Everything but the kitchen sink smoothie - this'll fill you up till lunch.

I was brought up to know the importance of a good breakfast. My dad would insist we "had something inside us" before facing the day.

Smoothies are big business but have you seen what's in the commercial ones?

Here's a non dairy one, guaranteed to fill you up with goodness.

In a high powered blender, put:
1 banana
1 cup of fresh or frozen blueberries
1 small handful of raw almonds
1 scoop of protein powder (soy or hemp based ideally) - optional
1 heaped teaspoon of cinnamon
1 teaspoon of maca powder (optional)
1/2 teaspoon of spirulina powder (optional)
1 glug (tablespoon) of flax seed oil
1 teaspoon of manuka honey (ideally 15+ strength)
2 teaspoons of chia seeds
Cover with coconut water
Add some ice and a 1/2 cup of water

Blitz until blended.

Ok so I know this has some "odd" ingredients in it and that spirulina is not to everyone's taste but you can leave out a few things if you don't have them.

If you don't have coconut water, use a little coconut milk thinned with water.

Finally - leave out the kitchen sink, it's hard to blend even in a vita mix.