Don’t let the name scare you…it’s plenty sweet and great for a quick breakfast. Purchase organic bananas with plenty of brown spots (they will be at their sweetest), then peel and place in small ziplocks, then the freezer. Cranberries, carrot juice, and spinach are loaded with antioxidants which destroy cancer causing and faster aging free radicals. One serving will provide 255% RDA for vitamin A, 30% vitamin C, 25% vitamin B-6, 13 g. protein, and 504 mg. potassium.
Ingredients:
1 banana(s) -- peeled and frozen if possible
1 cup(s) frozen cranberries
1 cup(s) carrot juice
2 cup(s) baby spinach leaves
1 tbsp honey -- only if needed
1/2 cup(s) whey based protein powder
Directions
1. Place all ingredients in a blender. Add 1 c. ice and enough water a little bit at a time to keep it all moving. Enjoy!
Cranberries, carrot juice, and spinach are loaded with antioxidents which destroy cancer causing and faster aging free radicals. Carrot juice is also the highest source of vitamin A next to liver( and much tastier!).
Spinach needs it’s own paragraph:
Spinach is an excellent source of vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, folate, magnesium, iron, vitamin C, vitamin B2, calcium, potassium, and vitamin B6. It is a very good source of dietary fiber, copper, protein, phosphorus, zinc and vitamin E. In addition, it is a good source of omega-3 fatty acids, niacin and selenium. http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=43Bananas are high in potassium.
Honey is a natural sweetener which contains the nutrients needed to process it, unlike white sugar which depletes your body’s store of nutrients.OTL 2010
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Comments:
I substituted kale for the spinach and it tasted just as good, also, I liked it better using a little less protein powder.
By Jomo on 2012 01 21