Monday.  A reason to celebrate?  Why not!  My daughter had a bang-up time with her trainer in the a.m. and I thought I would make her a fun, protein-packed recovery shake to make her smile.  It worked!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of very cold Chobani vanilla yogurt
1 scoop of vanilla whey protein powder
1/2 teaspoon of almond extract
2 tablespoons of cake batter mix
1 frozen, ripe banana
3/4 cup of almond milk (vanilla)
8 ice cubes
1/2 teaspoon of Xanthan gum (thickening agent) (optional)
Directions:

Add everything to your blender/vitamixer.  Blend until cold, creamy and frothy!  Pour into a glass and sprinkle some fun rainbow sprinkles on top and a fun straw.  Watch the smile appear