A big thanks to all those who submitted recipes for our Daily Essential Nutrients Powder Smoothie Recipe Contest!

After trying the recipes that were submitted, we noted some similarities in recipes that tasted the best. Here are a couple of our observations:

• Adding a banana base (preferably a slightly green banana) acts as a great suspending agent and also serves as a good masker.
• Adding chocolate is a simple way to mask the flavour of the powder (if you like chocolate).

Let us know your favorite recipes (email us Recipes@GetHardy.com). Here are some of ours: 

Best Tasting (1^st place recipe):

Pina Colada Shake

• 1.5 cups of frozen pineapple
• 1 banana
• 2-3 tablespoons of coconut oil
• 1/2 cup of milk (replace with soy or coconut milk if desired)
• 1 scoop (2 tsp.) of Daily Essential Nutrients Powder
• Add: 2 leaves of fresh (or dried) mint if you want to spruce up the flavour

Blend until smooth & enjoy.

Quickest & Simplest (2^nd place recipe):

Banana-Chocolate Shake

• 3 bananas (preferably slightly green)
• 1.5 cups of chocolate milk (replace with soy or coconut milk mixed with Nestle's Quick if desired)
• 1 scoop (2 tsp.) of Daily Essential Nutrients Powder
• Add: extra chocolate if you like chocolate

Blend until smooth & enjoy.

Most Unique (3^rd place recipe):

Tangy Apple-Lemon Drink

• 5 whole juiced apples 
• 1 whole juiced lemon
• 1 scoop (2 tsp.) of Daily Essential Nutrients Powder
• Add: something to thicken the drink and suspend the Powder better (like a whole blended banana), if desired

Mix together and drink quickly with a straw.
Note: DO NOT use this recipe if you are on psychiatric medications, as components of the citrus (lemon) bioflavonoids can interact strongly with medications.

More Recipe Ideas That You Might Like:

Berry-Chocolate Blend

• 1 cup of milk (replace with soy or coconut milk if desired)
• 1/2 a banana
• 1/4 cup of raspberries
• 1/4 cup of blueberries
• 4 Tbs. of orange juice concentrate
• 1.5 Tbs. of Stephan's Gourmet chocolate powder
• 1 scoop (2 tsp.) of Daily Essential Nutrients Powder

Blend until smooth & enjoy.

Raspberry-Orange Blend

• 1/2 cup of orange juice
• 1/2 cup of frozen raspberries
• 1/4 cup of plain Greek yogurt
• 1/2 cup of ice
• 1 scoop (2 tsp.) of Daily Essential Nutrients Powder
• Add: honey or stevia to taste (if desired).

Blend until smooth & enjoy.

Blue Beater

• 1 1/2 cups of frozen blueberries
• 1 cup of fresh spinach
• 2 Tbs. of ground flax meal
• 1 cup of unsweetened soy milk
• 1 scoop (2 tsp.) of Daily Essential Nutrients Powder

Blend thoroughly and drink daily to beat your blues!

Blueberry-Coconut-Orange Blend

• 2 Tbs. of orange juice concentrate
• 2 Tbs. of coconut oil
• 3/4 cup of blueberries
• 1/2 cup of plain Greek yogurt
• 1/2 a banana
• 1 scoop (2 tsp.) of Daily Essential Nutrients Powder

Blend until smooth & enjoy.

Berry Blend

• 1/3 cup of frozen strawberries
• 1/3 cup of frozen blueberries
• 1/3 cup of frozen raspberries
• 1/3 cup of frozen blackberries
• 1 banana
• 1/2 cup of milk
• 1 scoop (2 tsp.) of Daily Essential Nutrients Powder

Blend until smooth & enjoy.

Berry-Vanilla Protein Shake

• 1 cup of mixed frozen berries
• 1 frozen banana
• 2 cups of milk
• 4 Tbs. of vanilla protein powder
• 1 scoop (2 tsp.) of Daily Essential Nutrients Powder

Blend until smooth & enjoy.

Grape-Sorbet Popsicle

• 1 cup of frozen mixed berries
• 1/3 of a cup of flavored sorbet (of your choice)
• 1 cup of ice
• 1 cup of grape juice
• 1 scoop (2 tsp.) of Daily Essential Nutrients Powder

Blend until smooth then freeze into popsicles & enjoy.

Yogurt-enhanced Shake

• 1 cup of yogurt
• 1/2 of a frozen banana
• 5 frozen strawberries (or 1/4 cup of frozen blueberries)
• 4 to 5 oz of milk
• 1/4 to 1/2 a teaspoon of vanilla flavouring
• 1 Tbs. of frozen orange juice concentrate
• 1 scoop (2 tsp.) of Daily Essential Nutrients Powder

Blend and enjoy.

Green Julius

• 1 cup of fresh spinach
• 1 frozen banana
• 1/2 cup of frozen mango
• 2 Tbs. of frozen orange juice concentrate
• 1 cup of unsweetened soy milk
• 1 scoop (2 tsp.) of Daily Essential Nutrients Powder

Blend thoroughly and enjoy this green twist to your orange julius!

Ice Cream-Berry-Walnut Shake

• 1 scoop of chocolate ice cream
• 1 scoop of vanilla ice cream
• 2 Tbs. of walnuts
• 1 banana
• 1 cup of blueberries or raspberries
• 1 scoop (2 tsp.) of Daily Essential Nutrients Powder

Blend thoroughly and enjoy!

Strawberry-Apple Shake

• 1 banana
• 1 cup of strawberries
• 1 Gala apple
• 1 cup of coconut milk
• 1 scoop (2 tsp.) of Daily Essential Nutrients Powder

Blend thoroughly and enjoy!

Veggie Mix

• 1 cup of spinach
• 1 cup of grated carrot
• 1 tablespoon of flax
• 1 cup of soy milk
• 1 scoop (2 tsp.) of Daily Essential Nutrients Powder

Blend thoroughly and enjoy!

Strawberry-Almond Shake

• 1/2 cup of strawberry Greek yogurt
• 3-5 large strawberries
• 1/2 a banana
• 3/4 cup of almond milk
• 1 scoop (2 tsp.) of Daily Essential Nutrients Powder

Blend thoroughly and enjoy!

Banana-Vanilla Blend

• 1 frozen banana
• 1/4 cup of vanilla yogurt
• 1/4 cup of milk
• 2 teaspoons of honey
• a pinch of cinnamon
• 1/2 cup of ice
• 1 scoop (2 tsp.) of Daily Essential Nutrients Powder

Blend thoroughly and enjoy!

Blueberry-Pear Blend

• 3/4 cup of frozen blueberries
• 1/2 a chopped pear
• 3/4 cup of maple or plain yogurt
• 3/4 cup of ice
• Add: honey to taste
• 1 scoop (2 tsp.) of Daily Essential Nutrients Powder

Blend thoroughly and enjoy!

Creamsicle Blend

• 3/4 cup of frozen orange or orange-tangerine concentrate
• 1/2 cup of cold water
• 1 cup of vanilla ice cream
• 1/2 cup of ice
• 1 scoop (2 tsp.) of Daily Essential Nutrients Powder

Blend thoroughly and enjoy!

Banana PB&J Blend

• 1 frozen banana
• 1 cup of soy milk
• 1/4 cup of creamy peanut butter
• 1/4 wheat germ
• 2 tablespoons of seedless strawberry or raspberry jelly
• 1 scoop (2 tsp.) of Daily Essential Nutrients Powder

Blend thoroughly and enjoy!

Creamy Pineapple Blend

• 1 cup of chopped frozen pineapple
• 1/4 cup of cottage cheese
• 1/8 cup of milk
• 1 teaspoon of honey
• 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• A pinch each of nutmeg and salt
• 1 cup of ice
• 1 scoop (2 tsp.) of Daily Essential Nutrients Powder

Blend thoroughly and enjoy!

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Hardy Nutritionals® multivitamin-mineral products are powered by our proprietary NutraTek™ mineral delivery technology, which combines each mineral with specialized organic molecules—just like nature—to optimize absorption and distribution to body cells. Our flagship supplement, Daily Essential Nutrients, is widely considered to be the most research-backed micronutrient treatment.