What’s this?? Two posts in one day? This truly is treating yourself. I love smoothies; like for 3 weeks straight during the school year, I had smoothies every day for lunch. So I’m always thinking of new recipes and new ways to have kick ass smoothies. And yes, I do add greens to my smoothies (sometimes). Because you don’t taste them and they add a boatload of nutrients (and I like the texture they give your smoothie.

So this smoothie has 4 ingredients:  unsweetened cashew milk, chocolate PB2, banana, and kale. So it’s simple, healthy and delicious. I’ve already talked about how great unsweetened cashew milk, chocolate PB2, and bananas are, but I haven’t talked about kale.

Kale is one of the most nutrient-dense foods in the world, and it’s a member of the cabbage family.  In a cup of kale (about 67 grams), it has 206% recommended daily value of vitamin A, 684 recommended daily value of vitamin K. 134% recommended daily value of vitamin C, 26% recommended daily value of manganese, 9% recommended daily value of calcium, 9% recommended daily value of vitamin B6, 10% recommended daily value of copper, 9% recommended daily value of potassium, and 6% recommended daily value of magnesium. It also has 3% recommended daily value of vitamin B1 (thiamin), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B3 (niacin), iron, and phosphorus. And all of that and only 33 calories, 6 grams of carbs (although 2 of those come from fiber), and 3 grams of protein. It’s low in fat, but a large portion of the fat that it does have is from the omega-3 fatty acid called alpha-linolenic acid. So it’s a pretty rad food to eat. Stay tuned for a recipe of easy to make kale chips in the future.

So here are the things you will need:

– 1 cup (240 g) unsweetened cashew milk

– 1 serving (12 g) chocolate PB2

– 1/2 frozen medium banana (fresh is okay too, the frozen just makes it thicker)

– 30 grams kale

– Food scale, set to grams

– Blender (I used a Ninja)

Wash your kale and rip the stems off and add that to your blender first. Then add your frozen banana (I suggest cutting it first so it’s easier to blend). Add your PB2, and finally your milk. Blend that together and you’re done! The whole thing has only 135 calories and it tastes so good. If you close your eyes you don’t even realize that there’s kale in there.

So you’re welcome because this will honestly become your staple smoothie to make because it’s easy, require little ingredients and tastes so so good.

With much love,

PbandJaney