Chocolate Peanut Butter Avocado Smoothie

Chocolate Peanut Butter Avocado Smoothie

What could be better tasting than avocados, bananas, and peanut butter?  Nothing once you try this smoothie.  You can feel good about making this high protein and healthy chocolate smoothie for your family.  I know my family loves it!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Avocado Smoothie
makes 2 servings

1 cup of milk (any kind)
1 frozen avocados*
1 frozen banana*
2 Tbs peanut butter or 3 Tbs peanuts (in a high powered blender like a Vitamix)
1 tsp vanilla 
2 Tbs unsweetened cocoa
2-4 Tbs sugar or organic raw agave (add sweetener to taste)

*If using fresh avocados or fresh bananas, add about 1/4 cup of ice

Put everything into your blender and blend until smooth.  If using a Vitamix with pre-programmed settings, set to smoothie and then push the start button. 

Chocolate Kale Milkshake

Chocolate Kale Milk Shake

I'm always trying to get my 3-year to eat more greens.  He likes cooked broccoli, spinach, and peas.  But he says "no thank you" to lettuce and raw broccoli, spinach, and kale.  He said no to kale until now.

I found that chocolate covers the taste of kale pretty well.  My son drank this up and wanted more.  

Chocolate Kale Milkshake

1/2 cup dark chocolate almond milk
1/2 cup plain almond milk
1.5 cups of low fat vanilla frozen yogurt
hand full of washed kale, stems removed

Place everything in your blender and blend until smooth.  For a thicker smoothie, add less milk.

If you don't have almond milk, you can substitute the milk for any kind you want.  If you don't have chocolate milk, add a little chocolate powder or syrup and enjoy.

What's inside Kale?

I find Kale to be a pretty perfect food, especially for kids but adults need it too.  Kale has essential nutrients such as calcium, lutein, iron, and Vitamins A, C, and K. Kale has seven times the beta-carotene of broccoli and ten times more lutein. Kale is rich in chlorophyll and fiber.