Matcha Smoothie Recipe + Weekly Meal Planner

Recipe

Matcha Smoothie Recipe

Not sure about you but mornings are always super rushed in our house with two toddlers!! Kids get up, get dressed, breakfast, vitamins + supplements, pack snack, brush teeth, wash face, shoes on, coat or sweater on, get in car seats and go! Phew!! I probably missed some steps but in that rush, I make a green matcha smoothie and I drink it on the way to drop the kids off at school.

Matcha is a finely ground green tea powder. In Japan, it is traditionally made with water heated to 175°F in a tea bowl and whisked with a bamboo whisk.

xo Chef Carla

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Ingredients

1-2 teaspoons of matcha powder, depending how much caffeine you want

1 tablespoon chia or hemp seeds

2 cups almond milk, or preferred milk

1 cup fresh or frozen greens, such as kale, Swiss chard or spinach

1 banana, sliced and frozen ahead of time

ice, optional for serving

I make this smoothie every single morning. It's the best of both worlds, caffeine + breakfast in one. The chia and or hemp seeds are essential you need the fat to absorb the fat soluble vitamins in the smoothie, plus it keeps you fuller longer! It also makes a great afternoon pick me up!!

 

Instructions

  1. Place everything in a high-speed blender like a Vitamix. Blend until smooth.

Chef Carla Notes

  1. In case you are wondering, I pour it into a 24-ounce wide mouth Ball Jar with a Cuppow lid.

This saves me maybe three to five minutes in the morning but that is the difference between having breakfast or not! The beauty of adding the matcha is that I get a burst of clean caffeine without having to make an additional cup of tea or coffee.

Here is my Nightly Matcha Smoothie Prep Routine

  1. I put in the matcha powder and the hemp or chia seeds in the blender.
  2. The banana is sliced with the cup of greens is in a Stasher Bag ready to go in the freezer!
  3. Almond milk is on the door of the fridge.
  4. My 24-ounce wide mouth Ball Jar and Cuppow lid are ready to go!

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Gluten Free, Juices & SmoothiesCarla Contreras