Cool Smoothies for a Hot Summer: The Chocolate Monkey

This makes a thick, creamy chocolate smoothie that tastes like a milk shake. I  add flax seed meal for a nutritional boost. We think this is plenty sweet, but you may add a little Stevia if you think you need it. But how healthy are these ingredients? Almond milk is low in calories but highContinue reading “Cool Smoothies for a Hot Summer: The Chocolate Monkey”

A Cold Smoothie for a Hot Day

Smoothies have replaced ice cream for us.  To make one of our favorites I combine: 1 cup almond milk 1 frozen banana 2 Tablespoons cocoa powder 2 Tablespoons flax seed meal 2 Tablespoons natural peanut butter (optional) 1 Stevia packet (optional) 1 teaspoon vanilla. Process in blender adding enough ice cubes to make it asContinue reading “A Cold Smoothie for a Hot Day”