Easy Alternatives for Healthy Breakfast.

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Hi guys! Welcome back to our blog. If you follow us on social media you probably saw us mention a few times that we are working on making healthier food choices in our household. Our time for meal prep is extremely limited so it is very important for us to choose meals that are convenient and require little to no time to prepare. With that being said I am excited to share with you an easy alternative for healthy breakfast and weekly meal prep. 

Today we are talking about breakfast smoothies!! Let’s get right into this review. I’m sure that many of you have heard of the new popular alternative to grocery shopping. Many companies are now offering convenient food delivery services where your meals are completely measured out and delivered to your front door. I absolutely love the fact that there is no wasted food when you choose a subscription service and no time wasted walking around the store looking for items that you may not find. 

What is GreenBlender?

Today we are giving you an honest review of GreenBlender. I was so excited when we received our box last week at the door! GreenBlender is a weekly smoothie subscription that delivers fresh ingredients to prepare you for the week. When you open the box you will see a welcome brochure and a recipe card filled with detailed easy to read information and tips. The box is insulated and includes reusable gel ice packs. Our box contained 5 recipes; Chocolate peanut better madness, Apple chia refresh, golden clementine, and vanilla banana apple.

GreenBlender weekly subscription. 

Coupon: If you use the code GBSAVE10 you will get $10 off your first order of GreenBlender. This is for first-time customers only. Click here to order your box today and let us know what you think.

The Smoothies:

We decided to try the vanilla banana apple smoothie first. The ingredients included 1 ½ oz. organic baby spinach, 1 organic banana, 1 organic apple, 1 tsp organic cinnamon, 2 tbsp. organic vanilla protein powder, 1 cup of water (not provided), and 1 cup of ice (not provided).

vanilla banana apple smoothie

Let me tell you how good this smoothie was. Our Toddler finished my glass for me. I love how each recipe is jammed with vitamins, fiber, and amazing nutrients needed each day. This is also a perfect way to get your vegetable, fruit, and protein servings for the day.

Vanilla banana apple smoothie

The next smoothie of choice was the Golden Clementine. The ingredients included 4 oz. golden beets, 4 oz. grapes, 1 organic clementine,  ½ inch organic ginger, 1 tbs organic pomegranate powder, 1 cup of water (not included), and 1 cup of ice (not included).

Golden Clementine Smoothie 

My suggestion for this smoothie would be to steam the beets prior to blending. The beets gave it a textured consistency. I would also add a little honey or stevia to sweeten it a bit. If you view the welcome brochure it includes smoothie hacks like the best sweetener options and how to make the smoothie thicker or smoother.

I was also pleased to see a section on how to make the perfect smoothie. I never knew there was a science to making a smoothie but GreenBlender has an amazing strategy.  When loading you start with a liquid base, secondly add greens and leafy content, third add fruits and veggies, fourth add powders, nuts, seeds etc. Lastly, your top layer should include ice. Now you’re ready to blend!

Now let’s go over some pros and cons.

Price:

Pricing depends on the plan you choose. If you start with the week by week subscription it goes for $49 which brings the total cost of each smoothie to $4.90 each. Not bad!

Pros

•    The ingredients are vegan, organic and fresh!

•    Very little ingredients required for each recipe

·         Requires little preparation

•    They include large straws for drinking. This is awesome!!

•    They have options for low sugar, high fiber, anti-inflammatory, energy, calming, hair skin & beauty, immune boosting, high protein, and low calorie.

Cons

•    The ingredients are all organic so you have limited time to prepare them.  However, they do provide information on how to store ingredients in order maximize freshness.

•    I would love to see extra sweetener options in the box.  Although most of the smoothies are naturally sweet you never know if a fruit is sweet or bitter. It would be nice to have an extra supply of raw organic honey or stevia included in the box.

Final Thoughts:

Our overall experience was pretty amazing! I love making smoothies and often times I end up wasting food because I’m not able to use all the ingredients. Greenblender is great because all recipes are measured just right and there is no wasted food. I would highly recommend this company to anyone who is looking for a simple stress-free alternative to meal prepping.  Let us know if you have used this service and what did you think.

Coupon: If you use the code GBSAVE10 you will get $10 off your first order of GreenBlender. This is for first-time customers only. Click here to order your box today and let us know what you think.