I take a smoothie with me and sip it on my way to work. It's delicious and keeps me satisfied until lunchtime.
The smoothie is simple to make and with most of the prep work done ahead of time it's ready in less than 5 minutes.
The full recipe makes about 24 ounces and 500 calories. That's enough to fill you up or to share for a lighter treat.
I normally buy enough fruit for a week's worth of smoothies. Then prep and freeze them all together in a zipper bag so they're ready to go in the blender every morning.
Hearty Fruit Oatmeal Smoothie
1 Small Banana, cut into chunks and frozen
10 Medium Strawberries, frozen
1/2 Cup Other Fruit Or Berries, cut into chunks, if necessary, frozen
1/4 Non-fat Plain Or Vanilla Yogurt
3/4 Cup Old Fashioned Oats*
2 Teaspoons Unflavored, Non-Thickening Fiber*
1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
1 Tablespoon Raw, Organic Honey* Or
1 Tablespoon Natural Maple Syrup
1 Cup Cold Water
In a blender, combine the oats, fiber and cinnamon. Blend on high for about 10 seconds to pulverize the oats into a coarse powder.
To the blender add the honey/syrup, yogurt, frozen fruit, and water.
Blend on high until smooth. Pour into a glass or to-go cup and enjoy.
*don't use quick oats as they are super processed. The less processed the oat the more good stuff remains intact.
*the additional fiber adds no flavor or bulk but does help keep you full longer and aids digestion. (Metamucil, Benefiber, Fibersmart or similar)
*make sure you get raw, natural organic honey from either a local beekeeper or from a health food store. Most of the honey sold in grocery stores are from questionable sources (like China) and have most or all of the healthy pollen stripped from it. Even if it's labeled as all-natural or raw it's probably not due to loose federal regulations regarding honey.
*use real maple syrup, not pancake syrup which is nothing more than flavored corn syrup and lacks the flavor and health benefits of real, natural maple syrup.
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