One Flew Over The Figaro’s Nest

One Flew Over The Figaro’s Nest – A Nutrient Packed Delicious Autumn Shake

Waving goodbye to the last of the summer and bring you the best of early autumn! A deliciously sweet healthy autumn smoothie packed with iron, magnesium, calcium, potassium, antioxidants, omega-3s, vitamins A, B(B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9), C, E, K… Sure to give you that little energy boost we’ve all been craving after an eventful summer!

fruit veg

  Ingredients:

  • Handful Of Kale
  • Handful Of Spinach
  • ½ Pineapple
  • 2 Figs
  • 2 Nectarines
  • 2 Cooked Beetroots
  • 1 Apple
  • 1 Kiwi
  • 1 Pyrus Pyrifolia (Asian Pear)
  • 1 Lemon
  • 1 Passion Fruit
  • A Thumb Of Ginger
  • 2 Tablespoons Ground Flax Seeds
  • 3 Tablespoons Raw Cacao Nibs
  • 2 Scoops Whey Protein Powder (only add if you exercise regularly and are looking to put on weight)
  • 1 Tablespoon MCT Oil
  • ½ Pint Of Water
  • 12 Ice Cubes

Method:

1.  Wash your ingredients.

2. Deseed your nectarines.

3. Peel your ginger, pineapple, lemon and kiwi.

4. Chop the fruit and veg into chunks.

fruit veg

5. Chuck half of them into your blender.

6. Add the Whey, flax seeds and the raw cacao nibs.

cacao flax seeds and whey

7. Throw in the rest of your fruit and veg into the blender (if struggling for space grab a potato masher and squish them down).

8. Attach your blender to the rest of it (this step is important if the bottom of your blender leaks when you add liquid).

9. Add the MCT oil and water.

mct oil ice

11. Mix until the consistency looks smooth.

12. Add 8 ice cubes, and mix again.

13. When the ice has mixed in and the shake looks nice and creamy, detach the blender and pour out as desired.

Perfect as a light healthy breakfast for the family, sharing with your flatmates or just something to sip on throughout the day!

healthy nutritious smoothie shake

Or add some nutty granola, walnuts, almonds, raw cacao nibs, extra fig and turn it into a delicious healthy autumn smoothie bowl!

healthy nutritious smoothie bowl granola

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