smoothies March 11, 2016September 1, 2017 by Anna Potvin In Recipes. Try using 1/2 an avocado in place of banana to thicken your smoothie. 1/2 tsp of cocoa goes a long way too. 1c almond milk • tsp cocoa powder • 1/2 avocado • shredded coconut • dash maple syrup • optional maca • ice I wanted to give my system a break from nuts so I left out my usual almond milk and nut butter. 1c non-dairy milk • 1/2 frozen banana • 1c frozen wild blueberries • handful baby spinach • tbsp hemp hearts • tbsp chia seeds • tbsp flax oil Great source of omega 3s, protein and vitamins and minerals from the greens. 1c non-dairy milk • banana • frozen wild blueberries • spinach • scoop cashew butter • heaping tbsp hemp hearts • flax oil glug The acai berry comes from the Amazon rain forest and is praised for helping digestion, immune & energy boosting, anti-aging with one of the highest sources of antioxidants (twice the amount of blueberries). 1c non-dairy milk • 1/2-1c frozen raspberries • tbsp acai powder • banana • tsp-tbsp flax oil • handful swiss chard (or spinach, kale) • optional tsp-tbsp maca Always love running out of bananas as it pushes me to use other thickeners. Instead I used omega 3s and fibre filled avocado. 1c almond milk • 1/2 avocado • scoop almond butter • handful baby spinach • tbsp hemp hearts • dash maple syrup • glug flax oil • scoop of maca • ice One of my all time favourite smoothies. 1c almond milk • banana • spoonful almond butter • medjool date • cinnamon • flax oil • ice (or frozen banana) share this post...FacebookGoogleTwitterLinkedinEmailPinterestPrintTumblrYummly