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Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Smoothie

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My weekends have become so busy lately as my wedding gets closer. We are now just 2 months from the big day, and every weekend I feel like I have something wedding related I have to attend to. Because I am always on the go, it has become kind of difficult to get a good breakfast in on weekends, so my go-to breakfast of choice are smoothies, like this Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Smoothie!

I love smoothies, but some smoothies don’t keep me full long enough to really be worth making them. So I’ve amped up this smoothie with a few ingredients I picked up at Walmart to keep me full longer.

The base of this smoothie is Oikos Vanilla Triple Zero Greek Nonfat Yogurt, which has 15 grams of protein per 5.3oz which helps me stay full longer. The yogurt also has 0 fat, 0 added sugar,* and 0 artificial sweeteners.

I’m a firm believer that peanut butter makes smoothies taste so much better, so I also used Jif™ Peanut Powder to add peanut buttery goodness. The Peanut Powder has 85% less fat that traditional peanut butter and no sugar added.

Note: right now there is an Ibotta offer for $1.50 cash back on the combination of Jif Peanut Powder and Oikos (Vanilla) Triple Zero Greek Yogurt OR $1.50 cash back on the combination of Jif Creamy Peanut Butter and Dannon Vanilla Yogurt

*not a low calorie food

I also added in old fashioned oats, a banana, and some milk to make a super tasty and filling smoothie that I can take on the go!

Ingredients (serves 2):

1 banana, sliced
1/2 cup skim milk or almond milk
1/2 cup Oikos Vanilla Triple Zero Greek Nonfat Yogurt
1/2 cup old fashioned oats (uncooked)
2 tablespoons Jif Peanut Powder
1/2-1 cup ice
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

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Hazelnut-Mocha Banana Smoothie

I am trying to get into the habit of making (and wanting) smoothies for breakfast. They are so simple to make and work great for meals on the go. My boyfriend is a huge fan of green smoothies, where he adds various fruits to the blender along with some kale. I don’t mind them, but I thought I’d baby step my way into the smoothie world with something a little more my speed: an oatmeal banana smoothie with espresso and chocolate hazelnut. Mmmmm.

This recipe is adapted from Foxes Loves Lemons, a fellow food blogger as well as a recipe developer. Her recipes are mouthwatering and her pictures are just amazing! She also manages to post daily which just blows my mind. How she manages to deliver such amazing posts daily is beyond me!

My recipe below is a touch different than Foxes Loves Lemons because I wanted to incorporate Nocciolata, a dark chocolate and hazelnut spread, into my smoothie. To see the original version, check out her blog post here.

Nocciolata is made with no chemicals, artificial flavors, GMOs, or palm oil. What it is made with is certified organic ingredients including dark chocolate from the Antillean Islands, Italian hazelnuts (16%), brown sugar, skim milk and Bourbon vanilla extract. Yum! Nocciolata can be found in many stores including Wegmans, King’s, and Whole Foods to name some in the Philly area. For a list of stores that carry Nocciolata, check out their webpage.

Ingredients:

1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats

1 1/2 cups almond milk

1 banana, cut into chunks

1/4 cup vanilla Greek yogurt

1 tablespoon Nocciolata spread

1 tablespoon espresso powder
1 cup ice

Disclaimer: I was sent a free sample jar of Nocciolata to try. My opinions are my own.

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