Chocolate Banana Smoothie

1-2 frozen bananas broken in chunks
1 heaping T. almond butter
1 heaping T. baking cocoa
almond milk

Put bananas, almond butter and cocoa into blender.  Add enough almond milk to reach desired consistency.

Optional: stir in chopped pecan and unsweetened coconut.

Mango Green Smoothie

1 frozen banana broken in chunks
6-7 chunks of frozen mango
1 handful of spinach or kale
apple juice (or a scoop of frozen apple juice and water to desired consistency)

optional to make a protein shake:

add a large spoonful of greek yogurt, 1-1 1/2 scoops vanilla protein powder, 1 t. chia seeds, and/or 1 t. hemp seeds

Put banana, mango, kale or spinach into a blender. Add chia seeds, hemp seeds, and/or Greek yogurt if desired. Add enough apple juice (or frozen apple juice and water) to reach desired consistency and mix until smooth.

* For a berry smoothie, you can substitute frozen mixed berries for the frozen mangos.