When I get home from the grocery market I immediately peel some bananas, seal them in bags and put them in the freezer….and those bananas that got a little too ripe and you don’t have time to use them – throw them in the freezer. Then they are ready for a delicious shake for a quick breakfast, lunch or snack. Using frozen fruit makes the shake cold and thick. Sometimes it is sooo thick I use a spoon. A delicious frozen treat!
Ingredients:
• 8 oz water or unsweetened almond, hemp, or coconut milk
• 2 generous scoops Standard Process Complete (Plain, Vanilla or Chocolate)
• 2 tsp of Dagoba Organic Cacao powder.
• 1 tablespoon flax oil or Udo’s 3-6-9 Oil (Vitacost.com)
• ½ - 1 whole frozen banana
• 1 tsp pure maple syrup, raw honey or stevia, if needed for sweetness.
Directions:
Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
Variations:
- Use Vanilla or chocolate Spiru-tein protein powder or
- When using SP complete you may want to add a little vanilla flavor or a touch of raw honey or agave syrup for sweetness, just a little – about 1 teaspoon.
- Vanilla powder with frozen mango or raspberries.
- You can use ground flax seeds or chia seeds instead of the oil for omega -3 fatty acids.
- Experiment with other frozen fruits and berries.
- Chocolate banana shake with a scoop of raw peanut or almond butter.
- If you are having trouble eating more greens you can add any finely chopped greens to the shake. Spinach, Swiss chard, baby kale or wheatgrass works well. (you can find frozen wheatgrass “shots” in the freezer of your local health food store.)
- Experiment and come up with your own concoctions!
Other Protein Powders I like, look for organic and Non-GMO on the label:
Garden Of Life Raw Protein
- Peaceful Planet – The Supreme Meal is also a good protein powder. Its soy free and contains spirulina, flax and greens and blood glucose support.