Blood Sugar Stable Smoothie

As the season warms, you might find yourself attracted to lighter breakfasts, and smoothies offer a delightfully creamy solution, if you can turn your blend into more than just a sweet treat. There are as many ways to make a smoothie as their are blenders in the world, and I figured I had about 1000 such recipes, so I'm gathering them into my Green Smoothie Queen book; until its done I will continue to offer great smoothie recipes. I designed this one for a young women just beginning to heal her gut and digestive stress. Her symptoms are similar to what is classified as IBS, and food allergies, but really stem from a combination of parasites and Candida. Bananas and avocados aggravate her so instead we use a Papaya to create that wonderful creamy consistency.
This smoothie is the perfect breakfast, snack or light meal in a pinch. Make a double batch and take half in a to-go jar or thermos to drink for a mid-afternoon energy boost!

Ingredients:
1 slice Fresh or frozen papaya banana
½ C Fresh or frozen strawberries, or raspberries
½ C Fresh or frozen blueberries
1 Apple, stem and seeds removed, chopped
1 handful Romaine Lettuce, washed
2 heaping scoops Protein Powder of choice, Living Fuel or Nutiva Hemp are my personal favorites, depending on your digestive capacity
2 heaping scoops Nutiva Shelled Hempseed, do not soak
2 T OR soaked sunflower seeds
1 T Coconut, hemp or nut or seed butter
1½-2 C Spring water

Directions:
Place water, banana, apple, romaine lettuce and hemp seeds or other soaked seeds in blender container and blend until creamy; add berries and protein powder, and oil and blend again, adding more water if needed, until perfectly creamy. Divine!