SMOOTHIES!
Adam and I both start most mornings with a smoothie. To me, it feels like starting the day with dessert. Who wouldn’t want to do that? And, since we started adding oatmeal and peanut butter to most of our smoothies they are filling enough to stick with you until lunch. I’ll share a few of my favorite smoothie recipes with you and then you can click on the photo above to find some more.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Smoothie
1/4 cup oats (ground to a powder)
1 cup soy or almond milk
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
2 tablespoons peanut butter*
1 frozen banana*Skip all the added sugar and go for a natural peanut butter.
Before bed I grind the oats in our Magic Bullet Blender and add all the ingredients except the banana. Then in the morning all we have to do is get it out of the fridge, add the frozen banana and blend. Adam drink this amount by himself. I usually drink half myself and share the other half with the kids.Nutrition Information
{Serving Size = about 1 cup – recipes makes 2 servings}
245 calories, 9.2g protein, 6g fiber, 11g fat, 30g carbs
{Serving Size = about 1 cup – recipes makes 2 servings}
245 calories, 9.2g protein, 6g fiber, 11g fat, 30g carbs
PBJ & Banana Smoothie
1/4 cup oats (ground to a powder)
1 cup soy or almond milk
2 tablespoons peanut butter
1/2 cup frozen strawberries
1 frozen banana
*When I told Adam my idea for this smoothie – “Like a peanut butter, jam, and banana sandwich!” he thought it sounded nasty. Now it is one of his favorites! 🙂Nutrition Information
{serving size = about 1 cup – recipe makes 2 servings}
255 calories, 8.5g protein, 5.2g fiber, 10g fat, 32g carbs
{serving size = about 1 cup – recipe makes 2 servings}
255 calories, 8.5g protein, 5.2g fiber, 10g fat, 32g carbs
And, of course, don’t forget the classic
Spinach Smoothie
You can find that recipe HERE. This is still one of our favorites!
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