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Skip the sugary cereal and energy drinks and indulge in a green power smoothie to start your day with a bang and give you bags of energy. Can you have too many green smoothies? The evidence is building that green smoothies give you more energy and help keep you going for longer.
As well as the nutrients from the kale and fruit, this smoothie is chock-full of almonds that provide healthy fat and curb the appetite.
In his report, the writer at BuzzFeed tells (of the business he is reporting on) that …
… they pre-batch all the ingredients except the soy milk, then freeze them in single portions in 16-ounce cups.
To do this at home, just chop the kale, pear, and banana into bite-sized pieces and freeze in an air-sealed cup, container, or bag with a tablespoon of almond butter.
There are two tips we can take advantage of in our busy households:
1. Freeze your chopped ingredients in the take-out cup you plan to use;
2. Measure your milk in the same beaker, to save time on washing before you hit the road.
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Recipe: Pump Energy into your Day with this Green Power Smoothie
Serves 1
Ingredients:
- 1 cup (about 3.5 ounces) Kale leaves, packed
- 1/2 ripe Pear
- 1/2 ripe Banana
- 1 – 1 1/2 tablespoons Almond Butter
- 1 cup plain Almond Milk, unsweetened, or your favorite milk
Optional, to make it suitable as a meal-replacement smoothie:
- 2-4 tbsp Oats
Blend until smooth and enjoy.
It’s difficult to assess calories as there are so many variants. The calories in this recipe will vary depending on the size of the fruits used and if you decide to use 1 or 1 1/2 tablespoons of almond butter. Depending on your choices, drinking this as meal-replacement smoothie will give you
As well as helping to fill you up, research has shown that almonds curb the appetite.
Based on a recipe from Source: BuzzFeed
Photo: BuzzFeed
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