you can use any berries you like. I put in a large handful's worth. The box I bought cost under £3 and I get 4-5 portions out of it. Things like this are on offer a lot too so keep a look out. Then I add one chopped banana. The ones pictured are fresh, but the riper the banana the easier it is to blend, and the sweeter the smoothie will taste. Everything goes in the blender, then I top up to about the 500 ml mark with orange juice. I suppose freshly squeezed juice is best, but cartons are just as good! I've tried to use key ingredients here for their energy giving and immune boosting properties. If you're not sure about adding spinach, you can leave it out, but I'd say give it a go because leafy greens are a great source of vitamins, plus I promise you can't even taste it once it's blended! This combination makes about a pint glass' worth.

Spoonie re-cap:

One portion frozen spinach, one large handful frozen berries, one chopped ripe banana, top up with orange juice to 500ml mark in blender; blend & drink!

Energy involved: Retrieving items from the fridge and freezer, chopping the banana, whizzing the smoothie (noise pollution), washing the blender, drinking glass and cutlery (leave it to soak and do it later!).

TOP TIP:

Defrost the spinach portion overnight beforehand to make it MUCH easier to blend. I just pop mine in a little plastic carton in the fridge and when I come down in the morning it's ready to pop straight in the blender.

To give you an idea of what this concoction looks like when it's blended, I have added an "after" photo:

Yes, I know you can see the spinach but I promise you can't taste it! I would describe it as having a fairly smooth texture, and a fresh taste, not unlike a basic mixed fruit juice smoothie (mentioning no brand names) personally I find that it helps to awaken my system in the morning. I won't say "wakes me up" because that would infer a miracle cure... ;) (LOLJK)

I hope you've enjoyed this post, please let me know if you give this a try and tell me what you think in the comments, I welcome constructive feedback!

J :) x