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Triple Berry Banana Smoothie

June 5, 2011 by Julie 2 Comments

I try to be healthy.  I really do try.  When I’m not eating this or this or drinking these, I try.  Emphasis on try, not necessarily succeed.  I don’t think I’ll ever be one that bounds out of bed at 5 am to work out.  Blech.

But I have gotten on board with a few things:

–almond milk

–protein powder

–Chia seeds

I’ve learned of all three things from different food blogs over the last 12 months.  Now, I’m obviously not a nutritionist so I can’t really tell you why these things are good for you except that someone else told me so!  That’s official, right?

Enter the smoothie.

First, I had to get some sort of blender.  I actually had a smoothie maker years ago and never used it.  It was too hard to clean!  Enter the immersion blender.  I love this immersion blender so stinkin’ much!  It’s so handy and small and easy to clean.  I believe I learned about them from my beloved Bethenny.

Second, I finally got some protein powder.  I’ve been buying individual packets of this for awhile, but it was time to buy a tub of it.  Why the Spiru-Tein?  Heck if I know.  There’s too many options and it makes my head hurt.  I’m pretty sure that I saw Janetha using it and her abs rock!

Third, I decided to get some Chia seeds.  I had no clue what the heck Chia seeds were.  Once again, I saw them popping up on blogs and one day I saw them at the grocery stores and went with it.  They are loaded with healthy omega-3 fats and antioxidants.  And Dr. Oz said they were healthy, so that works for me.

Triple Berry Banana Smoothie:

Combine ingredients below in blender and serve.

1 cup almond milk

1 small banana

1/2 cup frozen berries

1 scoop vanilla protein powder

1 tsp Chia seeds

handful of crushed ice

2 handfuls of spinach

And this may be the most awesome things I’ve learned about smoothies.  Add spinach!  You won’t taste the spinach, I promise!  It’s just a quick and easy way to add in some vegetables.  And a great way to use up the spinach before it dies in the crisper.

Enjoy!

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