The General
Footballguy
This has replaced my usual breakfast which was either nothing or oatmeal typically with coffee.Used this 600 watt Nutibullet for about a year. It does the job, would recommend.
Upgraded to this 1000 watt unit. Like it better, it’s able to chew up frozen fruit easier.
My daily 32 oz smoothie:
1/2 to 2/3 cup frozen berries - typically buy 3lb bags of Wymans from Amazon Fresh, either blueberries or mixed berries
1/2 to 1/3 cup fresh berries / rotate raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, blueberries
(for most products presume it’s organic except for bananas)
1 avocado (Haas? Hass? the big ones)
1 banana
1 lemon
1 red apple (Fuji or Gala)
optional - 3 to 5 ounces kale or blend of super greens
2 tablespoons MCT3 oil (coconut oil)
2 tablespoons Organic raw apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon Vital Proteins collagen & peptides powder
1 tablespoon Organic raw hemp seeds mixed with Organic flaxseed + Organic black chia seeds
2 cups Organic plain yogurt (personal preference - see below)
1 cup organic coconut milk
or if you prefer non-dairy an organic juice blend and/or water in lieu of yogurt
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So if you’re like me, you’ll look at that and think what the af. This recipe is based on something my fiancé makes every day - I skip the greens & use yogurt/milk instead of juice. She has some chronic pain issues in her joints and most of this stuff is designed to help with that.
Before I began starting my day with a smoothie, I went over this with a nutritionist I have access to at the VA. She went through each ingredient and explained the benefits of every single item. Listen, I’m not an expert, and I didn’t write down everything she told me, but it gave me a level of comfort. This helps regulate my digestive system while providing basically all of my daily nutritional needs.
Thus has replaced my breakfast. I have a light lunch and/or snack in the afternoon. I have been losing weight (mainly through exercise), I’m sleeping better - less insomnia and more sound, deep sleep. My energy level is WAY better.
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I’m a combat veteran who struggles with depression and PTSD. It takes like ten different things to effectively manage it. But diet, for me anyway, has massive influence on moods and the level of effort required to manage emotions.
This is by no means a cure all, but I’ve experimented with a lot of different types of diets over the years. Making this smoothie my consistent daily regiment has absolutely transformed my life.
ETA:
forgot 1 lemon
which leads to a question for which I’m not 100% sure of the answer: when to buy organic?
I’ve read a few articles & discussed this with my nutritionist so I think I have this correct
but if I’m wrong please LMK
if it has a rind or a peel, I’m buying non-organic
I don’t eat the banana peel or the outside of the avocado or the lemon - the pesticides & growth chemical may don’t penetrate to the food we consume
for apples & berries I want organic
so that’s fruits & veggies
what I don’t fully understand (& just sort of blindly follow others recommendations) - I buy a ton of organic products. IOW, I don’t think I could explain it to a 5 year old in under 2 minutes. I don’t understand it as well as I should.
The smoothie helps get the veggies. I really don’t even care what it tastes like at this point.