Strawberry Banana Smoothie for Stress and Anxiety Relief
This easy-to-make, vegan chocolaty and creamy smoothie will be a hit with your family. Make it a post-workout meal or breakfast meal, and they will be asking for seconds!
Freeze the banana and strawberries overnight, or at least 30 minutes before cutting them into slices. Squeeze half lemon on top of the strawberries.
Grind rolled oats and pumpkin seeds. If using old-fashioned rolled oats, optionally grind them in your blender, pulsing it for a few seconds, so you make an oatmeal flour. This will ensure you have an even creamier smoothie. If you like some grits in your smoothie, skip this step.
Blend. Add everything into a high-speed blender. If using rolled oats and prefer a creamier consistency, first pulse the oats in the blender, without any liquid, to make an "oats flour"; then add the rest of the ingredients, beginning with the dairy-free milk, and blend for 40 seconds or over your blender's smoothie mode.
Serve Cold or store for up to 2 days.
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Notes
It is better to use small chunks of fruit for your smoothies; thus, try curbing the bananas before freezing them.Remove the strawberries and bananas from the freezer for 5 minutes before blending them to facilitate the blender's work.To increase the Protein count, we added vegan clean protein powder(affiliate link) or vanilla-flavored powder, such as soy, pea, or hemp. Nutrition facts are calculated without the protein powder.Adding the suggested protein powder adds 28 calories, 0 carbohydrates, and 5 grams of protein per serving.Add agave or maple syrup for extra sweetness or extra dates. We like using dates because they have a ton of beneficial post-workout benefits.Vegan Clean Protein: if using the clean protein powder(affiliate link), add our 10% discount code OURPBWORLD10 at check-out to enjoy the benefit. (affiliate)