How to Make a Healthy Fruit Smoothie
Put the oats and chia seeds into the blender., Add milk and yogurt., Add the applesauce, peanut butter, and cinnamon., Taste it.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Put the oats and chia seeds into the blender.
Grate 'em up until you get the consistency of flour
-- in other words, till they're near powder. -
Step 2: Add milk and yogurt.
Then blend it up! Occasionally stop the blender to get all the oat-chia powder unstuck from the bottom of the blender. , Turn it on again until you get the consistency you're looking for in a smoothie.
If it's too thick, add a bit more liquid.
Mix it manually if necessary.
Adjust the apple or peanut butter-ness of the smoothie by adding more or less of one ingredient.
However, too much peanut butter and you lose the healthy descriptor for this smoothie.
PB2 is a peanut butter substitute that's a bit healthier (tastes like it as well). , If you'd like it a little sweeter, add honey or sweetener.
However, if you have neither of these, don't sweat it.
The smoothie will be good without it! Then, pour it in a glass and start relaxing.
If you can't drink it all now, throw it in the freezer for later! It'll keep for a few days. -
Step 3: Add the applesauce
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Step 4: peanut butter
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Step 5: and cinnamon.
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Step 6: Taste it.
Detailed Guide
Grate 'em up until you get the consistency of flour
-- in other words, till they're near powder.
Then blend it up! Occasionally stop the blender to get all the oat-chia powder unstuck from the bottom of the blender. , Turn it on again until you get the consistency you're looking for in a smoothie.
If it's too thick, add a bit more liquid.
Mix it manually if necessary.
Adjust the apple or peanut butter-ness of the smoothie by adding more or less of one ingredient.
However, too much peanut butter and you lose the healthy descriptor for this smoothie.
PB2 is a peanut butter substitute that's a bit healthier (tastes like it as well). , If you'd like it a little sweeter, add honey or sweetener.
However, if you have neither of these, don't sweat it.
The smoothie will be good without it! Then, pour it in a glass and start relaxing.
If you can't drink it all now, throw it in the freezer for later! It'll keep for a few days.
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