Yesterday I wanted a quick breakfast and was so tired of cereal or oatmeal and I had the idea to make a shake! The best thing about shakes is that you don't have to go out any buy certain things, if you regularly eat yogurt and fruit...you have all you REALLY need for a good and quick shake! I had bananas, strawberries and some vanilla yogurt (which to be honest...I don't like plain, so this was a perfect way to use it!). I decided to skip on the strawberries, only because I wanted to make this quick and I didn't feel at that moment like washing the strawberries and cutting them...so I stuck with the banana.
This recipe can be done with a variety of different ingredients, including blueberries, raspberries, peaches and even different flavors of yogurt and for an extra quick boost for after or before a workout, you could even add protein powder. I have protein powder on hand, but opted not to use it in this shake because the vanilla yogurt I was using had 2x the protein as regular greek yogurt.
Recipe for Vanilla-Banana Shake:
~One Medium Banana (ripped into smaller pieces- could also be cut)
~1/2 cup of whole milk (or whatever type of milk you prefer)
~1 5.3-6 oz cup of Greek Vanilla Yogurt (or any flavor)
~About 4-5 ice cubes
Place all above ingredients into a blender, cover and turn on to low speed and blend until all ingredients have been incorporated and there are no chunks (approx 2-3 mins using above ingredients). It could take less or longer depending on what fruit is used. Next time I think I want to throw in a scoop of peanut butter. I think it would make it a little thicker but the combination of vanilla, peanut butter and a banana sounds yummy!
For this recipe, I used Dannon Light & Fit Greek Yogurt which I am OBSESSED with! They are 70-90 calories and 7-9 grams of sugar! And taste good!! I also like Yoplait's Greek yogurt for the same reasons, but buy between the two based off of what is on sale!
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