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Hi you guys, it's Laura here! Today I'm going to show you my new favorite breakfast....(Sorry!
Rico is down here because he knows I'm going to use blueberries and I always give him some
berries in the morning, so that's why I'm laughing...) Okay...so this is my favorite
new smoothie in the morning. It's an oatmeal protein smoothie, like I said. I have this
either first thing in the morning or within 45 minutes of getting up, or after a quick
morning workout. Here's the ingredients. So, I have in here a cup of water. I like making
this with water instead of almond milk, but you can use your fresh almond milk that I
showed you guys how to make. And then I take like a third of a frozen banana, a half a
cup of frozen berries, you can use any berries. This is the frozen berry mix from Costco,
the three berries. You can use that or any frozen berries, or you can freeze your own
berries which I do all the time. So I put in my frozen berries and then I put in a tablespoon
of flaxseed meal, this is for your good, healthy fat...and so now we have the beautiful antioxidants
in the berries, we have the healthy fat, now we gotta have some protein, right. So I use
a scoop of protein powder in there, one scoop. I love Designer Whey Protein, it's a very
mild flavor and it's all natural. It has no artificial sweeteners in it. Next, a half
a cup of oatmeal, a half a cup of whole oats, whole oats. That's what you want to use. The
old fashioned whole oats. Not instant or anything like that. And then to sweeten it a little
bit, I use one or two scoops of Stevia to just make it a little bit sweet. Now, I also
like to add greens to my smoothies. Some people don't like that, or they can't tolerate it,
try it frist without the kale and then maybe one day you could put some kale in it. But
you really don't notice it that much and it gives you the great benefits of kale and the
extra calcium too. So, I like to put kale in mine. I know it seems weird, but I really
like it. So it's all in my Vitamix. And now we're gonna take it for a spin!
Okay, so I'm back. So because I put the Kale in it's a little bit brown...it looks like
chocolate. But if you don't add the kale, it's going to look more like berries. And,
you can also add some ice to it if you want it a little bit colder. You will find this
keeps you satisfied for a really really long time. MMMM, it's so good. And, it's so good
for you. You really don't taste the kale. If your afraid of it, just try it once without
the kale and once with the kale. If you want it a little bit sweeter...I know some people
want it sweeter...add a teaspoon of honey to it. I like it just like this because it's
a bit mild, and not super sweet, but you can definitely make it sweeter with some honey,
a little more Stevia or a little bit more banana. So play with the ratios, but those
are the basic ingredients that I love to use because it gives you so many healthy good
tings in one breakfast smoothie.
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