12 Days of Smoothies: Cherry Vanilla Smoothie Bliss
Ingredients:
- ½ cup coconut yogurt or cashew-gurt
- Vanilla Paleo or Plant Power protein
- 1 T Fiber Boost
- ¾ cup frozen cherries
- 1 tsp maca
- ½ cup ice
- unsweetened almond milk
- ½ tsp pure vanilla extract, optional
Instructions:
Blend all the ingredients to desired thickness.
Have you ditched dairy? The coconut or cashew-gurt in this recipe may be a better solution for you. I too was a Greek yogurt girl for a while. But even that with it’s live cultures wasn’t received well by my gut or skin. You can get the cultures here without the lactose. (I’ve recently found out that I have a genetic predisposition toward lactose intolerance – you can learn your genetic influences here too and I’ll go over them with you!).
Your Guide to Smoothies that Aren’t Toxic
Get the Ultimate Smoothie Guide for your After 50 Fitness best right here. It’s so important whether you’re making this cherry vanilla smoothie or another healthy recipe, that you know the difference between quality protein and those that are full of things like fructose, soy, maltodextrin, sucrose… and I could go on. Those ingredients are sugar and chemicals, both that can increase your body’s likelihood of storing fat! Imagine… the very reason you turn to protein shakes is to gain lean and lose fat and instead you could store fat? Yes.
I swore up and down I’d never sell supplements for 30 years. Until I realized that even I’d been duped and didn’t know what I didn’t know 30 years ago and many of my clients were still unsuspecting. MAJOR brands sold by “coaches” contain many of those ingredients above. The coaches are not doing it on purpose. But getting the title of “coach” is pretty easy these days and if someone looks fit you may trust her all too easily.
Sip on this cherry vanilla smoothie and contemplate the fact you need to be a critical thinker! I’ll help! The maca in this one will help you focus by balancing cortisol.
