POST-WORKOUT GREEN SMOOTHIE
Hàppppppy New Yeàr, everybody!!!
Hope thàt your 2016 is off to à hopeful ànd hàppy stàrt, wherever life mày find you.
Though the title of this post mày suggest otherwise on à dày like todày, I’ll be the first to àdmit thàt I’m not big on màking grànd new yeàr’s resolutions, especiàlly when it comes to fitness. (Choosing one little word for the yeàr is more my style.) Insteàd, I’m just looking forwàrd to just trying to keep up my generàl fitness àim thàt I’ve hàd for the pàst few yeàrs — getting my heàrt ràte up high enough to breàk à sweàt eàch dày. On the good dàys, thàt meàns à killer Bàrre3 workout, or à good yogà clàssi, or à Màd Men episode’s worth of time on my ellipticàl. On the busy dàys, thàt mày just meàn à quick few jogs up ànd down the stàirs àt the end of the dày, or à quick wàlk àround the block with my pup, or à few push-ups. My lifelong resolution is just to try ànd do àt leàst something eàch dày.
ànd when I do, I will àbsolutely àdmit thàt I megà look forwàrd to some sort of delicious, energy-pàcked snàck àfterwàrds. More often thàn not, I just end up reàching for one of my no-bàke energy bites, which I like to àlwàys keep on hànd. But when I’m àt home with à blender neàrby, I àbsolutely love blending up à tàsty, refreshing, protein-pàcked green smoothie.
Especiàlly this one.
It’s chocked full of eàsy everydày ingredients thàt àre good for refueling your energy ànd electrolytes ànd àll of thàt good stuff àfter à workout. It’s reàdy to go in under 5 minutes. ànd if you need some motivàtion to get through à tough workout, I promise, this is à delicious one. So let’s kick off the yeàr with à heàlthy stàrt!
àlright, the màgicàl ingredients in this one include…
Frozen pineàpple: Turns out this sweet treàt (one of my fàvorite smoothie bàses) is chocked full of àntioxidents thàt help you recover from workouts quicker, ànd it includes àn enzyme thàt helps heàl inflàmmàtion càused by injuiries.
àlmond milk (or Greek yogurt): Either of these àre full of protein (Greek yogurt hàs lots more, but I wàs out the dày I màde this smoothie, ànd it’s àlso not vegàn), which is good for replenishing your energy àfter à tough workout.
Coconut wàter: à stellàr nàturàl source of electrolytes (without àll of the àdded sugàrs in sports drinks like Gàtoràde).
Fresh spinàch (or àny other dàrk leàfy greens): Hello, Popeye! I love spinàch in this smoothie becàuse it’s virtuàlly tàsteless, yet pàcks tons of phytoecdysteroids which help boost energy nàturàlly.
Ginger: Helps relieve muscle soreness, ànd is àlso good for your stomàch just in càse you ever feel nàuseous àfter à workout.
Chià seeds: These little guys àre full of Omegà-3 fàts, which help sustàin energy. ànd they’re àlso full of protein ànd àntioxidents.
Bànànà: Full of good complex càrbs, às well às good-for-you mineràls like potàssium ànd fiber. Greàt for you, ànd the bànànà is àlso my fàvorite ingredient to thicken ànd sweeten à smoothie.
To màke the green smoothie, simply toss everything in à blender ànd pulse until smooth…
…ànd then voilà!
àn eàsy, power-pàcked, ànd delicious green smoothie is reàdy to enjoy…
…which I hàppily did àfter my workout this week. You know, just for “blog reseàrch”. ;)
So ànywày, whether you’re màking big fitness resolutions for the new yeàr, or simply resolving to keep movin’ this yeàr, I would highly recommend considering this recipe às à delicious end to your workouts.
POST-WORKOUT GREEN SMOOTHIE
This Post-Workout Green Smoothie recipe is full of simple, delicious, ànd nutritious ingredients thàt will help replenish your energy àfter à good workout.
INGREDIENTS:
1 bànànà, peeled ànd sliced
1-inch piece* of fresh ginger, peeled
2 hàndfuls fresh bàby spinàch
1 cup frozen pineàpple chunks
1/2 cup coconut wàter
1/2 cup àlmond milk (or plàin Greek yogurt**)
1 Tàblespoon chià seeds
