Super Smoothie
Since moving to Fresno, CA, Jim and I have become decidedly more active. He has been riding well over 200 miles per month on his bike and I've been walking 4 miles per day with our australian cattle dog. Since we're both 50 something, all this working out can get a little taxing, so I thought I'd look around for a nice "pick me up" recovery drink that had more GOOD than BAD in the ingredient list.For instance, the Soy Protein mix that I used to buy sports this list of ingredients:
Soy Protein Isolate, Two Percent or Less of the Following: Tricalcium Phosphate, Canola Oil, Rice Flour, Magnesium Oxide, Natural Flavors, Ascorbic Acid, Ferrous Fumarate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Vitamin E Acetate, Niacinamide, Zinc Oxide, Copper Gluconate, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Riboflavin, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Vitamin A Palmitate, Folic Acid, D-Biotin, Selenomethionine, Potassium Iodide, Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12).
Whereas this recipe has: Bananas, Soy Milk, Peanut Butter. That's it. Three ingredients. And what's really crazy is that this yummy Super Smoothie has about nine times the potassium to lower that blood pressure and strengthen and heal those bones and muscles you just put through a workout. But best of all, after drinking your super smoothie, you'll feel like new again!
Recipe for Super Smoothie
In a blender, mix until smooth:2 frozen bananas
1 cup soy (or other type of nut) milk
1/4 cup peanut butter (We like Laura Scudder's it has only two ingredients: peanuts & salt)
Makes two servings.
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