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Chocolate Avocado Smoothie. (Tastes like pudding!)

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I know you’re thinking I must be crazy, right?!  I was hesitant when I ran across this recipe in one of my mags that I had.  I thought why not try it, my youngest daughter is so underweight that the calories (all good) would be a great start to the day.  Protein, good fats… it’s all good.  Both of my girls loved it!  I snuck a taste and it tasted like pudding – even had that consistency to be honest.  I put them on table, started making my breakfast and the next thing I heard was slurping sounds coming from their straws. Enough said!

Ingredients:

Makes 2 – 2 cup servings

1 ripe avocado, halved and pitted
2 cups of vanilla almond milk
3 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder
3 tablespoons of maple syrup or honey
2 tablespoons of dark chocolate chips
1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
14 ice cubes

Directions:

Into your blender or Vitamix, add all of the ingredients.  Blend until creamy.  This will have a thick, pudding like appearance.  Pour slowly into  your glasses.  Top with a few chocolate chips.  Enjoy!

Eeek!  Chocolate for breakfast and it is oh so good!

*Adapted from Eating Well.

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Birthday Funfetti Chobani Protein Smoothie.

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Today is my oldest daughter’s 14th birthday!  I figured what better way to come home from school than to a funfetti smoothie that’s actually packed with protein (thanks Chobani) and is good for you.  After all, we do have swim practice to go to.  She gobbled this down, along with my husband and my other daughter.  Rave reviews are a good thing :)

Ingredients:

2 ripe bananas
1 cup of vanilla almond milk
3 tablespoons of Funfetti cake mix (the powder only)
1 scoop of vanilla whey protein powder
6 ice cubes
1/4 cup of vanilla Chobani yogurt
6 strawberries (fresh or frozen) to give it a fun pink color
Sprinkles (garnish)

Directions:

Into your Vitamix or blender add all of the ingredients.  Blend until smooth.  Makes 3 smoothies.  Top with sprinkles and add a fun straw.  Watch it disappear.

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Chocolate–Peanut Butter Chobani Smoothie. Wheat-free.

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I made another fantastic recipe from Lauren’s book!  The giveaway is tomorrow night (check my Facebook page for how to enter).  My daughter and father guzzled this one down faster than I blink.  Glad I snapped some pics first!

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This smoothie is so delicious, you won’t even believe that it is healthy!

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until thick and creamy. Serve immediately.

Looking to Add More Protein to Your Smoothie?
Protein powder is an easy way to increase your protein, especially in smoothies. There are many varieties of protein powders. Read your labels carefully to make sure the protein powders have no ingredients containing wheat.

INGREDIENTS | SERVES 2

2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons natural creamy peanut butter
1⁄2 banana, frozen
1⁄2 cup almond milk (or milk of your choice)
1⁄2 cup vanilla Chobani yogurt
1⁄2 teaspoon wheat-free vanilla extract 4–5 ice cubes

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until thick and creamy. Serve immediately.

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Green Ginger Smoothie.

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This is truly one of the best smoothies I’ve ever had – and I’ve had a lot of smoothies!  Sunday night my husband wanted to finally try out our new Vitamix machine and we had a late lunch so, the smoothie sounded light and delicious.  It was and I recreated it today for my girls and again, the lovefest continued!


Ingredients:

1 cup of orange juice
1 green apple, skin on yet cored
1 large handful of organic baby spinach (about 1 heaping cup of the leaves)
1/2 of a pineapple, peeled but not cored if using a Vitamix (if using a blender then core it)
1-2 inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled
1 scoop of protein powder (vanilla)
1/4 cup of vanilla Chobani yogurt
8 ice cubes

Directions:

Place all of the ingredients into your Vitamix or blender and blend on the smoothie setting.  Pour into glasses and enjoy!  The ginger puts this one over the top!  Fresh and ginger is so good for your stomach.  Vitamin and protein packed.  And, I swear, your kids won’t even suspect that there’s spinach in there!

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Pumpkin Chobani Chocolate Chip Smoothie.

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I found pumpkin ice cream at the grocery store and jumped for joy!  I knew my girls would LOVE it.  Turkey Hill is making a limited edition pumpkin pie flavor, which is what I used for these smoothies but other major ice cream companies are making seasonal pumpkin flavor ice cream as well.  I paired it up with some Chobani chocolate chunk yogurt for extra protein before swim practice tonight and these were devoured!  Okay, I guess that’s a winner!

Ingredients:

1 cup of ice cubes
2 cups of pumpkin ice cream
1.5 cups of vanilla almond milk
1/2 cup of Chobani (use vanilla, plain or chocolate chunk) yogurt
1 scoop of Whey vanilla protein powder
1/2 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice

Directions:

Into your Vitamix or blender, add all of the ingredients and blend until smooth.  Add additional almond milk if you the smoothie is too thick.   Serve in fun glasses and stand back… kids love this one!

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Pineapple Orange Chobani Smoothies.

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Another Monday, another smoothie flavor for my sweet girls after-school snacking.  Today I went with a pineapple orange blend with some added Cho for protein!  These were gone in less than a minute flat!  Guess that’s a success in their books.

Ingredients:

2 cups of fresh pineapple
2 oranges, peeled
1/3 cup of Chobani vanilla yogurt
1 scoop Whey protein powder
1 banana
8 ice cubes
1 cup of vanilla almond milk

Directions:

Place all of the ingredients into your Vitamix or blender and blend on the smoothie setting.  Pour into glasses and enjoy.

 

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Chobani Spinach Kiwi Apple Smoothie.

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There is a sea of healthy green smoothies out there.  I do quite a few and love them all so much.  This one I just whipped up, attempting to clean out my vegetable bin before my weekly trip to the farmer’s market tomorrow.  This smoothie is so good and so necessary.  I’m fighting a losing battle against my allergies and needed a good vitamin c punch.  This was perfect for lunch.  Plus protein-packed, thanks to Chobani, so my muscles are thankful post workout.

Ingredients:

1 cup of vanilla almond milk
1/4 cup of vanilla Chobani
2 kiwis, peeled
10 green grapes
1 giant handful of baby spinach leaves
1 cored green apple, skin on
1 teaspoon chia seeds (optional)
1 banana
10 ice cubes

Directions:

Place everything in your blender or Vitamix and blend until creamy.  Pour into glasses (makes 3-4 glasses) and top with a slice of fresh kiwi.

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Mint Chocolate Chobani Protein Smoothie.

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After an afternoon lounging by the pool on a raft with my good friend, I needed to whip up a quick after-school snack that was both healthy and tasty!  This turned out to be perfect as my oldest came in drenched as her school’s a/c broke today!

This recipe is easy and you can add or subtract what you have or don’t wish to use.

Into the blender/Vitamixer…

2 bananas (ripe)
1 scoop of protein powder (vanilla)
1 cup of Chobani vanilla yogurt
1 cup of frozen low fat ice cream – Mint Chocolate
8 ice cubes
1 to 1.5 cups of Almond Milk – vanilla (you may need more if the mixture is too thick)
1 tablespoon of chia seeds
2 tablespoon of chopped up fresh mint leaves

Blend and pour into your glasses, place a cute straw in the glass and watch it disappear!

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Fresh Peach Chobani Protein Smoothie.

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Yesterday we went peach & apple picking.  We got the biggest, juiciest peaches and I knew I wanted to make a refreshing after-school smoothie with them.  The girls loved them!  I combined it with my staple, vanilla Chobani, and some protein powder to make this super protein packed for two kids with a lot of energy.  This would also make a great post-workout smoothie to repair your muscles.

Ingredients:

2 very large peaches, pitted with skin intact
1/2 cup of vanilla Chobani yogurt
6 ice cubes
3/4 cup of almond milk
1 scoop of vanilla designer Whey protein powder

Directions:

Combine everything in your blender/Vitamixer and blend until smooth.  Add additional mix if needed.  Pour into cold glasses and serve.

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Chobani Cake Batter Protein Smoothie.

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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 :)

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