Easy Berry Banana Smoothie Recipe

Whip up this easy smoothie for a healthy breakfast or snack. With no added sugar and a dose of protein from hemp seeds, this is as healthy as smoothies come!

If I had to name our most-used kitchen tool, besides my favorite chef’s knife, it would have to be the blender. It used to live in one of the cupboards, but once my boys started pulling it out almost every night to make a smoothie, it earned a place of honor on the counter.

Besides the fact that smoothies make for healthy snacks or breakfasts, there is one main reason that there are so popular with my two boys, particularly the older one (M).

When M first started training for his first half-marathon two summers ago, he decided he was going to be “just like Dad”, which meant that he wanted to cut out added sugar from his diet, and he instantly shunned all desserts and sodas. His friends looked at him as if he was crazy when he first told them and we let him know that he really didn’t need to cut out all desserts, but he was bound and determined to do everything right in his training.

After a couple of months of his self-imposed sugar ban, he experienced something that I wished would happen to me when it comes to chips and other unhealthy snack foods…he completely lost any craving for sweets. After the half-marathon, we offered to take him for an ice cream cone. Nope, not interested. And now, more than a year and a half later, he still hasn’t touched a dessert of any kind. And truthfully, he’s not even interested in them. Maybe that will change in the next year but, for now, that’s his story and he’s sticking to it!

Instead, his treat at the end of the day is a smoothie of some kind. He has experimented with tropical fruits and vegetables in his smoothies, but he keeps coming back to a good ol’ classic, berries and bananas.

Since the bananas add a good dose of natural sweetness, it wasn’t necessary to add any honey, agave nectar or maple syrup to the smoothie. The hemps seeds are optional, but add a great dose of protein, omega fatty acids, fiber, antioxidants and minerals. If you like to kick off your day with a smoothie, adding the hemp seeds (and yogurt) will help to keep you full longer, thanks to the extra protein.

So, M…this one’s for you.

Other healthy drinks:

Slender Kitchen’s Tropical Green Smoothie

If you make this recipe, I’d love to see it on Instagram! Just use the hashtag #COOKINCANUCK and I’ll be sure to find it.

Easy Berry Banana Smoothie Recipe Author: Dara Michalski | Cookin' Canuck

1 cup frozen mixed berries 1 medium banana, quartered ⅓ cup nonfat, plain Greek yogurt ¼ cup oats (use GF oats, if desired) ½ cup skim milk 1 tbsp hemp seeds

In a blender, combine all of the ingredients. Process until smooth. Serve. Weight Watchers Points: 5 (Points+), 3 (Old Points) Serving size: 1 smoothie (8 oz.) Calories: 191.6 cal | Fat: 2.5g | Saturated fat: 0.4g | Carbohydrates: 34.2g | Sugar: 17.3g | Sodium: 49.7mg | Fiber: 4.5g | Protein: 9.7g | Cholesterol: 2.9mg 3.3.3077

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