chocolate banana smoothie

I have to say that I broke the blender on this one. It wasn't the best blender in the world. So now I get to upgrade! However, Adam wants me to wait until after we move. That's fine with me... for now. No more smoothies for me until August, that's just sad. 

Anyways, if you want a chocolate treat that's pretty good for you, this is it. 

1 1/2 cups almond milk (or a little more depending how thick you want it)

1 1/2 frozen bananas broken up

2 tsp - 1 tbsp cocoa powder

1 tbsp peanut butter

5 hershey kisses or a small handful of chocolate chips (optional)

If you use the hershey kisses, I put them in first. I like having little bits of chocolate in mine.

Then the other ingredients and blend until smooth.

Makes 2 servings if you want to share. If Blake's around, I always share with him. 

blueberry smoothie

I drank a lot of these when I was pregnant. Blake loves them too. I originally got the idea from my friend Brook. She has a version of this on her blog: http://brookcancook.blogspot.com/ (if you want to check it out)
Blake has been drinking almond milk for a while now. When he was little, we gave him too much milk and his little bum didn't like it too much. But he really loves milk. It was an easy switch for him. It so good for you and it actually tastes good.

I also started freezing bananas. When they start to get ripe and sweet, you peel them, stick them on a wax paper- lined cookie sheet and into the freezer for about an hour. I then transfer them to a bag and leave them in the freezer.

The recipe is simple:

1 frozen banana, broken or cut up
1 to 1 1/2 cups almond milk (depending how thick you like it)
1 cup frozen or fresh blueberries
1 handful of spinach (optional)

Ok, I know that the spinach may put some of you off. But consider this: It is really healthy for you and the best part is, you can't taste it!

Put everything into a blender and blend until smooth. Serves 2 if you want to share.

I usually don't add any sweetener because the bananas are plenty sweet.