Vegan Energy Boosting Smoothie

Yoga promotes a healthy lifestyle on and off the mat. If you have a regular yoga practice, you know that yoga boosts your energy tremendously. What are you doing off your mat to boost your energy? Try this delicious creamy vegan smoothie! It is promised to nourish your body as it’s packed with nutrients and antioxidants that will give you long-lasting fuel to naturally carry you throughout your day.

Kara Lydon, a registered dietitian nutritionist, blogger, and yogi shared that the foods that provide us with the most energy are the ones that have a balance of all three essential nutrients – protein, (complex) carbohydrates and fat. We need all three nutrients to make our bodies run efficiently. Otherwise, we’ll just putter out like a car with no fuel in the tank.

This delicious smoothie is ideal for breakfast to get you started, or lunch to keep you going through your day with a boost of energy as you conquer your daily responsibilities with a smile.

Ingredients

• 1 cup frozen wild blueberries
  
• 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
  
• ½ banana, frozen
  
• ½ cup (packed) baby spinach
  
• ½ avocado
  
• 1/3 cup silken tofu (about 1/5 of 16 ounce block)
  
• ¼ cup raw walnuts
  
• 1 teaspoon hemp seeds
  
• 1–2 Medjool dates (pitted), depending on desired level of sweetness
  
• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk

Directions

Add all ingredients to blender and blend till smooth.

Thanks Kara! Check out Kara’s e-book Nourish Your Namaste This e-book will give you the tools in nutrition and yoga that help improve digestion, immunity, energy and relaxation so you can feel better and live your best life. It will also help you learn how to fuel your body properly for yoga so you can improve your practice.