Oatmeal smoothie & Chia Smoothie are two healthy smoothies with no frozen fruits, a simple smoothie to include in your diet. Looking for some diet breakfast then this smoothie is for you. Creamy smoothie with oats and Apple makes a perfect balanced breakfast. The other smoothie is prepared with chia seeds and bananas.
Roasted oats bring more flavor to the smoothie. I tried to use all healthy ingredients that are great even for recovery after post-workout. Oats, flax seeds, dates, and apples make one combination the other with chia seeds, almonds, agave nectar, and banana. I have used almond milk for both smoothies.
It is not necessary to always add bananas for a creamy smoothie, even Apple brings that texture. I have not used any frozen fruits, if you really want your smoothie too thick add frozen bananas or ice cubes. The oats and chia bring a creamy texture.
Food for the thought
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Benefits of the ingredients (source)
Oatmeal: lowers blood sugar levels, provides antioxidants, promotes healthy bacteria in your gut.
Chia seeds: filled with calcium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, niacin, magnesium. All of these are very nutritional. Sometimes they even help control blood pressure.
Fruits: boost immunity and contain natural sugar.
Nuts: loaded with antioxidants and good source of Vitamin E.
Flax seeds: good sources of many nutrients inculding omega-3 fats and fiber.
Video of oatmeal & chia smoothie
Variations
The variations are endless. It is always a choice what goes in your smoothie. I have just balanced between these ingredients. Try including
- Frozen berries
- Pecans, walnuts
- Raisins and prunes
- Frozen bananas
- Different nut milk or dairy if you love to
How to prepare the oatmeal smoothie & Chia smoothie?
Oatmeal Smoothie
Dry roast the oats on a medium flame for 2-3 minutes. Combine flax seeds with the oats and roast till the flax seeds pop up.
Soak almonds in hot water for 15 minutes.
On a high-speed blender, make a ground powder of oats and flax seeds.
Then add apple, dates, almonds, and almond milk and blend until creamy and frothy.
Chia smoothie
This is a quick one. Soak chia seeds in warm nut milk for 15 minutes until you gather all the ingredients. Soak almonds and cashews too.
Add the blossomed chia seeds, bananas, almonds, cashews, and agave nectar or maple syrup and blend until smooth.
Why should I roast Oatmeal?
Roasting oats enhances the nutty flavor. Believe me, roasting oats brings a big difference to your smoothie. Roasting oats also helps not to be too sticky. If you don’t like to roast oats you can soak it for a while or add it straightly.
Roasting Flax seeds?
Roasting flax seeds allows your body to digest easily and the roasted flax seeds and grind well in a smoothie too. Make sure that you roast at a low temperature. When it starts popping switch off immediately and wait till it pops fully.
Why should we soak almonds and cashews?
Researchers believe, soaking almonds helps your body to digest the nuts easily and they contain Vitamin B17. Soak the almonds in a cup of water overnight and cover it with the lid. By morning you can easily remove the skin and use it. I didn’t soak it so long, I soaked only for 15 minutes.
What milk should I use in smoothies?
I have used homemade almond milk. If you want to try other milk refer here
The similar recipes you may like are
Acai Bowl
Mango Chia Seed Pudding
Chia seed pudding with blueberries
Oats smoothie & Chia seed smoothie
Ingredients
Chia smoothie
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 11/4 & 1/4 cup almond milk
- 1 banana
- 5 each almonds & cashew nuts soaked
- 1 tbsp agave nectar or maple syrup
Oat meal smoothie
- 1/4 cup rolled oats
- 1 tsp flax seeds
- 1 small apple
- 10 almonds soaked
- 1 dates pitted
- 1.5 cups almond milk
Instructions
Chia smoothie
- Soak chia seeds in 1/4 cup of warm nut milk for 15 minutes.
- In a blender add banana, soaked almonds & cashews, soaked chia seeds, and agave nectar. Blend until smooth and creamy. Top with some chopped bananas and chia seeds.
Oatmeal smoothie
- Dry roast oats for 2-3 minutes in a medium flame and add flax seeds and roast until it starts popping. Switch it off and allow it to pop fully.
- In a blende jar, blend the oats and flax seed to a fine powder.
- Then add chopped apples, soaked almonds, dates, and milk and blend until smooth.
- If desired, top with chpped apples and roasted flax seeds on top.
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