Knead to Cook

Food & fitness obsessed girl.

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!

— Knead to Cook

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.

 

— Knead to Cook

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.

— Knead to Cook

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!

— Knead to Cook

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.

— Knead to Cook

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 🙂

— Knead to Cook

Hershey Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie.

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Okay even a chocolate peanut butter smoothie can be healthy, well relatively healthy.  I thought I would surprise my hard working swimmers with a sweet treat this morning for breakfast.  This will give them all the protein & energy they need to get through a rigorous swim practice this morning all while tasting like a wonderful sweet treat.

Ingredients:

3 cups of chocolate almond milk (very cold)
1/4 cup of a nut butter (whatever you have on hand)
1/2 Hershey bar frozen (c’mon I couldn’t resist)
1 scoop chocolate protein powder
1 tsp of cocoa powder
1/3 cup of Chobani vanilla yogurt
1 ripe banana
1/2 cup of frozen low fat vanilla yogurt
2 tablespoons of flaxseed meal (ground)
1 teaspoon of chia seeds

Directions:

Add everything to your blender and let it run on high or the smoothie setting.  If it’s too thick, add additional milk.  Too thin?  Add another banana or some extra frozen yogurt.

Serve and enjoy!

— Knead to Cook

Pineapple smoothie.

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Oh the heat of summer has certainly arrived.  Nearing 100 degrees today & tomorrow have prompted me to make a cool & refreshing beverage that we can enjoy. Pineapple, Chobani… it’s all so good!

Ingredients:

1 pineapple, skin & core removed, chopped into large pieces
1/2 cup of Chobani vanilla yogurt
3/4 cup of almond milk
6 ice cubes
1 tablespoon flax seed meal
1/2 cup of vanilla frozen yogurt

Directions:

Add all of the ingredients to your blender and blend until blended completely.  Pour into glasses and enjoy!

— Knead to Cook

Fresh strawberry, banana, Chobani Mango smoothie.

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We picked 12 lbs of fresh strawberries yesterday.  This morning’s smoothie idea was given!  So easy and such a flexible recipe.  My daughter said this was the best smoothie ever!  Love that!

Ingredients:

2 cups of fresh strawberries, washed with tops removed
2 ripe bananas
1 -6 ounce container of Chobani mango yogurt
1 cup of vanilla almond milk
1 scoop of protein powder (vanilla Whey protein powder)
6 ice cubes

Directions:

Blend everything (except for the ice cubes) on high or a smoothie setting on your blender.   Add the ice cubes for the last 30-45 seconds of blending.  Pour and enjoy!

— Knead to Cook

Berry Avocado Chobani Smoothie.

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Breakfast is served!  This power packed breakfast will be well-received by both adults and children.  So easy to make, so utterly delicious.  You can’t go wrong!

Ingredients:

1/2 of an avocado, pitted, flesh removed
1/2 c of almond milk, or orange juice
1/3 c of vanilla Chobani
1 c of frozen berries
1 tsp of chia seeds
1 tbl of honey

Directions:

Blend on the smoothie or highest setting on your blender.  If too thick, add additional milk or juice to loosen it up.  Enjoy!

— Knead to Cook