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| Breakfast of champions…and busy moms! |
I am a creature of habit. I always eat the same things at the same restaurants. I have the same eggs every morning for breakfast, and I love my smoothies. I’ve tried several recipes, but nothing beats they yummy goodness of my banana berry creation. It’s the perfect replacement for lunch, or an after workout snack.
I used to use a whey protein, but after baby number two I developed several allergies and became lactose intolerant. Enter Vega Protein Viva Vanilla! I found it at Whole Foods and loved that it was plant based, contained my beloved greens and probiotics, and still tasted divine.
So here’s what I drink every single day…hope you like it too! (And no, Vega isn’t paying me to write this…I just like it!)
Vega Viva Vanilla Banana Berry Smoothie
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 frozen banana
1/2 avocado
4 frozen strawberries
10-15 blueberries
1 tsp ground flax seed
1 scoop Vega Viva Vanilla protein powder
6-8 ounces of water (or almond milk)
crushed ice
*can sub other berries when seasonal or sometimes I buy the berry mix
I love how the frozen banana and avocado make it extra creamy! And it fills me up for at least 3 hours.
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My smoothie seems so basic now compared to yours! It has spinach, bananna, blueberries, protein powder, almond milk, flaxseed, and oatmeal.
Thanks Carla…I may put spinach in now too…great idea!
My smoothies seem so inadequate now! I usually add fruit and yogurt depending on what I have. My kids love the combo of cherries and peaches, which is great for us since we’re in the right season for it!
My smoothies are super basic! Our favorite right now is Banana, Mango, Strawberry with BoltHouse Berry Boost, vanilla yogurt and apple cinnamon granola!
I’ve never tried avocado in a smoothie! I should. I like creamy!
Yum, I think I need to go take a little trip to my local Whole Foods and pick up a bag.
I love the addition of avocado, never thought of adding that with the banana but it makes sense. My favorite smoothie is spinach, peanut butter, and berries or kalel, blueberries and peanut butter. So delicious!
Yours is almost identical to mine! I use an unflavored protein powder, plain Greek yogurt, almonds and chia. I really like to load it up!
Me too Jessica! The more the better right? This is the big meal of the day lol!
I love smoothies. I have never used avocado, but I heard it is good. I’m pinning!
I LOVE avocado smoothies – soo, soooo good for my skin. I just started doing green smoothies 6 months ago. I’ve had terrible skin since I was born, basically. Terrible acne. I kid you not, 6 months into this smoothie thing I’ve finally found the ONE thing that helps clear my hormonal acne…..green smoothies with avocado. I can’t wait to try your recipe! My favorite is 2 cups of spinach, 2 cups of water, half an avocado, 1 cup of mango, and a 1/2 cup pineapple. YUM.
Pinned this! We make lots of smoothies, but I have never tried avocado in it. I love avocados. Stopping by from sitssharefest!
Yummy, I never thought to add avocado to my smoothies.
Visiting from SITS.
Barbara @ http://www.allmylivesnow.com