Breakfast : blueberry cashew beet smoothie

 

Oohhh how I love kiwi.

The superfood fruit that I just can’t get enough of!

Kiwi carries some awesome health benefits. From consuming kiwi on a regular basis it can improve your cardiovascular health, boost your immunity, improve digestion and create healthy blood sugar levels.

Along with those incredible benefits; kiwi is also known to decrease the risk of cancer and eliminate toxins within the body. All of those are excellent benefits which come along with creating a healthy lifestyle. Plus, not only will you improve your health, but the taste of these kiwi is unreal!

SO delicious.
Especially with a sprinkle of cinnamon………MMMmmmmmmm…..

 

Sorry about that, where was I?

This Kiwi Coconut Cream Smoothie is just that;

Dreamy.

In the past few months I’ve been drinking more and more smoothies. This has come clear to me now because I easily go through 11oz of spinach in just a few days. Not that I’m trying to become Popeye or anything, I’ve just come to realize I need more greens in my life and I love spinach, so I’m going to eat more of it.

I don’t put spinach in every smoothie – but I do add them to almost every post workout smoothie.

I normally workout 5x a week so that’s 5 cups of spinach just right there. On top of that, I add spinach to my dinners and lunches; along with other vegetables of course. At the rate I’m going right now, soon enough I’ll be heading to the store and buying 22oz of spinach!

 

There’s more to this smoothie than kiwi and spinach; there’s also a banana in there, and of course, coconut. A cup of coconut dream, some home made coconut cream (SO good!) and a touch of organic shredded coconut all create a delicious coconutty taste. (That’s a word, right?)

The coconut cream does require to be placed in the fridge overnight, so there is a little preparation that needs to be done for this smoothie, but trust me; it’s worth it!

Put in the time and create this Kiwi Coconut Cream Smoothie for yourself; your body will only thank you with an energy boost and hunger satisfaction.

kiwi coconut cream smoothie

 

Prep time

5 mins

Total time

5 mins

 

Recipe type: Beverages, Smoothie

Serves: 2

Ingredients

• For the Coconut Cream:
• 14oz. can coconut milk chilled in fridge overnight
• 2 tsp pure maple syrup or agave
• ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
• For the Smoothie:
• 1 cup of coconut cream
• 1 cup coconut dream
• 1 banana
• 2 kiwi; peeled
• 1 big handful of greens (I love spinach!)
• 1 tsp + ½ tsp organic shredded coconut

Instructions

1. To make the Coconut Cream:
2. Add coconut milk into a medium bowl, with maple syrup and vanilla. Beat for about 5 minutes, until mixture becomes thick and creamy. Set in fridge until ready to use.
3. To make the Smoothie:
4. Add all of the ingredients except ½ tsp of shredded coconut into a blender and blend until smooth.
5. Top smoothie with remaining shredded coconut and enjoy!

taken by : http://lushiouseats.com/category/recipes/breakfast/