143. How To Be Awesome At Making The Healthiest Smoothies

Today we are talking about one of my favorite ways to get in lots of great veggies and fruits and vitamins and minerals and live enzymes and phytonutrients.  We’re talking about smoothies.  A fast food that you can pack with so many great ingredients and make it super delicious at the same time.   Lindsay did a full deep dive in researching the very BEST ingredients to put in a smoothie and which we think might be good, but we should actually limit or avoid completely.   We’re talking about the best non-dairy milk alternatives that don’t have any gums or additives in them and the cleanest collagen, protein and bone broth powders too.    We’re taking about nut butters and all the seeds- chia seeds, hemp seeds and flax seeds and why you should have all of them in your pantry.   So, it’s all packed in here.  What Lindsay has gathered from researching lots of nutritionists findings on everything healthy smoothie related.    Smoothies are a such a great way to get in your veggies and fruits!  Think of it mostly as a “green smoothie” with as many veggies as you can.   In this episode we are talking about how to incorporate the most nutrient-dense ingredients into your smoothies.    The best fruits to add: Banana Frozen berries For a bit more sweetness- mango & pineapple   The best veggies to add: ALL of them… especially spinach!   Best ways to thicken it up: Almond butter Peanut butter Avocado Organic chickpeas Frozen cauliflower Frozen zucchini   *************************   Non-dairy CLEAN milks: *most have gums and other gross additives* These are the yummies and cleanest   MALK Unsweetened Organic Almond Milk or Cashew Milk Thrive Market Organic Oat Beverage or Almond Beverage Oatly Oatmilk Lowfat Chilled Three Trees Organic Unsweetened Almond Milk New Barn Unsweetened Almond Milk Natural Value Coconut Milk Whole Foods 365 Organic Unsweetened Almond Milk Simple Truth Organic Unsweetened Almond Milk Califia Farms Organic Almond Homestyle Nutmilk   *************************   The best natural sweeteners:   Dates   Gogi berries https://amzn.to/3viN5gA   Mulberries https://amzn.to/2PWda4R   *************************   To make it interesting:   Cocoa nibs https://amzn.to/3cDvEPp   Cinnamon https://amzn.to/3qNSKYF   Cocao powder https://amzn.to/30AcKmD ************************* Seeds: Hemp Seeds https://amzn.to/30Ay5MR   Chia Seeds https://amzn.to/3lgReNu   Flax Seeds https://amzn.to/3qDsBvl   *************************   Favorite powders: Chocolate Collagen Peptides https://amzn.to/3bDOBC4   Unflavored Collagen: https://amzn.to/3rErQDy   Chocolate Bone Broth Protein: https://amzn.to/2OM4i0S   Vanilla Bone Broth Protein: https://amzn.to/30xNu0o   So many ideas for making really filling and delicious and nutrient filled smoothies in this one.  Hope you enjoy!   HAPPY SMOOTHIE MAKING!!