Why Add Collagen to Your Breakfast Smoothie?
When it comes to your morning routine, how you start your morning can set the tone for how you feel. If a breakfast that’s both filling and nutritious is your goal, it’s time to put down the high-sugar breakfast bar and pick up the blender. The collagen smoothies below will change your morning routine for good.
Why add collagen, you ask? Because it’s been linked to a number of health benefits like:
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Smoother, more elastic skin
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Fuller-looking hair and stronger nails
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Improved joint flexibility and mobility
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Age-related support for connective tissue
- A glow that comes from within
Collagen is the most abundant structural protein in your body, but production naturally declines starting in your 20s. Supplementing with hydrolyzed collagen peptides is one of the easiest ways to nourish your skin, joints, and connective tissues daily.
Now, let’s plan your next smoothie.
1. Pumpkin Pie Smoothie Recipe
With its sweet and spiced flavor, pumpkin spice is a seasonal must for many. It’s also more than just a fall favorite; pumpkin is a nutrient-dense food that’s loaded with vitamins and minerals your body and creates a delicious morning smoothie for skin health.
We’ve taken this original recipe and modified it to include pumpkin seeds or pepitas. These little nuggets are packed with zinc, which is a nutrient that your body needs to stay healthy, and it supports the genetic material in your DNA.
Ingredients:
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1 cup pure pumpkin puree
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1/2 cup almond milk or light coconut milk
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1 banana, chopped and frozen
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1-2 tbsp maple syrup
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1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
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1/2 tsp vanilla extract
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2 scoops Live Conscious Collagen Peptides
- Handful of hulled pumpkin seeds or pepitas
Directions:
Put all ingredients into your blender and blend until smooth. If you’d like a thicker and colder version, add ice cubes to the mix. This recipe makes 2 servings.
2. Green Apple Smoothie
This smoothie is loaded with healthy foods, including green apples, spinach, ginger root, a banana, and chia seeds.
Antioxidants are the key feature of this drink, and you can never have too many. The role of antioxidants in your body is to give you the tools you need to fight everyday oxidative stress by supporting the body’s natural defenses while maintaining balance at a cellular level and promoting overall wellness.
Look out oxidative stress; this smoothie is coming to get you!
Ingredients:
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1 green apple, cored and chopped
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2 cups spinach
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1 cup milk
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1 banana, cubed and frozen
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2" of ginger root, grated
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2 tbsp chia seeds
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2 scoops Live Conscious Collagen Peptides
- 2-3 cups ice
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth. Add ice cubes one cup at a time until you reach the desired thickness. This recipe makes 2 servings.
3. Vanilla Berry Smoothie
Berries are one of the most nutritious and delicious ways to start your morning. They’re not only abundant in antioxidants, they’re also high in fiber, rich in vitamin C, low in calories, and they help protect the skin from everyday sun exposure. Add in collagen and you’ll double your nutrients for the day!
If you’re looking for great food that is full of nutrition, look no further than your favorite, juicy berry. Their health benefits can include:
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Abundant antioxidants
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Helps smooth out after-meal blood sugar spikes
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High in fiber, including soluble fiber
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Rich in nutrients such as vitamin C, manganese, vitamin K1, copper, and folate
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Low in calories
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Promotes a youthful complexion, and protects skin from sun exposure
- Antioxidants, anthocyanins, ellagic acid, and resveratrol, support cellular health by reducing the impact of everyday oxidative stress
Ingredients:
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1 scoop Live Conscious Collagen Peptides
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2/3 cup vanilla greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup frozen mixed berries
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2-3 ice cubes
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1-2 tbsp water
Directions:
Blend the ice with the yogurt and the berries and one tablespoon of water. If it doesn’t get smooth enough, add another tablespoon of water. Add your collagen peptides and blend until thoroughly mixed. This recipe makes 1 serving.
4. Hemp & Berry Smoothie
It’s impossible not to get on the hemp bandwagon these days, which is why we’re extolling the virtues of hemp seeds in this recipe (and, no, hemp seeds will not get you high).
Even though hemp seeds don’t have the psychoactive elements of marijuana, they do have a lot of very healthy essential fatty acids, protein, and fiber. This means they’re great for your hair, nails, and skin. They also promote heart health, aid in digestion, and support healthy weight management.
Ingredients:
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1.5 cups coconut water
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2 cups frozen berries
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1 banana
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6 kale leaves, ribs removed
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2 tbsp hemp seeds, hulled
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2 scoops Live Conscious Collagen Peptides
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until it reaches the desired texture. Add ice cubes for a more frozen, thicker treat, and you can also add a tablespoon of water if you want a thinner smoothie. This recipe makes 2 servings.
5. Watermelon Mint Smoothie
If you want your skin to glow with radiance, then this is the smoothie for you! The high water content in watermelon helps rehydrate your body—and your skin. At the same time, lycopene and the vitamins in watermelon slow down the signs of aging by encouraging the growth of collagen and elastin in your skin.
Ingredients:
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1.5 cups fresh seedless watermelon, cubed
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1 cup frozen strawberries
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Juice from one lime
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1 scoop Live Conscious Collagen Peptides
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2-3 fresh mint leaves
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Ice as needed
Directions:
Blend all ingredients together, adding ice as needed to create the appropriate thickness.
Waking Up To Wellness
Whether you’re looking to support healthy aging, nourish your glow, or simply start your day with intention, collagen smoothies make the ritual both simple and delicious.
Each of these blends features Live Conscious Collagen Peptides, delivering:
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Hydrolyzed Types I & III Collagen
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19 amino acids that support hair, skin, nail, and joint health
- A clean-label formula with zero sugar and no unnecessary fillers
Because your morning drink should be as effective as it is delicious!
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