Flyin' High Breakfast Smoothie

Most of my patients know that I begin each day with a nutritional smoothie, and I’m often asked for my recipe.  If you are looking to start your day off right nutritionally, a smoothie is a great way to accomplish this.  Smoothies allow you to get a jump start on your nutrition first thing in the morning while avoiding the pitfalls of traditional breakfast foods, or in my words "The Beige Diet".  What's the "Beige Diet" you ask, please let me explain.  The beige diet is what the traditional American breakfast consists of, all beige foods with very little to no nutritional value.  For example, waffles, pancakes, cereal, muffins, bagels, toast, french toast, donuts, cereal bars, etc (I am sure you get the point).  These "beige" foods don't supply us with the nutritional jumpstart we need to get our day off on the right foot and, in fact, negatively influence our concentration and energy levels throughout the day.  Research has shown that kids with ADD, ADHD, or concentration issues can be greatly influenced by avoiding these foods and a smoothie is a great way to accomplish that.  Below you will find one of my most popular recipes for your morning smoothie that even kids will love.  You can hide so much nutrition in a smoothie, meaning vegetables, that the kids won't even know and the taste won’t be affected.

Dr. J’s Healthy Breakfast Smoothie Recipe (makes two servings)
1 cup spinach
1 carrot
1 cup of globe grapes
3 slices of cucumber
1 flower of broccoli
1 celery stalk
1 kiwi
1 leaf of collard greens or other green leafy vegetable
2 cups frozen blueberries
1/2 avacado
1 banana
1 tablespoon of flax seed
3 teaspoons of Innate Choice Fish Oil (available at ThriveCWC)
2 scoops of SP Complete Dairy Free (available at ThriveCWC)

​-Dr. Jeremy DiMartino

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