In an effort to stay on the right side of healthy this summer, I've been keeping up with Haylie Pomroy's weekly e-mails filled with clean meal suggestions and motivations. ("Sidebar": Haylie Pomroy is a celebrity nutritionist and health consultant - notable clientele includes Jennifer Lopez (!!!) and Reese Witherspoon - whose Fast Metabolism Diet (FMD) has been featured on nearly every daytime talk show within the past year. Read About the FMD Here.) Her latest e-mail featured a selection of smoothies that are perfect for the summer months. This was right up my alley as I've been obsessed with green smoothies since January. I was most drawn to this Blueberry-Almond Butter smoothie:

Blueberry-Almond Butter Smoothie

Use up those in-season blueberries, which are loaded with antioxidants, in this powerful metabolism-booster.

Phase 3
Serves 1
Prep time: 5 minutes
Total time: 5 minutes

1/2 cup lightly packed kale leaves, stems removed
1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen
1 tablespoon almond butter
3/4 cup almond milk
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
10 drops liquid stevia
1/2 cup ice cubes

Put all of the ingredients into a blender except for the ice. Pulse to blend. Add the ice and blend completely.

Breezy's Blueberry-Almond Butter Smoothie

I didn't follow this recipe to a "T" as I'm not really fond of stevia and didn't have any almond milk on hand. I skipped the stevia and used coconut milk instead of almond. I also used a bit more kale than recommended (like I said - I'm hooked on green!). My verdict? Loved it. While, my smoothie was, of course, greener than the photo of Haylie's version, I can't imagine that mine didn't have a similar taste. I liked that it was heavier than most of the smoothies I make. I don't use any kind of supplements so, my typical smoothies don't usually sustain as meal replacements. This smoothie was definitely up for that challenge. Try it!

xo - Breezy