New Smoothie Ideas
- by bakefit
Here’s a pic of my recent favorites when it comes to smoothie making. My husband got me a Ninja recently (as you can see in the background), so now I feel obligated to make more smoothies. While normally I like to eat my calories, I found a pretty healthy and tasty smoothie combo that isn’t so hard to choke down. I like to make my smoothies healthy, but sometimes I try too hard to make them healthy and it ends up looking awful and tasting even worse. This combo is healthy and tasty!
First off…let’s discuss PB2. It’s powdered peanut butter. Now, I LOVE peanut butter. I saw this stuff on the grocery store shelf for a good six months before I actually bought it. All I could think was ewww gross…and….what could you possibly do with powdered peanut butter? Well, it never occurred to me to try adding it to a smoothie….until I saw it on Pinterest. Delish!! Two tablespoons of PB2 has 45 calories, 1.5 grams of fat, 5 grams of carbs (which includes 1 gram of sugar) and 5 grams of protein. Basically you have peanut butter without the fat and oil. The ingredients are listed as: roasted peanuts, sugar and salt. Awesome! It gives your smoothie a great peanut butter taste without the fat and oil. If you cannot find it in your local store you can read more about it and order it here. I see they have a chocolate peanut butter flavor out now too. Must get!
My second special ingredient is Lifeway Kefir. I’m not a huge yogurt fan, so I’ve been taking probiotic supplements for awhile. However, my local store started carrying a few flavors of Lifeway Kefir, so I thought I’d give it a try. Kefir has the highest concentrations of probiotics…more than yogurt, greek yogurt, probiotic yogurt, or even probiotic supplements. Its good for your digestive system which in turn improves your entire immune systems. Good stuff. I heard it may help improve eczema too. A win-win, either way. Anyways, I used the plain, unsweetened kefir. One cup has 110 calories, 2 grams of fat, 12 grams of carbs (12 as sugar (lactose)) and 11 grams of protein. By itself, it has a very tart taste. It needs to be complemented with a bit of sweetness. A frozen banana is a great complement to this.
The last “new” ingredient….kale. A good alternative to spinach for your smoothie. You can’t taste it once its blended in and it provides a fantastic source of vitamins K, A, and C and also has over 45 different flavonoids which provides antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
Here’s the recipe for a delicious Peanut Butter Smoothie
Handful of washed kale (stems cut off)
1 Frozen banana
1/2-3/4 cup kefir
1/2-3/4 cup plain almond milk
2-3 tablespoons of PB2 (go for three if you love PB!)
Enjoy!! Then go workout….you’ll have energy and feel great! : )




