Kitchen Appliances needed: Blenders

• Vitamix blender ($350-450)
  
• Blendtec blender ($350-400)
  
• Ninja blender ($150) does not liquefy as well
  
• All other blenders are not comparable, but can work if need be.
  

My Typical Smoothie Shopping List:

• Organic spinach from Costco in a 1lb container (and I then freeze it in its original container)
  
• Frozen organic blueberries from Costco in a 5lb bag
  
• Frozen organic berry mix 3lb bag from Costco
  
• Frozen organic mangos 3lb bag from Costco or Trader Joes
  
• Organic bananas
  
• Organic walnuts
  
• Organic kale from Costco, 1lb bag
  
• Organic yogurt, Nancy’s
  
• Organic hemp seeds, 15oz bag from Costco
  
• Organic almond butter or peanut butter (may be allergenic)
  
• Raw unsweetened cocoa powder (cacao powder)
  

Additional Supplements:

• Blue/green algae
  
• Bee Pollen
  
• Cold pressed flax seed oil
  
• Chlorella
  
• Whey protein
  
• Pea protein
  
• Mediclear nutritional supplement by Thorne (protein and vitamins)
  

*Note:  All items should be ORGANIC.  You can buy most of these items in bulk at Costco.  You can also find them at any health food store, PCC, Whole Foods, Trader Joes, and Madison Market.


Basic Green:
2c (frozen) Spinach
1c frozen Blueberries
3Tbsp hemp seeds
1 ½c  water, or as needed
Consider adding: 2tsp chlorella or blue/green algae


Green (Mustache) Machine:
1c (frozen) spinach
½c (frozen) kale
½c green cabbage
1c berry mix
½ apple
10-15 walnuts
2tsp blue/green algae
2c water, or as needed


Love Monkey:
½ banana
2 scoops Mediclear or 2Tbsp cacao powder
1Tbsp peanut/almond butter
2c spinach
1c water, or as needed

Ginga Ninja:
½” cube of raw fresh ginger
2c spinach
½ carrot
½ apple (honeycrisps’ work the best)
3Tbsp hemp seed
2c water, or as needed
Consider adding 2tsp matcha powder


Beetnick:
½ red or yellow raw beet
½ carrot
2c spinach
10-15 walnuts
1c water


Spicy Cocoa Mojo:
3Tbsp hemp seeds
2 scoops Mediclear of 2Tbsp raw cacao powder
1tsp cinnamon
dash of cayenne powder
1c water

Bee Yourself:
1Tbsp bee pollen
½ banana
½ organic apple (honeycrisps’ work best)
10-15 walnuts
1c water (or chamomile tea!)

Avo-cabo-wabo:
½ avocado
2c spinach
¼ red bell pepper
½ organic apple
1 stick of celery
1c water

Coco-Kale
1Tbsp coconut oil (butter)
2-3 mejool dates, pitted
½ banana
1 cup frozen blueberries
4 de-stemmed kale leaves
2Tbsp hemp seeds
Ice (optional)
1c water

Kiwi Me Softly With His Song (great for dessert!)
½c  organic whole milk yogurt
½c  frozen blueberries
2 fresh cut or 1/2c frozen kiwis (or mangos)
½c ice
2tsp match green tea powder
½ - 1c water, organic milk, or milk alternative
Consider adding 1Tbsp of chia seeds after blending for a thicker consistency