I’ve been making chocolate cake batter smoothies and carrot cake smoothies all week. And today I made a hybrid all my own. Omg.
- 5 ish Ice Cubes
- 1 banana
- 1/2 c Oatmeal
- 1 t cinnamon
- 3 drops Liquid Vanilla Stevia
- 1/4 c Grated Carrot
- 1 scoop Vanilla Protein Powder
- 1 T Carob Powder
- 1 c Milk (I use rice) or Double Chocolate Yerba Mate’ (for energy!)
I didn’t even taste this til I was out the door with it in hand (which is the exact reason I do smoothies so often, I can enjoy them on the go!) Had no idea if it would be gross or amazing. Turns out it was completely amazing. Grating carrots can be a bitch but I just stick em in the food processor at the beginning of the week and have them in the fridge ready to go. Liquid stevia and carob powder both run about 5 bucks but last forever and are nice alternatives to chocolate and sugar. I also brew a whole pitcher of yerba mate’ once a week for smoothies. This stuff may seem like a lot of work but I spend about 5 minutes doing smoothie prep for the week and another 5 every time I have one. 5 minutes is for sure an amount of time I’m willing to spend making sure I’m eating something good. And, let’s be real, it takes LONGER than 5 minutes to hit up the drive thru!
Enjoy!
Mama
This sounds so good and I am excited to try it! Just a couple questions about where to buy the carob powder, liquid stevia, and the yerba mate? I just found your site on fb this week and have been very motivated by all your posts! Thanks so much!
Hope you are in Lawrence so this makes any sense… you can get all of it at the merc. The stevia and yerba mate are cheaper at Natural Grocer (but they don’t have carob powder). Stevia and carob powder with baking stuff. Tea with, tea. =)