More and more today we are hearing about how dairy is no good for our Healthy Body. It’s been proven that dark leafy greens actually contain more readily available calcium than dairy does. As humans, we are not meant to be ingesting dairy after the natural age that breastfeeding ends (around 2 years of age). After that point, our Healthy Body no longer produces the necessary enzyme to properly digest dairy, and thus we are forcing our pancreas to work overtime every time we have dairy by making it produce certain other enzymes we will need to digest it.
Not only are the following smoothie recipes Dairy Free, but they’re also allergen free as well as candida friendly! Candida is a common overgrowth of the bacteria in our guts that can lead to a whole host of health and wellness challenges.These smoothies help keep our bodies alkaline, help keep the gut bacteria balanced, and are all sugar free, dairy free, gluten free and soy free too!
1. Green Apple Spinach Smoothie:
- 1/2 medium large green apple
- Squeeze juice from small tangerine
- 1/3 large avocado (“just ripe” – not mushy, not hard)
- A handful of spinach leaves
- A juice glass of crushed ice
- 1/2 juice glass water
2. Quick Veggie Smoothie:
- 2 small handful spinach
- 1/3 large peeled Cucumber
- 1/4 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
- Optional: ice if you want it chilled.
3. Chilled Lunch Smoothie:
- 1/2 Large Green Apple with Skin
- 1/3 Haas Avocado (small as compared with the huge Florida Avocado)
- Large handful spinach
- 1/4 cup frozen canned Coconut milk (consistency of Cream)
- 2 Large Carrots (Peel first; then use curls from carrot peeler or small chips)
- 1 1/2 cups frozen Strawberries,
- 1/4 cup fresh squeezed Orange Juice
4. Chocolate almond smoothie:
Note – Ingredients (Serves 2). Too delicious not to share!
- 2 cups chopped frozen zucchini (yellow or green, skin on)
- 1 cup ice cubes
- 1 scoop chocolate vegan protein powder (or pure rice protein)
- 1/2 Tbsp organic cacao nibs
- 1 Tbsp hemp hearts
- 1 Tbsp ground Chia seeds
- 1 Tbsp raw almond butter
- 2 cups unsweetened milk (I use vanilla almond milk)
- 1/4 cup water (adjust to get the thickness you like)
- 2 Tbsp full fat coconut milk
- 2 drops liquid Stevia (I use hazelnut cream)
- 1/2 Tbsp 100% cocoa or cacao
- Maple syrup optional
Here are some other versions from past clients:
1: Kale, spinach, cucumber, granny smith apple, almond milk and spoonful of almondbutter.
2: Almond milk, spinach, celery, cucumber, hemp or rice protein, chia seeds andblueberries and stevia.
3: Strawberries, hemp protein, almond milk, vanilla extract and stevia.
4: One granny smith apple, 1/2 a zucchini, handful of fresh organic spinach, onetablespoon chia, and 8 ounces almond milk and stevia.
5. 1 Handful of spinach, handful of blueberries, 1/2 avocado, 1 heaping tbsp of purebrown rice protein, 1 spoonful of organic almond butter, 1 cup of unsweetened vanillaalmond milk with alcohol free vanilla extract and some stevia for sweetening.
