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The Green Vegan Breakfast Smoothie with Almond Breeze

Published on February 18, 2013 โ€ข Last updated November 22, 2016 by Elizabeth Atia
vegan-smoothie

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 Californiaโ€™s 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.

It was a few days in the making, this smoothie, as it needed some refining (my first attempt was dreadfully sweet!) but I eventually came up with the final recipe and tested the result on the entire family. The children thought it was fantastic, with the 6 year old downing three small glasses in a row! Even the OH with his dislike of anything green in a glass tried some and declared that it was quite nice indeed! Personally, I could have this green vegan breakfast smoothie first thing in the morning or after a good workout session at the gym when I return home starving and in need of some serious protein!
vegan-smoothie-2The avocado fruit is high in protein, as well as containing useful quantities of zinc, folic acid, B vitamins and plenty of fibre. It is also high in fat, but it is mainly high in the healthy monounsaturated fats, so it’s all good as your body needs these fats to function properly. Bananas also contain plenty of B vitamins, as well as being valuable sources of potassium, manganese and fibre. The enriched almond milk provides a good source of calcium (it says so on the front of the packet) and the edible dried seaweed (or spirulina) provides a multitude of trace minerals which are reported toย aid health and well-being. The oats provide protein and a source of soluble fibre which leaves you feeling fuller for longer. All in all, this smoothie is jam-packed with plenty of natural plant-based nutrition and it’s a perfect start to any morning!
Plus, it tastes fantastic. ๐Ÿ™‚
Green Vegan Breakfast Smoothie
by Elizabeth
A creamy, tasty breakfast smoothie packed full of good things!
Ingredients
  • 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
Instructions
1. Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.2. Serve with a sprinkling of seaweed over the top, if desired.
Details

Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: Total time: 5 mins 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.

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About Elizabeth Atia

Daydream adventurer. Expat Canadian. Foodie. Calls Shetland home.

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  1. georgina davies

    August 17, 2014 at 7:44 pm

    I have tried but i really can’t warm up to the almond milk lol xxxx

    Reply
  2. Choclette

    March 1, 2013 at 8:20 am

    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.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      March 3, 2013 at 8:33 am

      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!

      Reply
  3. Elaine Livingstone

    February 20, 2013 at 9:39 pm

    I have tried avocado in all sorts of ways but just cannot bring myself to like it.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      February 21, 2013 at 7:09 pm

      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. ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  4. Linda Gilbert

    February 18, 2013 at 9:17 pm

    I think I might find green a little difficult to cope with first thing even though I know how nutritious it would be

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      February 21, 2013 at 7:07 pm

      Hehe, I know what you mean ๐Ÿ™‚ 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!

      Reply

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