Avocado Blueberry Breakfast Smoothie

This avocado blueberry breakfast smoothie makes an easy morning meal - but feel free to enjoy it any time.

Can you tell I have a touch of spring fever? The leaves and flowers have been slow to arrive in the Catskills in upstate New York. I couldn’t resist bringing my smoothie outside on this beautiful morning. I found a little crop of buttercups to serve as a backdrop.

Then I sat in the warm sun and enjoyed my breakfast while I listened to birds sing. It was a lovely way to start the day.

Basic Formula

This avocado blueberry breakfast smoothie is a variation of my Superfood Smoothie recipe:

• Sunflower seeds replaced the walnuts.
• Mild baby romaine lettuce replaced the baby kale.
• Ground cinnamon replaced the ground ginger.

And I added some old-fashioned oats to make it more breakfasty.

I always try to add some kind of nut or seed to my smoothies to boost the protein. I’m not a fan of protein powders. Aside from preferring food close to its natural form, I think protein powders make it too easy to overdue it. If you follow a healthy diet, you are likely getting all the protein you need without adding powders to the mix.

Many of my smoothie recipes follow the same basic formula:

• Plant milk
• Banana or avocado
• Dark leafy greens
• Frozen fruit
• Nuts or seeds
• Dates or shredded coconut (if a little extra sweetness is needed)

I encourage you to experiment to see which combos you like best!

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Avocado Blueberry Breakfast Smoothie

This vegan and gluten-free recipe makes an easy morning meal - but feel free to enjoy it any time!

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 1

Author Veggie Primer

Ingredients

• 1 cup almond milk
• ¼ avocado peel and pit removed
• ½ cup baby romaine lettuce
• ½ cup frozen blueberries
• 2 Tbsp. dry old fashioned oats
• 1 Tbsp. raw sunflower seeds
• 1-2 medjool dates pitted
• ½ tsp. ground cinnamon

Instructions

• Place ingredients in a high-speed blender in the order they are listed.
• Begin blending on lowest setting and slowly turn up to highest setting.
• Blend on high for approximately 35 seconds.
• Serve immediately.

 Note: I do not include nutrition information with my recipes because I subscribe to the theories presented in the book Whole and believe we should focus on eating a variety of whole foods instead of counting calories or keeping track of individual nutrients.