I know I haven't posted in forever... Get off my back already.
Anyway, everyone in this house (minus my father-in-law who refuses to try anything healthy - little does he know I have been sneaking cauliflower into his mashed potatoes!!!) is on a smoothie kick for the summer. Our chiropractore suggested that my husband try eating a smoothie made with whey protein powder at night before going to bed because my husband's metabolism is so high. Funny thing is that once I started messing around with the smoothie recipes I got addicted to them, too! And my mother-in-law, and my daughter (which is great, because my daughter is a vegetarian toddler - won't eat meat at all!)
So, here are a couple of my favorite smoothies I have come up with so far (and thanks to my friend Liz who has always enjoyed smoothies and has inspired many of these recipes!)
I use a Magic Bullet type of blender for this, so if you use a regular blender, load the ingredients in the opposite order that I give you.
Peach-Cantalope smoothie (makes one serving)
4 ice cubes
1/4 frozen banana, cut up
1/4 fresh peach, cut up
1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder
4 chunks of cantalope
dollop of plain yogurt
Chocolate Strawberry Banana Smoothie
4 ice cubes
1/2 frozen banana cut up
2-3 strawberries
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
dollop of plain yogurt
1/4 c milk
Chocolate-Peanut Butter-Banana Smoothie
Same as Chocolate Strawberry Banana Smoothie, but replace the strawberries with a 2 tbsp peanut butter. You may want to add a bit of stevia to sweeten.
Fresh Peach-Strawberry Smoothie
4 ice cubes
1/2 peach
2-3 chunks of cantalope
3 strawberries (or 4)
1 scoop vanilla whey protien powder
dollop of plain yogurt
The possibilities are endless!!!
