My Daily Smoothie — the one I actually drink every morning

People ask me what I eat in a day more than almost anything else, and this is where it starts. It is not a treat smoothie — it is deliberately built to get a lot of good things into one glass before the day gets away from me.

It looks like a long ingredient list, but most of it is spoonfuls of seeds and powders that live in one cupboard. Once they are all in the same place it takes about three minutes.

Watch me make it

A few things that matter

• The black pepper is not decoration. It dramatically increases how much curcumin your body absorbs from the turmeric.
• Freeze the banana in chunks. It is what makes the texture thick rather than watery.
• Start the blender low and build up, or the seeds fly to the sides and never break down.

Chef Julia Dunaway

My Daily Smoothie

Chef Julia’s everyday smoothie — berries, seeds, greens powders and spices, built on the Daily Dozen approach.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Servings: 1 large smoothie

Course: Breakfast, Drinks

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Equipment Method Video Notes

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup organic nut milk of your choice
• 5 ice cubes
• 1 cup blueberries (or berry blend)
• 1/2 frozen banana
• 1 tablespoon ground flax seed
• 1 tablespoon chia seeds
• ½ tablespoon hemp seeds
• 2 tablespoon s walnuts (optional)
• 1 tablespoon goji berries
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon Amla powder
• ½ tablespoon matcha powder
• A few grinds of black pepper

Equipment

• High speed blender

Method

 

1. Place the soy milk, banana and 5 or 6 ice cubes in a high-speed blender, such as a Vitamix.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients.
3. Start on low power and increase gradually as the ingredients combine. Once combined well, turn the speed to high.
4. If the mixture is too thick, add a couple tablespoons of water.
5. Pour into a large container and drink right away.

Video

Notes

The black pepper is not optional if you want the turmeric to do its job — it dramatically increases curcumin absorption.

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