Green Smoothies are a great way to start your day. I love trying new ingredients and making new variations of the smoothie but this Green PB AND J smoothie has been one recipe I keep coming back to. It reminds me of a Peanut butter and jelly sandwich in a smoothie. This recipe was not intentional at all. When I tried it it brought me back to my childhood. I love Peanut butter and Jelly but don’t tend to make them anymore. Its nice to have it in smoothie form.
Smoothies are great because you can load them with tons of nutrients. I chose to use a nut butter is this smoothie. I want this smoothie to have protein and healthy fats.
Getting my daily protein in can seem challenging because I have eliminated meat and diary from my diet. This week I want to focus all of my recipes on natural sources of plant based protein. Some amazing benefits of nuts and seeds are the are packed with nutrients. A great example is the brazil nut, Just one nut is more than the daily recommended intake for selenium providing over 100% of the nutrient. Another benefit you may not think about when you think about nuts and seeds is they have anti inflammatory properties. One of the more obvious benefits is the great source of fibre. My favourite benefit of of nuts and seed is the Versatility! You can never get bored with them. You can have them in nut butter, toasted, raw, chopped and so much more.
For this recipe I chose Almond Butter and Almond milk.
Here is everything you will need:
Ingredients:
1 Ripe Banana
1/2 avocado
1/2 almond milk
1 tbsp almond butter
1/3 cup strawberries
1/2 cup ice cubes
1 tsp spirulina powder
1 scoop of strawberry protein powder.
Now all you have to do is blend and enjoy this amazing smoothie. ❤
What is your favourite nut butter? I hope you give this recipe a try!! Thank you for visiting the blog.
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