Clean Detox Plan: Breakfast Shakes
Want to get started on the Clean Detox? Try some of these sample breakfast shakes. See the complete 30-day meal plan that mixes and matches these recipes with Detox Diet lunches, dinners and snacks. Get started today!
Berries + Greens Shakes
Ingredients
1 cup frozen berries (blueberries, raspberries, etc.)
1 to 2 loosely-packed cups of spinach
2 cups coconut milk
1 tbsp coconut oil
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder
Directions
Blend until smooth.
Keepin’ It Smooth
Ingredients
1 avocado
5 ounces frozen peaches
1 handful of raspberries
1 handful of hemp seeds
Unsweetened almond milk
2 dates
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder
1 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
Directions
Blend and enjoy!
Favorite Green Shake
Ingredients
3 cups spinach
1 cup frozen blueberries (or raspberries, blackberries, mangoes, papaya, etc.)
1 tbsp flax oil
1 tbsp maca powder
1 tbsp spirulina
1 cup almond milk
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder
2 dates or a few drops of stevia to taste
Directions
Blend until creamy.
Morning Mocha
Ingredients
1 cup strong teccino or yerba mate tea
2 tbsp cacao powder
1 handful of raw almonds
Stevia to taste
1 tbsp vanilla extract
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder (ideally chocolate flavor)
1 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
Directions
Blend and enjoy!
Mango Peach Lassi
Ingredients
1 large nectarine
1 mango, flesh removed from skin (discard skin)
Ice
Coconut milk
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder (ideally vanilla flavor)
1 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
Directions
Blend until creamy.
Sweet Green Smoothie
Ingredients
8 oz water
2 giant handfuls of spinach
1 mango, peeled and diced
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder (ideally vanilla flavor)
1 tbsp ground flaxseed
Directions
Blend all ingredients until smooth.
Euro Nut
Ingredients
1 tbsp vanilla extract
2 dates or stevia to taste
2 tbsp raw cacao
2-4 tbsp hazelnut butter
Unsweetened coconut milk
Ice
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder (ideally chocolate flavor)
1 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
Directions
Blend until creamy!
Coconut Chai Shake
Ingredients
1 cup coconut milk (unsweetened)
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
A pinch of allspice
2 tbsp almond or cashew butter
1/4 cup shredded coconut
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder (ideally vanilla flavor)
1 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
Directions
Blend until smooth and creamy.
The Pits
Ingredients
4 peaches
1 avocado
12 cherries, pitted
Ice
Unsweetened almond milk (enough for desired consistency)
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder
1 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
Directions
Blend it up, baby!
Spice It Up Shake
Ingredients
2 cups almond milk
1 cup frozen raspberries
1 tbsp carob powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg (freshly grated is the best, but you can use the already ground powder, too)
1/4 tsp stevia
Pinch of sea salt
Directions
Blend and enjoy!
Malted “Milk” Shake
Ingredients
1 cup coconut water
1/2 cup coconut meat (either from a young Thai coconut or organic shredded dried coconut flakes and an additional 1/2 cup water)
1 tbsp almond butter
3 dates, pitted (or a few drops of stevia to taste)
1 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch of sea salt
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder
1 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
Directions
Blend all ingredients until smooth and enjoy!
John R’s Favorite Shake
Ingredients
Warm tea (i.e. pau d’arco, gynostemma) as base
2 tbsp coconut oil
1/4 avocado
Couple dashes cinnamon
Dash of stevia
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder
1 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
Directions
Blend until creamy.
Cinnamon Rolls For Breakfast
Ingredients
1/2 cup almonds and 1 cup water (or 1 cup unsweetened almond milk)
1 cup coconut water
1 tsp cinnamon
1 pinch sea salt
2 tsp vanilla extract or powder
3 pitted dates
1 tbsp pecans
Stevia to taste
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder
1 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
Directions
Blend all ingredients until smooth and creamy.
Sweet Protein Shake
Ingredients
1 cup nuts (pecans, walnuts or almonds)
Your choice of rice/almond/hemp seed milk (just enough to cover nuts in the base of the blender)
5-10 drops stevia extract to taste
1 tsp vanilla extract
2-3 cups frozen fruit (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, mangoes, papaya, peaches)
1 apple
1 ripe pear
Water or brewed and cooled herbal tea (ginger, raspberry, lemon, rooibos, green, yerba mate, etc.) or coconut water (just enough to blend to desired consistency)
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder
1 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
Directions
Blend all ingredients until smooth.
Cashew Cream Smoothie
Ingredients
1 handful cashews
1 cup coconut water (or nut/rice/hemp seed milk of your choice)
2 handfuls mixed berries (fresh or frozen blackberries, blueberries, raspberries)
1 ripe mango, pitted and diced
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder (ideally vanilla flavored)
1 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
Directions
Blend all ingredients together until creamy with a pinch of sea salt and enjoy!
Mango Cardamom Blast
Ingredients
2 ripe mangoes, peeled and cut into pieces
1 cup coconut water
2 tbsp dried and shredded coconut flakes
Zest and juice of 1 lime
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
Garnish with lime zest and freshly ground black pepper
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder
1 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
Handful of ice cubes (optional)
Directions
Blend it up!
Berry Protein Shake
Ingredients
1 cup nut/rice/hempseed milk of your choice (either homemade with 1/2 cup nuts and 1 1/2-2 cups water, or unsweetened from the health-food store)
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
1 cup fresh or frozen raspberries
1/2 cup fresh or frozen blackberries (optional)
3 pitted dates
1 tsp vanilla
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder
1 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
Directions
Blend all ingredients until smooth.
Albert’s Favorite Shake
Ingredients
Unsweetened almond milk
A handful of blueberries
1/4-1/2 of a mango
Handful of pineapple
1 tbsp powdered greens or spirulina
1 tbsp raw cacao powder
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder (ideally vanilla flavored)
1 tbsp coconut oil (optional)
Directions
Blend and enjoy!
Detoxifying Dandelion Shake
Ingredients
3 cups dandelion greens
2 cups coconut water
1 mango, peeled and cubed
1 fresh peach or 1 cup frozen peaches
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder (ideally vanilla flavor)
1 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
Directions
Blend until smooth.
The Grasshopper Shake
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups warm peppermint tea
1 heaping tbsp cacao powder (you can use carob or unsweetened Dutch chocolate powder instead of cacao)
1 tbsp melted coconut oil
2 tbsp whole cashews
2 tsp spirulina (you can use chlorella or any green powder)
1/4 tsp stevia
Pinch of sea salt
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder (ideally chocolate flavor) (optional)
1 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
Directions
Pour the warm tea into a blender. Add cacao powder, cashews, spirulina, salt and stevia and blend for 45 seconds or until cashews are broken down. While blending, drizzle in the melted coconut oil. Serve in a mug for a nourishing and warm drink.
Robert’s Favorite Shake
Ingredients
1 tbsp spirulina
Frozen blueberries
Lacinato kale (washed, stems removed)
Unsweetened almond milk or hemp milk (enough to make it “pourable”)
1 tbsp almond butter (optional)
2 heaping tablespoons plant-based protein powder (ideally chocolate flavor)
1 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
Directions
Blend until smooth.
Purple Haze Smoothie
Ingredients
6 oz blackberries
2 cups of pineapple (fresh or frozen)
Water (just enough to blend so smoothie is thick and creamy)
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder
1 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
Directions
Put all ingredients in the blender and mix until smooth.
Patricia’s Favorite Shake
Ingredients
Coconut water
1 cup fresh (or frozen) berries
1 tbsp unsweetened SunButter
2 dates
1 cup of spinach or kale
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder (ideally vanilla flavored)
1 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
Directions
Blend until creamy and delightful!
Chocolate Covered Blueberries
Ingredients
1 large handful frozen blueberries
1 handful spinach
1 tbsp raw cacao
2 tbsp almond butter
1/2 coconut milk and 1/2 coconut water (as much as you need for your blender), or replace coconut water with green tea
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder (ideally chocolate flavor)
Dash of cinnamon
Dash of stevia as needed
1 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
Directions
Blend and enjoy!
Almond Butter and Jelly Shake
Ingredients
1-1 1/2 cups almond milk
1 handful of frozen blueberries
1-2 tablespoons almond butter (or cashew butter)
Handful of ice
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder (ideally chocolate flavor)
1 small handful of cherries, pitted (optional)
1 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
Directions
Blend until creamy and delicious!
Becky ’s Morning Shake
Ingredients
8 oz water
3-4 oz of nut or hemp seed or rice milk (unsweetened)
1/2 avocado
2 tsp organic almond butter
Pinch of sea salt
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder
1 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
Sweetener to taste, like stevia (optional)
1 tbsp carob or raw cacao powder (optional)
Directions
Blend until smooth and creamy.
Peaches and Cream Shake
Ingredients
1 cup frozen peaches
2 cups whole-fat coconut milk
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice (most health-food stores have this in bulk, but you can also use a mix of cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice)
1 tsp freshly grated ginger
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder (ideally vanilla flavor)
1 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
Directions
Blend until smooth and creamy. Top with a few sprinkles of toasted (or raw) coconut for an extra-crunchy treat.
John H’s Favorite Shake
Ingredients
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
2 dashes cinnamon
1 tbsp almond butter
8 oz water
2 heaping tbsp plant-based protein powder (ideally chocolate flavor)
1 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
Directions
Blend until creamy!
Sexy Cilantro Shake
Ingredients
1 cup rice/nut/seed milk
1 cup coconut water
1 cup papaya ( resh), peeled and diced
1 cup fresh cilantro leaves
1/2 cup fresh or frozen mango or peaches
3 dates or stevia to taste
Directions
Blend all ingredients together until smooth. It’s been shown that cilantro is incredibly detoxifying and can help pull metals from the body, so drink up, especially if you live in a city, have mercury fillings, or drink tap water!
Peach Apple Cobbler
Ingredients
1/4 cup pecans (whole or crushed)
1 cup coconut water
2 apples (any variety), cored and sliced into chunks (if organic, leave the peel on for added fiber and nutrients)
1 cup frozen or fresh peaches
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 tsp vanilla powder or extract
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger powder
Pinch of sea salt
Directions
Blend all ingredients together until creamy and enjoy!