Protein Rich, Vegan Pumpkin Spice Smoothie Kardena Pauza ea

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It's Thanksgiving time and we have some really yummy foods to eat. I love cranberry and pumpkin so today I'm going to show you a really healthy and easy seasonal smoothie. It's a pumpkin spice smoothie that tastes a lot like pumpkin pie filling. This smoothie has about 15-20 grams of protein and over 10 grams of fiber!

I'm using 1/2 cup of pumpkin puree. You can either get it canned or baki it yourself. Guys, double up on the pumpkin (1 cup).

I soaked almonds and cashews in water for about 12 hours and am going to add 10-12 almonds and 6 cashews. This will add creaminess as well as some healthy essential fat.

Add the 1/8 tsp. each of pumpkin spice and cinnamon. You can add the nutmeg to taste, so I'm going to add couple of dashes. Next add about 1/4 tsp. of vanilla extract and a couple of dashes of mineral salts. These pick up all the flavors and make them "pop". Add about 1T of coconut oil if you want. This will add a little bit of a creamy texture and flavor.

We have good fats and protein from the nuts, but we're still going to add some more protein. I am going to add about 1T Rice brand Protein and I find it very easy to digest. It has about 12 grams of protein and 1 gram of carbohydrates.

For sweetner, you can use raw honey, agave nectar or maple syrup. I'm going to use about 4 dates in mine. I'm also going to use a little bit of stevia. This particular stevia is the leaf that is ground up, so it is actually green in color. I like that because it's the most whole form of the stevia. It's very potent, so you don't need to add too much.

I alreay had about 1 to 1-1/2 cup of water and ice to the blender and now it's ready to go! My blender is 3hp so it may be a little loud!

You can test it out and change it up a bit if you need to. This will give you about 20 ounces of smoothie and will make a great breakfast. I'm going to be drinking this a lot over the holiday season.

Oh, almost forgot! You want to keep this smoothie as green as possible, so add something like spinach and blend it right up! This added nutrients and vitamins from the spinach. Keep it green!

Have a great Thanksgiving!

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[TheRogueMonk]

can you complete a incomplete protein with a complete protein or do you have to use incomplete protein ...?

[bolillo239]

awesome, fiber is good, im now working on a black bean smoothie.

[veganblogs]

wonderful? content, thanks!

[lukehard242]

I love pumpkin, sounds yummy! thanks for sharing!

[localSickened]

thats looks tasty ms, need to try that but not before cutting ur head off, haha just kidding

[bunkinbunkin]

I love this idea for pumpkin smoothie! I like eating pumpkin year round and this is a terrific way to enjoy it. Thanks!

[AnimalHolocaust]

.. :)