Banana, Cinnamon and Oat Smoothie

Banana SmoothieI’m not a morning person. At least not Monday through Friday when I’m trying to fit 16 hours of work into 10, along with a social life. So when I’ve hauled myself out of bed and woken my mind and body with some exercise – this is one of my go-to, 60-second breakfasts.What I love about this smoothie is it really feels like a full breakfast in a cup – great texture, divine fragrance, tastes delicious and it’s super filling.

For those of you equally time and/or energy-strapped in the morning let’s cut to the chase!

My Recipe

  • 150 ml of chilled, filtered water*
  • 25 ml organic cream (Yup, you read that right. Cream. I will explain later**)
  • 1 1/2 scoops of Whey Less French Vanilla***
  • 1/2 banana
  • 2 tsp oats
  • A dash or 2 of cinnamon

Blend the begeesus out of it. Drink. Enjoy. Run out the door and have a fabulous day!

Notes:

* about the chilled, filtered water. I am personally not a fan of ice-cold drinks but typically smoothies are made with milk cold from the fridge. Omitting this and using room temperature water means it can be a bit tepid and meh. So the chilled water gives the smoothie the right mouth feel and flavour.

** about the organic cream. I do sometimes make my smoothies using straight milk (organic of course) but when you use this blend of water and cream you end up with roughly the same amount of fat but half the sugar content. This is a nifty little option to reduce the carbohydrate load of any smoothie but particularly prudent if you’re adding fruit. Want to see the math..?

Banana, Cinnamon and Oat Smoothie with Cream

Protein

Avail Carb

Sugar

Fat

Sat Fat

Cream (25ml)

0.45

0.9

0.68

8.75

6

Whey Less (1½ scoops or 32g)

15.1

6

1.6

1.3

0.8

Banana (½)

0.7

12

7.2

0.2

0.05

Oats (2 tsp or 5g)

0.64

2.84

0.05

0.44

0.09

Total 

16.9g

21.7g

9.5g

10.7g

6.9g

Banana, Cinnamon and Oat Smoothie with Milk

Protein

Avail Carb

Sugar

Fat

Sat Fat

Full Cream milk (200ml)

6.4

9.6

9.6

8.2

5.4

Whey Less (1½ scoops or 32g)

15.1

6

1.6

1.3

0.8

Banana (½)

0.7

12

7.2

0.2

0.05

Oats (2 tsp or 5g)

0.64

2.84

0.05

0.44

0.09

Total

22.8g

30.4g

18.5g

10.1g

6.3g

Yes. You get more protein using milk but if you want more protein, or want to improve the P:C:F ratio, simply add more protein powder so you get a more bioavailable, more digestible source.

*** about the Whey Less. You can use any good quality, low-carbohydrate protein powder you wish. I work for this company and sell this product on TVSN. But I work for this company because they’re amazing and I personally use (and recommend) Whey Less because it is an outstanding formula. I love it both for what is in it, and what has been left out. The key stand-out things to mention are:

 

  • Whey Less contains…
    • ultra-purified, high-grade whey protein isolate and concentrate (please note cold, enzymatic, ultrafiltration techniques have been utilised to preserve the quality of the protein)
    • added vitamins, minerals, and glutamine
    • probiotics for digestive support
    • a ‘chill pill’ called Lactium that research shows stimulate the activity of GABA. This neurotransmitter inhibits anxiety (and thus reduces stress) which amongst other things may reduce emotional eating
  • Whey Less does not contain…
    • nasty chemicals like artificial sweeteners, flavours, preservatives etc
    • things you don’t want or need like casein and gluten
    • any GMO ingredients