Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie by Vitamix

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Almond butter is lower in calories and has a different flavor profile.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is lower in calories while water reduces cost.

honey

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: sugar

Maple syrup provides a unique flavor while sugar is more economical.

protein powder

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Greek yogurt adds protein with fewer additives.

Introduce the recipe for a chocolate peanut butter smoothie.

State that the smoothie can be made lower fat or reduced calorie by substituting ingredients.

Add 3/4 cup of almond milk to the blender.

Add 1 heaping tablespoon of peanut butter to the blender.

Add 1 scoop of chocolate protein powder to the blender.

Add 1 tablespoon of plain low fat or no fat Greek yogurt to the blender.

Add 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa to the blender.

Add 1 tablespoon of maple syrup to the blender.

Add 1 frozen banana, sliced, to the blender.

Blend all ingredients together until smooth.

Top the smoothie with a spoonful of non-fat whipped topping.

Sprinkle ground up semi-sweet chocolate on top of the whipped topping.

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