I am nearing nirvana on this breakfast drink thing. The VitaMix pulled through after all. I simply couldn't stomach those vegetable "smoothies". Too frosty, too much air, the color is enough to make you gag, and if that doesn't the taste surely will.
I think I finally found a nice mix of carbs, protein, green veggies and convenience that is finally working for me. Absolutely no processed sugars of any kind and it tastes great (still working on the color LOL).
I can make freezer bags of these items:
1/2 banana
3 - 4 strawberries
small handful of kale, broccoli, spinach, whatever green I have.
I use bananas for the K and because the taste is pretty strong.
Strawberries are nice and juicy but I'll swap blueberries (big antioxidant) or whatever other fruit I have handy.
This goes into the freezer and I can pull them any time and not have to worry if I have fresh fruit in the house.
So, I pull a bag from the freezer and I add:
About 1-1/2 cups of unsweetened Almond Milk Silk brand. Sometime vanilla flavored. Water will also do just fine. It's just so it's not so thick in the end.
1 scoop of whey protein, again sometimes vanilla flavored. No sugars or sweeteners. Watch protein powder if you buy it. Most of it has some kind of sweetener. Often artificial. Nice healthy additive. LOL
I also toss in my 1 a day men's 55+ multi vitamin. My brands and type varies. It's nice for trace elements.
Then, I'll toss in a handful (about 8 or 9) fresh almonds, maybe some raisins.
That sound like I got everything. LOL
The taste is incredible. No air bubbles. After you run it at full speed for a while, you put it on level 1 and it bleeds out all the air. Plus, it's not milkshake thick. It's more like the thickness of the store-bought breakfast drinks.
Goes down yummy to my tummy.
It definitely bloats you out a little when you drink it. It's probably 24 ounces or so. Sometimes, I'll drink half before I go to the gym and then drink the other half when I come back.
In any event, I am thrilled to finally find a breakfast drink that's not full of a bunch of stuff with names I can't even pronounce. LOL
Now, I am thinking af adding a few grams of decarbed pot to a batch and see how it goes. My tolerance wouldn't blink and a few grams of pot but, you never know. Maybe this mix will put it in my bloodstream just right. LOL