Start the day with a protein smoothie

Welcome the morning with a protein smoothie

Mornings can be tough, and sometimes you need more than coffee to get you moving. Blending together a breakfast smoothie is a fabulous way to start your day with the nutritional punch of fruits and vegetables, but you need protein to make sure you’re not hungry again in an hour. Personally, adding protein to my smoothies helps turn them from a healthy drink into a healthy meal, and I don’t need to eat until lunch. The problem is, some protein additives aren’t very transparent about what they’re hiding inside their little scoops of powder.

The Kura difference

Kura New Zealand Protein Smoothie Powder is a fantastic way to give your favorite smoothie a protein and flavor boost — while being sure you’re filling your glass with ingredients you can feel confident are truly nutritious. Filled with protein, Omega-3 and probiotics, Kura protein smoothie powder helps you create a breakfast that starts your morning right. Kura is:

Made from Natural Ingredients
rBST-free
14g Grass-fed Dairy Protein
GMO Free

How to incorporate Kura protein powder into your smoothies

Smoothie recipes don’t have to be complicated. With the protein powder and flavors of Kura New Zealand Protein Smoothie Powder, creating a delicious smoothie is simple. Start with your favorite beverage — any sort of milk, water or coconut water work wonderfully — add Kura protein powder, add fruits and vegetables, and blend to your desired consistency. If you have a tried-and-true smoothie recipe — we have several here! — add Kura for a little extra boost of nutrition. The protein powder is available in three flavors — vanilla, berry and chocolate — which means it can be added effortlessly to any of your current smoothie recipes.

Choconut Smoothie — recipe available at KuraNutrition.com

My favorite morning smoothie

I’m not going to lie. Smoothie making in my kitchen generally involves checking out the fruit to see what’s dangerously close to overripe and working from there, but some I do find myself looking forward to certain flavor combinations — especially anything involving pineapple.

1-2 cups organic baby spinach
1 cup pineapple-flavored coconut water
1 cup pineapple chunks
.5 banana
1 packet Kura Vanilla New Zealand Protein Smoothie Powder

Blend all ingredients until smooth, adding more coconut water if you want a thinner consistency.

What is your favorite smoothie ingredient?

Meet the Author | Angela Amman

Angela Amman is a short story and essay writer. Collecting her family's stories is a gift-in-progress for her daughter and son, and she blogs at Playing with Words, capturing the craziness and beauty that weave together to create something extraordinary. As the co-director of Listen To Your Mother Metro Detroit, Angela is thrilled to bring others' stories to the stage and to celebrate the magic of words, storytelling, and the courage to share that magic with an audience. When she should be sleeping, she works on her latest short story collection. Her writing has been featured on Mamalode, Peacock Journal, and Scary Mommy. Her personal essays and short stories have appeared in her collection, Nothing Goes Away, and various anthologies.