It takes me 30 to 40 minutes to prepare my smoothies in the morning. I’m always looking for new ingredients to add. The following list is what currently goes in the mix based on years of listening to health related podcasts. Two Vitamix bowls are prepared each morning and topped up with water only. Everything should be organic, if possible.
Moringa powder
sunflower seeds
nutritional yeast
pumpkin seeds
walnuts
Shredded coconut
Lions mane powder
Cordycep powder
Matcha powder
Maca powder
Ashwaganda powder
Cocao powder or nibs
Wheat grass juice powder
hemp seeds
chia seeds
tumeric powder
cinnamon powder
Vegan protein powder
L-Glutamine powder
banana
celery
carrots
lemon rind
coriander leaves
curry leaves
parsley
mixed greens / kale / oregano leaves / other
red beets
chick peas
baked yams / sweet potatos
grapes
one raw egg including the membrane
Dried Fig
Dried Prunes
Broccoli
cauliflower
blueberries
mango
strawberries
avocado
raspberries
apple
kiwi
papaya
and water
Sometimes I’m out of stock on some of these ingredients but at least 90% of a combination of the above items are usually available. Many berries and veggies are frozen so a 1500 watt blender is needed. Marshalls and Winners are good sources for powders while Costco is a great source of whole food items and greens.
I decided to add the fungi powders whenever I could find some at reasonable cost. A good series of videos from “Four Sigmatic”. The fungi did not add a flavour into the smoothie that stood out. Whenever I come across some powdered fungi, I get it, but I don’t go out of the way looking for it specifically.
I was adding L-carnatine until I ran out out of the batch I got. Most of the amino’s I figured I got from my diet. I don’t eat a lot of meat but when I do it is grass fed/organic/wild caught.
Most of the supplements I add are to make sure I’m not short on any minerals/vitamins/enzymes. If I think I’m getting enough from my diet, I don’t feel the need to add to the smoothie. I think the only time you will notice a difference from supplements is if your body is deficient. I try to add powders that are non-local and might have nutrients that we don’t get from a local diet.
Most of the supplements are there to ensure there is no deficiency. As an example, I added beets (sometimes arugula) a number of years ago because of the supposed performance gains from the nitrates. I never noticed a difference but I keep them in the mix because I liked the taste.
Mine is usually some very overripe bananas, peanut butter, milk and few ice cubes… takes about 30-40… seconds, drunk standing up before running out the front door for work or the school run, usually late!
No ginger? (supposedly helps w/ recovery)
If I can ask - how many grams (or appropriate measurement) of the following ingredients do you use in a single serving?
I measure my ingredients per Vitamix 50 oz blending bowl. No claim that I have researched optimal daily dosages but I would drink the full 50 oz each day. Matcha and Maca are both expensive so I try to ensure I get the nutrients without having excess nutrients flow through my body unabsorbed. Kind of a homeopathic approach.
1 cup almond milk
Unflavored whey powder
Collagen peptides powder
Beet juice powder
Cup of spinach
1/2 banana
Cup frozen blueberries
1 tablespoon peanut butter
Buzz in vitamix.
If i’m doing an intense ride within the hour, i’ll drink half before ride, the other half after ride. No GI distress even @ VO2 max work.
This is in addition to cooking real food. We eat virtually zero processed food. Our time invested in maintaining our health, comes from not having to spend time dealing with doctors looking for miracle cures to self-inflicted ills.
Yes they are. But my reading on them suggests they have kept their nutritional value. Its hard to buy fresh Moringa leaves here in Canada, or many of the other powdered ingredients. For sure, you have to make some compromises.
