50 Unique Ingredients to Bust Smoothie Boredom
We love smoothies, but even we sometimes get in a rut with them. Morning alarm goes off, you stumble to the kitchen and on autopilot make a cup of coffee and the same smoothie you’ve been making for months. Sure, it was delicious the first hundred times you had it, but now it’s just, well, blah.
You feel me?
There are a TON of fun things you can do to mix up your smoothie and make it darn right exciting. But in the day-to-day hustle, it’s easy to forget to mix things up. So to help you bust a smoothie rut, the writers here at FBE have put our foodie noggins together to come up with the ultimate list of our favorite unique smoothie ingredients. Things like protein powder, peanut butter, spinach, kale, berries, bananas and most other fruits are a given, but here are some more unique smoothie ingredient ideas. We hope this list inspires you to mix up what you’re mixing up in that blender of yours!
50 Unique Ingredients to Bust Smoothie Boredom
- Cashews
- Zucchini
- Fresh basil
- Cacao powder or nibs
- Coconut oil
- Mashed sweet potato
- Vegetable powders
- Chia seeds
- Coffee (great way to use day-old coffee that’s been chilled)
- Greek yogurt
- Radishes
- Avocado
- Aloe vera
- Fruit jam
- Pasteurized egg whites
- Oatmeal
- Maca powder
- Raw almonds
- Soft cheese (ricotta or goat cheese pairs super well with berries!)
- Spirulina
- Cayenne pepper
- Lime
- Kefir
- Fresh parsley
- Cooked white beans
- Sliced fresh ginger
- Ground flaxseed
- Coconut water
- Tea (green, black, herbal … the sky is the limit!)
- Nutmilk
- Cinnamon
- Goji berries
- Maple water
- Turmeric
- Jicama
- Canned pumpkin
- Hemp seeds
- Orange peel
- Cabbage
- Roasted beets
- Cereal
- Walnuts
- Kombucha (just don’t blend too vigorously as there can be some carbonation)
- Brazil nuts
- Wheatgrass
- Carrots
- Cucumber
- Shredded coconut
- Lemon
- Broccoli florets
What new smoothie ingredient(s) will you try? I’m about to go get my goat cheese and strawberry smoothie on! —Jenn