Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, they say. Many of us claim that we don’t have enough time in the morning to make something healthy, opting for a bowl of dry shop-bought cereal or a slice of toast, if we eat anything at all!
Well, you have no excuse now! Smoothies are a fantastic to-go meal in a glass. They take minutes to make and can be portable – just pour into a travel mug and off you go out the door.
Almond Breezeยฎ, the makers ofย “a delicious low-calorie alternative to dairy milk made from Californiaโs finest almonds”ย has teamed up with Foodies100ย in a competition designed to get food bloggers creating breakfast smoothies using their almond milk. They sent me two litres of unsweetened Blue Diamondย Almond Breezeยฎย milk (to help get me experimenting in the kitchen) and this is the breakfast smoothie I developed with it.
- 1 Fairtrade banana, broken into pieces
- 1/2 Fairtrade avocado, chopped
- 250 ml almond milk, chilled
- 1 tbsp quick porridge oats
- 1 tsp agave syrup
- 1/2 tsp dried seaweed or pinch of spirulina powder
Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Yield: Serves 1
Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary was sent some cartons of Almond Breeze for review. All opinions are our own. This is not a paid post.
I have tried but i really can’t warm up to the almond milk lol xxxx
I made a green smoothie too, but it’s pale shadow of yours. Wish I’d thought of using avocado now, it sounds delicious and a great way to start the day.
Yours looks fantastic too! I’ve never tried Matcha before, but I did see it in a local cafe the other day – I must give it a go!
I have tried avocado in all sorts of ways but just cannot bring myself to like it.
It is a rather peculiar fruit, isn’t it. It took me a very long time to like it. I had to keep forcing myself to eat it. If I mixed it with other ingredients, such a sliced strawberries and balsamic vinegar, I could eat a plate, but I could never have it by itself. Blergh! I do like it in smoothies and fresh juices though. It imparts a lovely creaminess. I’ve recently seen a recipe where fresh avocado can be used in chocolate buttercream frosting, something I’ve yet to experiment with the kids. Persevere. ๐
I think I might find green a little difficult to cope with first thing even though I know how nutritious it would be
Hehe, I know what you mean ๐ We’ve become used to eating strange things like this in my household, ever since I started on a fresh juice phase. Now, because of that, my children are convinced anything green automatically tastes fantastic!