Smart Smoothie Add-ins

What’s in your perfect smoothie — yogurt, fruit, milk or juice? How about adding a sprinkle of nuts or seeds, a handful of greens or cooked grains and packing in more nutrition. Here are a few scrumptious and smart smoothie additions.

Sunrise Breakfast Smoothie

Sunrise Breakfast Smoothie
 What’s in your perfect smoothie — yogurt, fruit, milk or juice? How about adding a sprinkle of nuts or seeds, a handful of greens or cooked grains and packing in more nutrition.

Here are a few scrumptious and smart smoothie additions.

  • Greens. Handfuls of spinach, kale, collards, parsley, chard or romaine lettuce

  • Veggies. Cooked sweet potato, pumpkin or butternut squash

  • Grains. Generous spoonful of cooked brown rice or quinoa. (Blend with ease; the neutral flavors pair with most combos)

  • Healthy Fats. 1–2 tablespoons mashed avocado, nut or seed butter, flaxseed meal or chia seeds

  • Something Creamy. A scoop of silken tofu

  • Sweet. Dates, banana, berries or orange

If you’re not quite ready to invent your own combination, try this simply delicious Sunrise Breakfast Smoothie opens in a new tab. It makes magic with a carrot, banana, raspberries, an orange, yogurt, oats and almondmilk.

New to greens in your smoothie? Check out these two easy smoothies: Get Your Greens Smoothie opens in a new tab and the Double Green Smoothie opens in a new tab.

In fact, we have more than 20 smoothie recipes opens in a new tab for inspiration. Tailor them to meet your tastes and use what smart additions you have on hand to create your perfect smoothie.

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