[Recipe] Plant-powered green breakfast smoothie

Start your day the right way or quash out those hunger pangs.

Smoothies are an ideal option for a satisfying breakfast, or as a mid-afternoon pick-me-up to keep you going until dinner.

Ingredients

• ½ cup rolled oats 
• 1 scoop Raw Sport Elite Repair plant protein, Chocolate & Vanilla flavour 
• 1 orange, peeled and quartered
• 1 tsp pumpkin seeds 
• 1 tsp hemp seeds 
• ½ ripe avocado
• 2 bananas, 1 frozen
• 3 tbsp almond butter 
• 2 cups baby spinach
• 1½ cups unsweetened soy, nut or rice milk

Hemp seeds add in extra healthy fats in the form of omega-3s, along with added protein, fibre, and a host of other nutrients.

Instructions

1. Add the rolled oats to a blender and blend until ground.
2. Chop your bananas into pieces for easier blending.
3. Add the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.
4. Add more milk to thin it out, or add ice cubes to thicken it.

Got a sweet tooth? Add 6-10 green grapes for some additional natural sweetness.

Pumpkin seeds are rich in various vitamins and minerals, including iron, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium and zinc. They’re also energy-dense and a great source of plant protein.

Almond butter is rich in healthy fats, manganese, calcium and magnesium.