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Hemp Protein Post Workout Smoothie

August 27, 2014 · By Monica Shaw

Hemp Protein Green Smoothie

This has become a favourite smoothie of mine as of late, especially after a good swim or a tough workout. Even without the hemp, it’s pretty killer. The base ingredients are pineapple, banana, spinach, celery, cucumber, lime and avocado, which when blended together taste like a tart-and-tangy treat, almost margarita-esque in its sweet and sour balance (hello salt-rimmed glass?). This is also good with a bit of fresh mint.

As far as post-workout nutrition is concerned, the smoothie has lots of good things going for it. The obvious element of good carbs, vitamins and nutrients from all the fruit and vegetables. Celery and banana in particular contain electrolytes (sodium and potassium) which you lose when you sweat. Meanwhile, the hemp and flax seed add a boost of protein. The avocado add fiber and make it creamy delicious.

When I swim in the morning, this is my go-to breakfast. It’s filling, nourishing, refreshing and super tasty. And to really splash out, garnish with coconut flakes, pumpkin seeds, bee pollen and – my favourite – a pinch of good salt such as Maldon Sea Salt or some of that fancy Himalayan stuff.

Hemp Protein Green Smoothie

I make this smoothie by juicing the veggie bits then blending with the hemp protein powder, avocado and flax seeds, but you can just as easily put everything in the blender with a bit of water and blend away. The juicer and blender I’m using at the moment the Froothie Optimum 400 Slow Juicer and the Optimum 9400 Blender, which together have been cranking out super silky results, but other blenders and juicers will work, too.

Hemp Protein Post Workout Smoothie

Serves 1

  • 1 stick of celery
  • 1/4 pineapple
  • 1/4 cucumber
  • 1/2 lime, peeled (or juiced if you’re using a blender)
  • 1 handful of spinach
  • 15g hemp protein (I use Naturya Hemp Protein Powder)
  • 1/2 avocado
  • 1 tsp flax seeds

Method

  1. If you have a juicer, juice the celery, pineapple, cucumber, lime and spinach. Blend the juice with the hemp protein powder, avocado, flax seeds and a few ice cubes until smooth.
  2. If you don’t have a juicer, make sure everything is cut into blender-friendly pieces. Put the pineapple, cucumber and lime juice at the bottom of the blender, then add everything else. Add a enough water to blend everything to a smooth happy consistency.
  3. Serve with your choice of garnishes.

250 Calories | 8g Fat | 13g Fiber | 38g Carbs | 12g Protein

About Monica Shaw

Veg lover, dog owner, hill walker, wild camper, avocado addict, nerd. I write about how to be awesome through a "smarter fitter" approach to eating, drinking, living and working.
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  1. kellie@foodtoglow says

    August 28, 2014 at 4:49 pm

    You always make the most enticing sounding smoothies, Monica. And you are being coy, my dear. I saw your handstand press-up thingy on IG – well impressive. You deserve two of these!

    Reply
  2. Jacqueline Meldrum says

    September 13, 2014 at 1:25 pm

    This as ever looks wonderful. I already add fl to a lot of my shakes and cooking, but hemp is something I am just looking into adding to dshes.

    Reply
  3. Urvashi says

    October 9, 2014 at 8:27 pm

    I really must try and get into your green smoothie habit. Looks incredibly virtuous and as you say, so easy

    Reply
    • Monica says

      October 12, 2014 at 8:13 am

      Go for it, Urvashi!

      Reply
  4. Fiver Feeds says

    November 5, 2014 at 1:35 pm

    I’ve tried this one recently and must say it is the best green smoothie I’ve tried so far, simply delicious!

    Reply
  5. Smith says

    November 26, 2014 at 7:18 pm

    Oh thank you very much, will try it after 2 hours. Just came to gym 🙂

    Reply
  6. Nicole says

    May 4, 2015 at 10:23 pm

    I really want to try this recipe, but I have a quick question! Is this 1/4 cups of pineapple or a quarter of pineapple? If it is a quarter of a pineapple, and we are using frozen pineapple, about how many cups/oz/grams is it if trying to weigh or measure it out? I want to get the ratios correct 🙂

    Thanks Monica!

    Reply
    • Monica says

      May 18, 2015 at 5:24 pm

      One quarter of a whole pineapple. 🙂 I’d estimate about 1 cup? But add more or less to taste. Experiment and have fun!

      Reply

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