There’s just something about the rich, delicious blend of chocolate, coffee and bananas that makes me go a little nuts! That’s why I added almonds and replaced the espresso with decaf in the Wired Mocha Monkey Smoothie for a new twist on an old goodie.
This smoothie is small yet mighty! It’s only 300 calories but it’s packed full of nutrients and flavour. Enjoying this quick liquid breakfast will start your day off with a powerful punch of potassium, vitamin E, manganese, magnesium and vitamin B6.
Add the right protein powder and you can double, triple or even quadruple it’s nutrient density!
The soy protein isolate I used added an extra 100 calories but nearly doubled the potassium, tripled the protein levels, more than doubled the vitamin B6 content and added a significant amount of vitamin B12 (important mood enhancing vitamins) – just to name a few!
Mocha Almond Monkey Madness
Makes: 1 serving (app. 18 oz)
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup raw almonds, ground
- 1 small banana, frozen
- 1 cup Almond milk, plain
- 1/4 Swiss water decaffeinated brewed espresso, organic if possible
- 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder, unsweetened
- 1 serving of your fav protein powder
Preparation
- Grind almonds first.
- Add remaining ingredients except for the protein powder.
- Blend on high.
- Add protein powder. Pulse to blend with smoothie.
- Enjoy!
Nutritional Information (protein powder is not included in the following calculations)
Calories 296.4
Total Fat 15.5 g
Saturated Fat 1.5 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3.1 g
Monounsaturated Fat 7.9 g
Cholesterol 0.0 mg
Sodium 160.2 mg
Potassium 863.1 mg
Total Carbohydrate 37.9 g
Dietary Fiber 7.1 g
Sugars 20.7 g
Protein 7.6 g
Vitamin A 11.6 %
Vitamin B-12 0.0 %
Vitamin B-6 31.0 %
Vitamin C 15.5 %
Vitamin D 25.0 %
Vitamin E 82.4 %
Calcium 27.0 %
Copper 25.0 %
Folate 6.8 %
Iron 11.9 %
Magnesium 43.1 %
Manganese 44.5 %
Niacin 23.3 %
Pantothenic Acid 3.7 %
Phosphorus 25.7 %
Riboflavin 24.0 %
Selenium 3.6 %
Thiamin 7.0 %
Zinc 7.9 %
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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