This Banana Berry Smoothie is my go-to smoothie for a quick and healthy breakfast or snack. Add protein powder if desired!
While pregnant, I developed gestational diabetes. I had to take my usual, very basic morning smoothie and add extra fats and protein to it to balance out the sugars from the banana and berries. Sure, you can always add your favorite protein powder to this Banana Berry Smoothie. However I love adding sugar-free peanut butter, Greek Yogurt, almond milk, flax seeds, and hemp seeds for healthy fats, protein, and fiber.
I use frozen berries for a couple reasons. One, they’re much cheaper. Two, it helps make the smoothie cold. Smoothies are just so much better when they’re cold, right? I like blueberries and raspberries the best, but if you have a bag of frozen mixed berries you can use that too. I use fresh banana, because it was too difficult to blend with so many frozen fruits. But if you have frozen banana you can use it, you may just need to add more almond milk.
Ingredient Notes:
- Frozen Blueberries and Raspberries – If you have a bag of mixed frozen berries, you can use those instead. You can also use only blueberries or only raspberries. Or you can substitute either with blackberries or strawberries. If you prefer to use fresh, you can do that, too. The smoothie just won’t be cold.
- Greek Yogurt – I use full-fat, because I need the extra fat to balance out the sugars from the fruit. But you can use fat-free if you’d like.
- Almond Milk – I prefer to use almond milk. Three Trees Vanilla Bean or Malk are my favorites. Both can be found at many grocery stores. But you can use whatever milk you’d like!
- Hemp Seeds & Flax Seeds – I like to use a mix here, but if you’d only like to use one, that’s okay too. Just double the amount. You can also substitute chia seeds for one of the seeds.
- Peanut Butter – I use sugar-free and palm oil-free. Only roasted peanuts and sea salt. But feel free to use your favorite peanut butter brand.
Banana Berry Smoothie
Equipment
- 1 Blender
Ingredients
- 1 banana peeled
- ¾ cup blueberries frozen
- ¾ cup raspberries frozen
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt
- 1 cup almond milk
- 2 tablespoons hemp seeds
- 2 tablespoons flax seeds
- 3 tablespoons peanut butter
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth, mixing if needed to assist the blender. Add more almond milk if you prefer a thinner smoothie.
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