Peanut Butter Banana Breakfast Shake

Hey everyone!
I want to share with you my go-to breakfast for during the week. I honestly can't believe that I haven't thought to share this with you sooner! This Peanut Butter Banana Shake is the shake that I make most mornings. I do have a couple of others that I'll occasionally use, and I'll be sharing those with you soon. I've been mixing up shakes for breakfast every morning since school started back in August. On the weekends I splurge and eat pretty much whatever sounds good, but during the week I use a breakfast shake to help keep me full until lunch time rolls around. It only takes a couple of minutes to blend everything together. Then, I pour it in my Blender Bottle®, and I'm ready to go!
I used to drink those pre-packaged nutritional shakes, but they always left me feeling not so great. Not to mention they have several ingredients that are not healthy. I wanted something that would be quick, easy on the stomach, yet filling. This shake does a pretty good job of keeping me full most days. On the days that I start to feel hungry mid-morning, I'll grab a Larabar™ to help get me through to lunch.

One reason I decided to start using this particular shake recipe is because it includes a banana. Also, this shake does not seem to spike my glucose levels, and it is both dairy and gluten free! I like to use almond milk for my shake since I've been trying to cut out most dairy. I will usually alternate between the unsweetened and sweetened vanilla flavors of almond milk. I also like to add chia seeds to my shake for the added fiber. I will occasionally add coconut chips as well for the extra taste and health benefits. Oh, and a little tip, try peeling your bananas and freezing them in a ziploc bag to have on hand to just grab and add to your blender in the mornings. If you do this, you will not need to add the ice cubes. The PB Trimmed™ powder that you will see below I have found on sale at T.J. Maxx before. By the way, T.J. Maxx is a great place to look for new foods to try out! You can find the PBfit® powder at any Walmart Supercenter. Either can also be found on Amazon. Really, any good peanut butter powder will work! The fun thing about smoothies and shakes is that you can try out different combinations of things and see what works best for you. Have fun with it! 🙂

Peanut Butter Banana

Breakfast Shake

Servings:1
Time: 2 minutes

Ingredients:
1 banana
2 tablespoons of peanut butter powder
About 6 oz. milk (I like to use almond milk)
Handful of ice cubes
Optional: chia seeds or coconut chips

I found these coconut chips at T.J. Maxx as well!

Directions:
1.) Add milk and ice cubes to blender.
2.) Add banana, powder, chia seeds or coconut chips.
3.) Mix on high in blender until well blended with a smooth consistency.

Enjoy!

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