I love smoothies. Because I have such a sweet tooth and because I sometimes tend to be lazy when it comes to getting my servings of fruit, I find that smoothies are a healthy way for me to get all of my nutrients. I will admit that I am a little bit picky about my smoothies....there has to be a full banana in there and I am not a huge fan of artificial flavoring (I know, shocker) or too much ice. Besides the smoothies that I make myself, I really love the Starbucks orange-mango smoothie. They add protein so it is a great post-workout drink. I'm sure there are some artificial flavors in it but its not overpowering or sticky-gooey tasting if that makes sense.
This here is my tried and true recipe for my signature breakfast/post workout/dessert delicious and nutritious banana-orange-strawberry smoothie.
Ingredients:
**1 large banana
**3-4 strawberries
**5 ice cubes
**container-sized portion of yogurt
(any flavor yogurt but I prefer plain, vanilla, blueberry, or peach)
(any flavor yogurt but I prefer plain, vanilla, blueberry, or peach)
**1/3 cup orange juice
Step 1: Put whole banana (the browner the better) and 3-4 cut up strawberries in the blender.
Step 2: Add about 5 large ice cubes and a container of yogurt.
Step 3: Pour about 1/3 cup of orange juice over the ingredients. Blend.
Step 4: Enjoy!
This looks delish! Never thought of adding orange juice, I'm going to try that this week. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment! I started putting OJ in because my smoothies were too thick and I'd have to tip the cup really far....and then the smoothie would fall all over my face haha ;). Tastes great with the OJ too!
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