Breakfast Smoothie #461

Today's post is titled "smoothie number 461" because that's how many smoothies I have made since purchasing my blendtec a little less than a year ago. It has a built in digital counter so you can keep track of your own crazy! And that's not counting the hundreds I made before that in my magic bullet.

My name is Allison and I am addicted to smoothies. Admitting it is the first step. If you having smoothie lust as well I strongly recommend buying yourself either the blendtec or the vitamix. I will save the debate over which is better for another day (they both have there merits) but here is how you know if you need one.

• Do you frequent smoothie king, jamba juice, or robeks a couple times a month at 4/dollars a hit for blended fruit that cost 25/cents?
• Do you curse with your everyday blender when you are eating the end of your smoothie with a spoon due to underblending?
• Do you want to watch your child suck down handfuls of spinich, kale, carrots, and beets before they head off to school?

If you answered yes to any of these questions it is $400 blender time for you. No regrets.

This morning's smoothie might be my laziest one yet, a good one to start with for a smoothie novice. And with minimal blending required any blender can handle it.

Here is my smoothie requirements every morning:

• Healthy dose of probiotics to strengthen against the booger onslaught of the kindergarten classroom.
• At least one fruit and one vegetable
• 5g of protein

Here is how to do it:

1. 10 Frozen mango chunks (I love the ones from Trader Joe's, cheap and so sweet)
2. Big scoop of plain yogurt
3. 1/2 cup or so of water depending how you like your consistency
4. scoop of Amazing Grass Cacao Superfood

If you make it and you don't like the flavor add more mango, or switch to flavored yogurt. The possibilities are endless. And if you don't like the flavor of this one just wait until I post my almond butter-bananas-strawberry recipe. It will rock your world......