BANANA-CHOCOLATE SMOOTHIE

This creamy, chocolaty smoothie tastes so rich and delicious, you’ll forget how healthy it is!

Great

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Combine all the ingredients with 1 cup/250ml of water in a high-speed blender.

Step 2

Blend until thick and smooth. For a thinner texture, add less ice (if using) or more water. Serve immediately.

Step 3

SMOOTHIES My smoothie strategy is to combine super-tasty foods with those that are less tasty, such as mangoes with raw kale, so they balance each other out. Smoothies let you consume foods you might not otherwise pack into your daily diet, and they’re convenient. For me, this means I can be at my treadmill desk, exercising, working, and getting some of my Daily Dozen through a straw, all at the same time!

Step 4

Some people have said that when you put veggies and fruit into a blender, the fiber is somehow lost. That’s ridiculous. As much fiber as goes into the blender, comes out of the blender. What a good blender can do is break down fruit and vegetable cell walls better than our teeth, and this helps release more nutrition than we would get otherwise. To avoid feeling hungry after a smoothie, though, sip smoothies slowly so that your mind and body have time to register the intake and send appropriate fullness signals.

Step 5

Daily Dozen Foods X BERRIES X OTHER FRUITS X GREENS X FLAXSEEDS X NUTS AND SEEDS X BEVERAGES