
GROUNDED SMOOTHIE RECIPES PLUS
This is my trusty smoothie recipe with flaxseed and spinach, you can hardly taste the spinach but the smoothie is a beautiful vibrant green color! Plus this one has cashews in it to give you a little added protein/fat boost. 1.5 cups liquid (I like vanilla almond milk).This smoothie reminds me of a strawberry milkshake– especially if you add 1/2 a sliced frozen banana for a strawberry- banana flaxseed smoothie. Strawberries are delicious and make for a really tasty smoothie. 1.5 cups frozen blueberries (for low carb use 1/2 cup berries + 1 avocado).optional sweetener of choice (1 TB maple syrup is easy!).You’ll need to following ingredients, added to your blender in the order listed for best results:
GROUNDED SMOOTHIE RECIPES HOW TO
Here’s how to make a berry flaxseed smoothie- that’s low carb and uses common ingredients! We make this blueberry flaxseed smoothie fairly often for breakfast, or after a workout and add some protein powder. This should help produce even, consistent blending without air bubbles and blades locked up or not moving.ģ Flax Smoothie Recipes: 1- How to make a Blueberry Flaxseed Smoothie

The heavier items on top help to weigh down everything else and push leafy greens down into the blades.

However, there is an order of operations to help your blender work more efficiently, especially if you’re adding large chunks of frozen fruit or ice cubes.

Making a flax meal smoothie is a piece of cake, especially with a high power blender. While whole flaxseeds have the same nutritional profile, our digestive system can’t break down the outer shells of flaxseeds and will pass through our system whole. Ground flaxseeds (flax meal) are more bioavailable, meaning our bodies can absorb them and extract greater nutritional value. Even if you start with whole flax, the flaxseeds will be ground during blending! *If you add whole flaxseeds, the smoothie will have a slightly grittier texture than if you add flaxseed meal.Ĭall it a ground flaxseed smoothie or a flaxseed meal smoothie, it is BOTH and it is delicious! We will combine all the ingredients and blend for 1-2 minutes so whichever form of flaxseeds you have on hand will work. To make a smoothie with flaxseed you can use ground or whole flaxseeds. Which for you? Blueberry, Strawberry, or Green?! Whole Flaxseed Or Ground Flaxseed Smoothies? Here are 3 flavor variations of flaxseed smoothie recipes that are incredibly easy to make and taste delicious! If you are trying to incorporate flaxseeds into your diet, they will work in any smoothie however, here are 3 ideas to help you along the way! All of these smoothies with flaxseed use ingredients you probably already have at home.
