A green smoothie a day, may help keep the doctor away!
Check out some of Garden of Vegans favourite plant-powered smoothies and juices to leaving you feeling satisfied and nourished all day.
Our signature plant-based smoothies will nourish your cells whilst boosting your daily nutrient requirements.
Instructions;
Select a smoothie.
Add all ingredients to a blender, NutriBullet, Vitamix or similar appliance.
Blend on high for 10-15 seconds.
Enjoy fresh!
Smoothie Protocol;
When drinking your smoothie we encourage you to sip it slowly and add in a chewing motion. You don't want to overwhelm the digestive system. A smoothie has a lot of contents which would take you a lot longer to eat if you were eating each item individually. Chewing helps send a message to your stomach preparing it for food which activates your digestive enzymes and releases acid needed to help digest, absorb and process the nutrients as best as possible.
Smoothie Tips and Tricks;
1. At the start of each week, peel and freeze enough bananas to get you through the week.
2. Remove the peel from all citrus ingredients before blending
3. Ginger and Turmeric skin is optional. We like to leave ours on.
4. Due to handling we encourage a quick rinse of all fresh produce in filtered water before adding straight to your smoothie.
5. Massage your kale before blending! Massaging kale has been said to help release some of its bitterness.
6. Always pit dates
7. Add the Behumane Smoothie Booster to your smoothie, for your daily dose of Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3, Iodine and Omega 3's.
SHOP B12 SMOOTHIE BOOSTER
8. Only use certified organic produce to ensure no dangerous toxins are present in your smoothie! Remember, if its not certified, its not organic!
SHOP GOV'S CERTIFIED ORGANIC PRODUCE BOXES
9. Opt for seasonal where possible.
Clean Green Cold Pressed Juice
Equipment needed:
Cold Pressed Juicer (preferred) or
Blender
Ingredients:
2 Lemons
1 Lime
2-3 Apples
Chunk of Ginger
2-3 handfuls of seasonal Greens and Herbs (kale, spinach, parsley, mint, rocket, chard, cucumber, zucchini etc.)
*ingredients can be substituted based on seasonal availability and what is in your box each week.
Method:
1. Peel all citrus before juicing or blending.
2. Add ingredients into a cold pressed juicer.
Once juiced, add ⅓ of filtered water or coconut water to the juice.
3. If blending, remove citrus skin and seeds.
Add to blender with filtered water or coconut water, just covering all the ingredients.
4. Serve fresh and enjoy.
Immunity Boost Cold Pressed Juice
Equipment needed:
Cold Pressed Juicer (preferred) or
Blender
Ingredients:
2 Lemons
2 Apples
Chunk of Ginger
Chunk of Turmeric
1-2 Carrots
2 Oranges (can be substituted for Mandies or Grapefruits)
Crack of pepper
Water
*ingredients can be substituted based on seasonal availability and what is in your box each week.
Method:
1. Peel all citrus before juicing or blending.
2. Add ingredients into a cold pressed juicer.
Once juiced, add ⅓ of filtered water or coconut water to the juice.
3. If blending, remove citrus skin and seeds.
Add ingredients to the blender.
Add filtered water or coconut water, just covering all the ingredients.
Blend on high for 20 seconds.
4. Serve fresh and enjoy.
Note: juices will last up to 5 days sealed in the fridge. For optimal nutrition, drink fresh.
Detox Smoothie
Equipment needed:
Blender
Ingredients:
1 frozen Banana
1 handful of seasonal Greens (spinach, kale etc.)
3 sprigs of seasonal Herbs (mint, parsley or coriander)
1 handful of Berries or other seasonal fruit (blueberries, strawberries, papaya, stone fruits, dragon fruit, pear etc.)
1 Orange
1 Date (optional)
Water
*ingredients can be substituted based on seasonal availability and what is in your box each week.
Method:
1. Peel and freeze bananas for at least 8 hours.
2. Peel all citrus before blending.
3. Pit the date.
4. Add ingredients into a blender.
5. Add enough filtered water to cover the ingredients.
Blend on high for 20 seconds.
6. Drink smoothie within the same day
Note: Smoothie will last 24 hours in the fridge when sealed. For optimal nutrition, drink fresh.
Lean Green Smoothie
Equipment needed:
Blender
Ingredients:
1 frozen Banana
2 handfuls of seasonal Greens (spinach and kale)
1 handful of seasonal herbs (mint, coriander, basil, parsley)
½ Avocado (optional)or
1 tablespoon of chia or hemp seeds (optional)
1 Date
Filtered water or Coconut water
*ingredients can be substituted based on seasonal availability and what is in your box each week.
Method:
1. Peel and freeze bananas for at least 8 hours.
2. Peel all citrus before blending.
3. Pit the date.
4. Add ingredients into a blender.
5. Add enough filtered water or coconut water to cover the ingredients.
Blend on high for 20 seconds.
6. Drink smoothie within the same day
Note: smoothie will last 24hours sealed in the fridge. For optimal nutrition, drink fresh.
Seasonal Fruit Smoothie
Equipment needed:
Blender
Ingredients:
1 frozen Banana
1 handful of seasonal Greens (spinach, kale, rocket, choy etc.)
3 sprigs of seasonal Herbs (mint, parsley or coriander)
1 handful of seasonal fruit (blueberries, strawberries, papaya, stone fruits, dragon fruit, pear etc.)
1/2 Citrus (orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit)
1 tablespoon of chia or hemp seeds (optional)
1 Date (optional)
Filtered water or Coconut water
*ingredients can be substituted based on seasonal availability and what is in your box each week.
Method:
1. Peel and freeze bananas for at least 8 hours.
2. Peel all citrus before blending.
3. Pit the date.
4. Add ingredients into a blender.
5. Add enough filtered water or coconut water to cover the ingredients.
Blend on high for 20 seconds.
6. Drink smoothie within the same day.
Note: smoothie will last 24hours sealed in the fridge. For optimal nutrition, drink fresh.
Check out some more of our favs!!!
Garden of Vegan Signature Smoothie
By Edalin Photography
1 frozen Banana
1 Date
2 teaspoons of Cacao Powder
1 handful of Spinach or Chard Leaves
1 tablespoon of BeHumane B12 SmoothieBooster
2 cups of water
Chocoholic
By Lana_M
1 banana
2 teaspoons of cacao powder
1 tablespoon of BeHumane B12 SmoothieBooster
1 date
1 tablespoon of Activated Nut Butter (we suggest almond or macadamia butter)
2 cups of water
Optional; for a Peanut Butter Chocoholic, add 1 heaped table spoon of peanut butter.
Kale’n it smoothie
By etorres69
2 handfuls of Kale (stalk removed)
1 handful of Spinach
½ handful of Parsley or Mint (or both)
1 Banana
1 Date (optional)
1 tablespoon of BeHumane B12 SmoothieBooster
2 cups or water
Golden Glow
By SherSor
1 frozen Banana
¼ of a thumb of fresh Turmeric (or turmeric powder)
½ thumb of fresh Ginger (or ginger powder)
1/2 handful of frozen Mango
1 Date
1 tablespoon of BeHumane B12 SmoothieBooster
2 cups of filtered Water
Seasonal fruit smoothie
1 frozen Banana
2 handfuls of Leafy Greens (what ever is in your garden of vegan produce box)
2 handfuls of season Fruit (what ever is in your garden of vegan produce box)
1 tablespoon of BeHumane B12 SmoothieBooster
2 cups of filtered water
Herbilicious
By Natalia Klenova
1 Frozen banana
1 handful of Berries
1 handful of rocket
1 handful of parsley
1 sprig of mint
1 tablespoon of BeHumane B12 SmoothieBooster
2 cups of filtered water
Berrilicious
By Natalia Klenova
1 Frozen banana
4 strawberries
2 blackberries
3 raspberries
4 blueberries
1 tablespoon of Passionfruit or 1 Date
1 tablespoon of BeHumane B12 SmoothieBooster
2 cups of filtered water or your choice of plant milk
Go to smoothie;
We like to keep it simple.
If in doubt you can mix and match using seasonal ingredients, so long as you have three things, something frozen, something green, something sweet and liquid of your choice.
Example;
1 Frozen Banana
2-3 types of Greens
1 type of seasonal Fruit
Added sweetener is optional (Date, Maple, Stevia Leaves, Dried Fruit)
1 tablespoon of BeHumane B12 SmoothieBooster
2 cups of water or your choice of plant milk for an extra creamy flavour
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Cover Image By Kesu01
