Mango Protein Smoothie Recipe

I’ve been trying to get back into the habit of starting each day with a smoothie – it’s a great way to get nutrients to kick-start the day, especially since I can walk around drinking it while I get the kids breakfast or empty the dishwasher from the day before.  Now that we’re focusing on eating a whole foods, plant based diet, it’s also a great way to get extra calories and protein.

Here’s the smoothie we had with breakfast this morning!

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photos of green-ish smoothies never do them justice…

Mango Protein Smoothie

2 bananas

1 cup frozen mango chunks

4 Tablespoons Hemp Protein Powder

2 Tablespoons Ground Flax Seed

1/2 cup ice

1 cup coconut milk

Add to blender in the order given, blend, adjust liquid to your preference, and serve!  You can also substitute water for the coconut milk if you’re trying to cut calories.  Serves two.

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Hemp protein powder is one of my new favorite additions to smoothies.  It has 6 grams of protein in 2 tablespoons, which is pretty significant.  If you wanted to really go crazy, you could double the amount (the smoothie would still taste like banana and mango) and get even more of your daily recommended protein just from your morning smoothie.

The way I made it this morning, each smoothie had about 10 grams of protein in it.  1.3 grams from the banana, 6 grams from the hemp protein powder, 1.5 grams from the ground flax seed, and .7 grams from the mango.  That’s 20% of my recommended protein for the day… and it tasted like I was on the beach somewhere having a tropical treat.  Awesome.  The mango is so sweet that you don’t need any stevia extract or other sweeteners!

Tip: if you search on google for “protein in ____” it has a calculator that tells you the protein content of most foods.  That’s how I calculated the protein in the banana and mango for this smoothie.

The flax seed is great because as well as protein and fiber it has omega 3 fatty acids, 90% of your daily allowance just in 1 Tablespoon, without the sketchiness and environmental impact from fish oil pills.  (Or the smell.)  It’s a win all the way around!

What do you love for breakfast?

Any favorite smoothie flavors or add ins?

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6 grams of protein in 2 tablespoons
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181% of your omega 3 recommendation in just 2 tablespoons – that means you can get 90% of your omega 3s in this smoothie!
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