Strawberry-Banana Smoothie

Strawberry-Banana Smoothie

It is funny how certain cravings just strike you out of the blue. Strawberries and bananas have never been a favorite flavor of mine. It might not even make the top 25 flavors I like, but for some reason it sounded really good today. Luckily, it tasted really good as well! I always have frozen bananas (because they get too ripe before we eat them) and strawberries (from when they are in season and super-cheap) on hand, but if you only have fresh you can just toss in some ice cubes to make the smoothie thicker. I added one scoop of protein powder, but you can add more if desired. As is usual, this made much more than I had anticipated, but you can easily halve it. I froze the remaining and just microwaved it on low for 30 seconds for a super-frosty smoothie that was even better than the one I drank fresh out of the blender. I used soy milk, but you can use whatever milk you prefer.

½ medium frozen banana (50 calories, .75 grams protein)
1 cup frozen sliced strawberries (77 calories, 1 gram protein)
1/2 cup fat free Greek yogurt (120 calories, 21.25 grams protein)
1/2 cup regular or low fat milk or soy milk (for testing I used low fat soy milk) (35 calories, 3 grams protein)
1 scoop vanilla protein powder (for testing we used Unjury Vanilla Whey Protein Powder (100 calories, 20 grams protein)
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Makes 2 servings.

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes

382 calories and 44.25 grams protein total.
191 calories and 22.13 grams protein per serving.