I've been quite busy at work lately, hence the gap in my posts. During my absence, I developed a need for a quick and portable breakfast that would allow my blood sugar to remain stable through lunch. I've found myself eating a quick, sugary breakfast (cereal bar or similar) and then feeling my blood sugar take a dangerous nosedive well before lunch. I decided that I wanted something 1.) not processed, 2.) that contained health benefits, and 3.) low in fat/calories. Once I decided that a Smoothie may take care of those objectives, I started thinking about the most efficient way to get this breakfast thing taken care of. I don't have time to get out the full-sized blender and clean it everyday. That makes breakfast more of a hassle than it's worth. I ordered the Cusinart SmartStick Blender from Amazon.com. It is super easy to clean (about 30 seconds under the faucet with hot, soapy water!). I give this device 5-stars!!
Once my blender arrived, I started trying new recipes. Here are some that I love and hope that you'll enjoy them also!
For all recipes, use 1/2 cup of plain, fat-free yogurt as the base. Diet hot chocolate packet refers to the unprepared packet - just the powder. Mix all ingredients until well blended, serve, and enjoy!!
Strawberry Banana
-Yogurt base
-Frozen strawberries
-One banana (a good thing to do with your overly ripe bananas!)
Chocolate Covered Strawberry
-Yogurt base
-Frozen strawberries
-One packet of diet hot chocolate
Chocolate Covered Banana
-Yogurt base
-One banana
-One packet of diet hot chocolate
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana
-Yogurt base
-1T of creamy peanut butter
-One banana
-One packet of diet hot chocolate*
*You can eliminate the hot chocolate and just have a Peanut Butter Banana smoothie - that's delicious as well.
Frozen Mocha
-Yogurt base
-Handful of crushed ice cubes
-Pre-made can/bottle of expresso or other blended coffee beverage (I like Starbucks Doubleshot)
-One packet of diet hot chocolate
Chocolate Cookie Crunch (higher in fat/calories - better for a snack, not breakfast). :)
-Yogurt base
-Handful of crushed ice cubes
-One serving of chocolate sandwich cookies (Oreo minis work well)
-2T of chocolate syrup
-Tsp of vanilla
Banana Cherry
-Yogurt base
-One banana
-Frozen sweet cherries
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