Smoothies

Beth was asking about my smoothies, so I thought I'd do a post. It looks like we use a lot of supplements but we've added to our collection over time so we're not buying them all at once. We picked the ones that were most important to us to start off with and added more with each paycheck. The important part to me is that we're getting all the fresh veggies and power-packed fruits we need. We make so many different kinds depending on what our needs are and what's on sale/in season so I'll just list a few recipes as well as a list of other ingredients that we use in them. With the kids, I find that I have to blend them with OJ to get them to drink them. It bothered me at first, but I figure it's a fair trade off for the good stuff they're getting. I've watered it down over time and always use fresh squeezed when I can. Preferably some that I've juiced myself.

This Morning's Breakfast Smoothie
(enough for 2 small kid glasses and two adult shakers. If Ryan isn't home, I use his for my 10am snack)

2 cups filled with raspberries, dark cherries, strawberries (buy in season and freeze in bags)
2 cubes coconut milk (anti-bacterial among other things, I freeze it in ice cube trays then bag it)
Large handful of spinach (frozen in bags, don't try to thaw, yuck.)
1 Cup Pomegranate Greek Yogurt (twice the protein and keeps you full)
Handful of cauliflower (frozen in bags, as long as you use it within a few weeks it's great)
2 or 3 spoonful's Chia Seeds (look this up, they're AMAZING little seeds!!)
1 packet Veggies to Go (You can get them at Costco)
Couple drops of local honey (for allergies)
2 cubes Cow colostrum (sounds really strange, but google it, it's gotten us through stomach bugs and bacterial infections in hours instead of weeks, athletes love it because of all the antibodies)

I blend with the OJ, pour for the kids, then re-blend for the adults adding:
Vanilla Whey Protein Isolate (I can't find anywhere where it says definitively that it's safe for kids, so we just leave it out of theirs)
2 tbs. Glutamine (to repair muscle tissue and aide in recovery)
Creatine (low dose)


After workouts, we drink Muscle Milk Light (Costco) if we're not going to be home within 20min or make a protein shake.

Protein Shake
1 banana
1 or 2 Cups raw milk
Chocolate Whey Protein Isolate
2 tbs. of Super food mix (organic lucuma powder, organic mesquite pod meal, organic cacao powder)
1 tbs Glutamine

Other things we add to smoothies:
Super Seed
Green Food Powder
Blueberries (and various other fruits/veggies)
CLA
Insulin Co-factor
Optygen (only when peaking for a race)

For my AM smoothie, I take my vitamins/other supplements with it to make a super power-packed start to the day. We try to have a big variety of smoothies so we don't get bored and I'm always on the lookout for something new to add flavor. That was probably way more info than you were asking for , but there you go!