It’s Smoothie Time

View from my office yesterday morning.

Despite the fact that it perhaps is the wrong season, I’m into smoothies right now. Why?

Well, maybe because I have to be.

My 12-day Wild Rose Detox ended on Tuesday (yay!) so I am now on Day 2 the Thorne MediClear cleanse my naturopath wants me to do. It’s a 3-week cleanse, and it involves consuming the Thorne MediClear powder twice a day for 3 weeks (in week 2 you have it three times a day!).

The powder is made up of rice protein with plenty of vitamins and minerals included to cleanse your liver. It smells like cake mix but it tastes…well, not quite like cake mix. If I tell myself it is cake mix though it makes it a lot easier to drink!

It’s not gross, don’t get me wrong, it’s just a bit sharper (so you have to add some agave to help it out) and it is very gritty, so adding 1 tbsp of flax oil or Omega 3-6-9 oil (my preferred oil) really helps reduce that.

The cleanse allows you to have the powder mixed with water or juice, or in a smoothie.

So I’ve been mixing up a few interesting smoothies…all of which you can easily have at home; either omit the powder or replace with your protein powder of choice for a protein-packed snack or meal replacement!

Here are some of my smoothie combinations:

My favourite green smoothie:

• 2 cups spinach leaves
• 1 cup almond milk
• 1 tbsp nut butter
• 1/2 frozen banana
• 1 tbsp ground flaxseed
• 1 tbsp Omega 3-6-9 oil
• Protein powder (or the MediClear powder) (1-2 scoops)

Cookie Dough treat:

• 1 cup coconut milk (I used light)
• 1/2 cup almond milk
• 1/2 frozen banana
• 1 Fitnessista Amazeball
• Protein powder (1-2 scoops)

Chocolate Craving (not that I can have this on this cleanse 🙁 but it is a favourite of mine!):

• 1 cup spinach leaves
• 1 cup light coconut milk
• 1-2 tbsp dark unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tbsp almond butter
• Stevia to taste
• Protein powder (1-2 scoops)

Berry treat!:

This actually had beet and kale in it too but it looks just the same 🙂

• 1 cup spinach leaves
• 1/2 cup apple juice
• 1 cup mixed frozen berries
• 1/2 cup water
• Protein powder (1-2 scoops)

Mocha Mocha: (another I can’t have on this cleanse but it is really delish!)

• 1/2 cup decaffeinated (or caffeinated if you prefer) coffee (brew it strong)
• 1 cup almond milk
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• Stevia to taste (you can also use agave nectar if you don’t find it’s sweet enough)
• Ice
• Protein powder (1-2 scoops)

Pina Colada:

• 1 cup light coconut milk
• 1 cup pineapple chunks
• 1/2 cup pineapple juice
• Ice
• Protein powder (1-2 scoops)
• 1 tbsp shredded unsweetened coconut to top!

QUESTION:

Now I need your help!

As I have to have a smoothie a day for the next 3 weeks, I will get bored fast. What are your favourite smoothie combos? I can pretty much eat anything except chocolate/cocoa powder on this cleanse so your suggestions would be welcomed!

And for something to laugh about later – because it’s not entirely untrue – a friend of mine sent me this a couple of weeks ago:

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