Peanut Butter Banana Oat Smoothie-Higher Protein

By Kylee Van Horn, RD

5 Ingredients-5 minutes-1 serving

1/4 cup Oats(quick or traditional)

2 Tbsps. All natural peanut butter

1 Banana

1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk

1/4 cup Vanilla Protein Powder

Directions:

Throw all the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Divide into glasses and enjoy. This smoothie will thicken right away. Just add a splash of almond milk until you reach your desired consistency.

Notes:

No Banana-Sweeten with raw honey, maple syrup or a few soaked dates.

No Peanut Butter-Use any nut or seed butter

Storage-Store in a mason jar with lid in fridge up to 48 hours

More Protein-Add hemp seeds or a scoop of protein powder

More Fiber-Add ground flax seed.

Nutrition-amount per serving

Calories 473

Fat 20g

Saturated 4g

Carbs 50g

Protein 31g

Sodium 126mg

Vitamin A 326IU

Calcium 372mg

Vitamin C 10mg

Iron 2mg

Vitamin D 511U

Vitamin B12 0.6 ug

Fiber 8g

Sugar 18g

Cholesterol 4mg