Creamy pineapple and strawberry breakfast smoothies

Creamy breakfast smoothies packed to the brim with nutrients. Chia seeds, almonds and yoghurt all add to the good-for-you factor of these fruity smoothies.

Creamy breakfast smoothies packed to the brim with nutrients. Chia seeds, almonds and yoghurt all add to the good-for-you factor of these fruity smoothies.I’m struggling with breakfast lately. I just don’t have the appetite for anything properly nutritious first thing in the morning. A cup of coffee and perhaps a few rusks (South Africa’s more delicious answer to biscotti) are about as much as I can stomach. However, I know I need to do better and so I have been trying to build up my repertoire of quick, easy and varied breakfast options. I LOVE eggs for breakfast but I can’t eat them every day.

Strawberries for smoothies

These breakfast smoothies are such a great way to get a truck-load of nutrition into your first meal of the day and they are bloody delicious, if I do say so myself. PLUS, you can make these the night before and keep them in the fridge before grabbing and go-ing the next morning. We’re winning all around today. I think the key to making really great smoothies is to try to pack as much into them as you can, nutrition-wise. These contain rolled oats, almonds, chia seeds, pineapple, yoghurt, strawberries and a little maple syrup (the pineapple and strawberries were very tart) but you can totally leave that out to create a no-sugar-added breakfast treat.

Creamy breakfast smoothies packed to the brim with nutrients. Chia seeds, almonds and yoghurt all add to the good-for-you factor of these fruity smoothies.

Creamy pineapple and strawberry breakfast smoothies

Creamy pineapple and strawberry breakfast smoothies

Creamy breakfast smoothies packed to the brim with nutrients. Chia seeds, almonds and yoghurt all add to the good-for-you factor of these fruity smoothies.
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Course: Breakfast, Gluten free
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Breakfast smoothies, fruit smoothies, Smoothies
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Calories: 238kcal
Author: Alida Ryder
Servings: 2 smoothies

Ingredients

for the pineapple smoothie

  • 2 cups chopped pineapple
  • 2 tablespoons rolled oats
  • 2 tablespoons almonds
  • 2 tablespoons Greek/Coconut yoghurt
  • maple syrup to taste (optional)
  • water/milk to thin out optional

for the strawberry smoothie

  • 2 cups strawberries hulled and halved
  • 2 tablespoons Greek/Coconut yoghurt
  • 1 tablespoon Chia seeds
  • maple syrup to taste (optional)

Instructions

  • To make the smoothies, simply place all the ingredients for each smoothie in a blender and blend until smooth then layer in Ball® drinking jars and serve.
  • Alternatively, you can combine the ingredients to make a single, super fruity smoothie.

Nutrition

Calories: 238kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 517mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 95IU | Vitamin C: 163.5mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 2.2mg

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