Quick and easy smoothies with smoothie bags

Quick and easy smoothies – chop  your ingredients, pop in the freezer and blend when you want one!

I’m not a morning person.  No matter how much I want to be one of those people that jump out of bed smiling and full of energy,  I take a while to properly wake up.

For this reason I have to confess I’m a lazy breakfast maker.  Oats, home made museli, toast are pretty much the staples as I don’t have to think about it and it takes very little prep.  The most effort I’d go for during the week would be scrambled eggs.

I do love a good smoothie and have wanted to have smoothies for breakfast, but I just simply can’t be bothered in the morning.  All that peeling, slicing, dicing and then cleaning up afterwards just puts me off.  For morning people reading this, I probably just sound lazy, but I promise I’m not – it just seems too much to think about in the morning (sad but true!).

So anyway, this weekend I thought of a super simple solution to solve my problems – peel, slice and dice later in the day and freeze.  Quick and easy smoothies with smoothie bags! I thought this simple idea was rather genius so this weekend I made up smoothie bags so in the morning all I have to do is pull it out of the freezer, chuck it in the blender with a bit of fluid of choice ( I use milk or sometimes almond milk) and volia- a smoothie in less than a couple of minutes!!  Breakfast on the go, here I come!

Here’s what’s in my smoothie bags:

• Kale, kiwifruit, banana, strawberries
• Raspberries and banana (simple but yummy)
• Kale, banana, blackberries + blueberries + strawberries
• Mango, 1/4 avocado and raspberry (I add yoghurt and chia seeds in the morning, and you can’t taste the avocado)
• Kale, 1/4 avocado, banana and kiwifruit (avocado makes it nice and creamy!)

Then in the morning, you can add your extras,  like a spoonful of nut butteror some linseed/chia or LSA.  Linseeds/chia seeds and LSA add omega 3 fats as well as fibre to help keep you feeling fuller for longer.  I also add a good serve of natural yoghurt and occasionally I’ll add some protein powder.

My current favourite combination is raspberry, banana, a few cashew nuts, chia seeds, natural yoghurt and milk.

Get busy on Sunday, and make a weeks worth of smoothie bags and your week ahead is sorted.

What’s your favourite smoothie combos?