Introduction
This is a very basic recipe, but it’s one that I now make pretty much daily. I have always been conflicted about smoothies. I tend to like to eat my food rather than drink it, however, over the last number of months, I have changed my tune a bit on this.
For example, when coming home late from training, I can find it hard to stomach a meal and also get enough hydration in. With this, I started to incorporate a smoothie into my recovery routine. Smoothies (particular with this recipe) are quick, easy, high in protein, full of veg and super versatile. For this recipe, you can choose whatever fruit you want, use whatever protein you prefer and if you really want, you can manipulate the amount of water you use to turn it from a smoothie to a smoothie/Açaí bowl in an instance and fill it up with your favourite toppings. This is a great one to have as a breakfast with a slice of toast, as a snack to tied you over or again, as mentioned, makes a great recovery snack post trying. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 200-300g of Frozen Fruit (any fruit will do, even a fruit mix works great).
- 1-1.5 Scopes of Protein Powder (any flavour, but pick one that pairs with the fruit if possible e.g. strawberries and chocolate, blueberry and vanilla etc.)
- A good teaspoon of Honey.
- Pinch of Salt.
- A good tablespoon of Yogurt (any one you like)
- 200-300ml of Water/Milk of Choice.
To Serve For A Bowl (Very Optional)
Granola, Peanut Butter, Fruit, Yogurt
Steps
1. Put everything in a blender. Simple stuff here. I recommend putting the protein powder in first, just to stop it getting messy when the water hits it, but you’ll survive whatever way you do it. I also recommend adding the salt with the honey, as this will help bring out the sweetness of the honey even more.
2. Blend for 10 seconds. Check it. Repeat this until it’s fully combined.
3. Serve up in a glass or a bowl with your favourite toppings and enjoy.
Note: If you are making a smoothie bowl, no harm in going with a smaller amount of water just to make it a bit thicker.
