This can be altered to fit your taste buds. It is a complete meal replacement, breakfast or after training snack to reload muscle glycogen. This provides over half your days worth of calcium as well as phytonutrients from a rainbow of fruits and veggies………all from plant sources.
1 cup of any organic, non-GMO plant milk (coconut, soy, almond, flax, rice, etc), coconut water, or pure water
1 scoop of Vanilla Juice Plus Complete (plant-based smoothie/protein mix) www.maximalhealth.us
1 ripe banana (peel when ripe and freeze the pieces. This makes it extra creamy)
1 Tablespoon Ground Flax Seed or Chia Seeds for Omega 3’s
Frozen Fruit
(I use a few strawberries, peaches, raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries)
1 cup of fresh spinach or baby kale leaves
(I promise you won’t taste them)
Blend Until Smooth
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