Plum’s The Word – A Sweet And Tasty Nutritious Shake

So good you’re gonna want to keep it a secret! A delicious healthy smoothie packed with iron, calcium, magnesium, zinc, omega-3s, vitamins A, B(B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9), C, E, K… Sure to get you fired up and in the mood for a productive day!

  Ingredients:

• Handful Of Kale
• Handful Of Spinach
• ½ Pineapple
• 3 Very Ripe Plums
• 1 Cooked Beetroot
• 1 Kiwi
• 1 Pear
• 1 Celery
• 1 Apple
• 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 plums, apple and pear.

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

4. Chop the fruit and veg into chunks.

5. Chuck half of them into your blender.

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

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.

10. Mix until the consistency looks smooth.

11. Add 8 ice cubes, and mix again.

12. 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, share with your flatmates or just something to sip on throughout the day!

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