There is nothing better than after an intense workout making yourself a nutritious smoothie.  Personally, I love making smoothies because you can do so much and mix things up a lot in terms of putting pretty much about anything you like. Literally, you can make anything into a smoothie. One of my favorite post-workout smoothies that I like to make is a mixed berry and kale smoothie with a vegan protein powder, and flax milk.  I like to add collagen powder as an optional. I have an obsession with kale.  You can do so much with it, sauté them, put them in pretty much any dish or salad, and even make kale chips with them. They are considered a super-food, meaning it is packed with a lot of antioxidants, and vitamins. Berries fall into the same category. They are packed with tons of nutritional benefits, again, with antioxidants, and vitamins.

I use protein powder as an extra for muscle recovery, especially after doing muscle strength training.  Protein powders come in so many different types, such as the milk-derived whey and casein proteins. I use a plant-based protein powder called Vega. It is made with pea protein. I love the vanilla flavor a lot.  It is gluten-free and there is no sugar added. It has 15 grams of complete protein, and 2 servings of veggies.

Flax Milk is one of my new favorites. These days they make so many things into milk substitutes. I am lactose and tolerant so I usually go after the best and most nutritional ones in the market. Most of them are beneficial for you, but again, I carefully like to read the labels more to see what they add in. I started getting into Flax Milk because it’s a good source of Omega-3 healthy fats besides having a good source of Calcium and Vitamin D.  Omega-3 is an essential fatty acid we need in order to function which includes EPA and DHA. This helps with our heart health, joints, brain health and so much more.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of chopped kale (fresh/or frozen)

1 scoop of Vega Protein/or any Protein Powder of Choice

1/2 cup of berries (fresh/or frozen)

1 cup of Flax Milk/or any milk product preferred

***1 scoop of Collagen Powder (Optional).