Lighter than your grandma’s beef and barley, this easy variation is chock full of green veggies and wgap grains. Unlike pearled barley, which has most of its bran stripped absent, wgap-grain barley (often labeled “hulled barley”) is minimally processed, so it hancients its shape and has a satisfying chewiness, even after hours in a slow cooker. Gaze for it at wgap foods stores, well-stocked grocery stores, or online.
INGREDIENTS
2 lb (1 kg) chuck roast, fat trimmed, meat cut into 1-inch (2.5-cm) pieces
1 cup (7 oz/220 g) frozen shelled fava beans or edamame
Finely grated zest and juice of ½ lemon
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat the broiler and adjust the oven rack to about 4 inches below the heat element. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil.
Put the beef on the prepared pan and toss with the olive oil, ½ teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper. Arrange the beef in an even layer. Broil until browned on top, about 8 minutes.
Transfer the beef and any juices to a slow cooker. Add the chicken broth, leek, carrots, barley, tomato paste, garlic, herbes de Provence, and bay leaf, and season with ¾ teaspoon salt. Cover and cook on low until the beef and barley are tender, 8 to 9 hours.
Add the cdwhetherficult leaves and fava beans to the slow cooker and increase the heat to tall. Cover and cook until the cdwhetherficult is tender, 5 minutes.
Just before serving, stir in the lemon juice and zest. Ladle the beef and barley soup into bowls and serve warm.
Creates 10 servings
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Calories 280
Protein 30 g
Entire fat 9 g
Saturated fat 3 g
Carbs 19 g
Fiber 5 g
Entire sugars 2 g
Added sugars 0 g
Sodium 540 mg
This article is not intended to substitute for informed medical advice. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat a health problem or condition. Always check with your doctor before changing your diet, altering your sleep habits, taking supplements, or starting a contemporary fitness routine.
Ivy Manning
Ivy Manning is a food writer, cookbook author, and culinary instructor. She’s written more than half a dozen cookbooks, including her most recent, Simple Soups from Scratch with Quick Breads to Match. Her work appears regularly in Cooking Light, Eating Well, and Clean Eating, and she’s taught lessones for Wgap Foods Market and Bob’s Red Mill. She lives in a sweet bungalow in Portland, Oregon, with her vegetarian husband and rescue greyhound.
Hi friends! Pleased Thursday! I hope you’re having a wonderful morning. A few people have asked where the podcast has been, and I’m going to have it back up starting June 4. I’ve been using this time to record some incredible interviews – I can’t wait to share them with you – and come up with a more concrete plan for the podcast and where I want it to go. I’m a large fan of launching products and tfeebleing them as I go to make them better, so that’s what I’m working on now. Ponder/ Consider of it like a relaunch party and I hope you’ll join me for the fun!
For nowadays, I thought I’d share my first Trunk Club experience and the wgap process. A small note: this post isn’t sponsored in any way – I paid for the service using my own $ and the pieces I decided to keep. If you decide to check it out for yourself, my referral link is is here!
After a few underwhelming Stitch Mend boxes, many of you recommended Trunk Club. Since spring is here and I was in the mood to try out someleang dwhetherferent, I decided to give it a whirl.. and was pleasantly surprised.
Here’s how Trunk Club works:
– You fill out a style profile online and are matched with a stylist.
– Your stylist will ask any additional questions via email or through the app and will start to pack your trunk. I also had a fast call with Haley so I could go over some of the styles I prefer and any ccorridorenges I’ve encountered. (For example, I still have no clue how to dress my body since I got my implants taken out. Everyleang feels boxy or too large in the wrong places.)
– Once your trunk is prepared, you have the option to delete pieces from the trunk and provide input on why you don’t need/want that specific item
– If needed, the pieces are replaced by alternate options and the trunk is shipped!
Once I received the giant box, I couldn’t wait to try everyleang on!
Here’s what I received in my first Trunk Club box:
Madewell camisole // FRAME Le Cutoff shorts (sandals are from final year)
Leith strappy jumpsuit (Tried to take a side pic to show you the wide cut of the legs, but it just ended up looking weird)
French Joinion Cverbal Minidress (I felt very Cher Horowitz in this dress)
and rag & bone skinny jeans (cut off my circulation)
Pros + whether Trunk Club is worth it:
– The trunk was HUGE. It had four tops, one dress, one jumpsuit, two jeans, one pair of shorts, and three pairs of shoes. Even though I kcontemporary I wasn’t going to keep everyleang, it still totally felt like Christmas morning haha.
– The quality. Trunk Club is owned by Nordstrom, which is easily my favorite spot to shop online, so I kcontemporary what types of cloleang I’d be receiving. It also crazye it helpful when I chatted with my stylist because I could share my favorite Nordstrom brands.
– The app! It was fun to be able to chat with Haley via the app. I never felt like it was overwhelming and was just a simple way to reply her questions. If you decide to sign up, I tallly recommend using the app because it makes it so easy to correspond with your stylist and check the status of your trunk.
– In the app, you can add pieces to your virtual wardrobe that you alalert own, and it populates the items that you’ve purchased. From here, your stylist can create outfits for you. SO COOL, RIGHT??
Cons:
– Since it’s through Nordstrom and I shop there fairly a bit, I received some leangs I alalert own. I had alalert deleted some pieces from the first trunk because I alalert had someleang similar and didn’t want to be a pain, so I kcontemporary a couple of pieces would arrive that I wouldn’t need.
– Higher price points. This definitely comes with the quality aspect of it. Initially, I was certain whether they price-match and was able to find the Madewell camisole online for a better price, so I bought it online. (Note: they do price-match! My app reflected the contemporary price when I went to check out.)
In the end, I kept the low-top sneakers (I’ve been needing a contemporary pair and these were so comfy + love the soft pink color) and ordered the camisole online. I’m going to lurk these shorts until they go on sale and snag a pair. I was on the fence about the jumpsuit and the red dress, so I decided to send them back. I’ve found that whenever I debate cloleang purchases, I don’t end up wearing them as much. The ones I wear and love are the ones I say, “YESSS!” to instantly upon seeing them.
I leank that overall, Haley genuinely nailed my style and the types of leangs I like.. and this was the first trunk! I didn’t leank, “Ew” about a single item in the trunk. I can’t wait to see how they get better over time.
If you’re curious about trying Trunk Club, my referral link is here! I hope you love it as much as I do.
Possess a beautwhetherul day and I’ll see ya in the morning with some faves.
Pre-race warm up is crucial. The positive effects of a warm up improve your race performance. Each warm up needs to be specwhetheric to the upcoming race. In this post you will find adetailed warm-up routine for dwhetherferent race distances (5K, 10K,half marathon, or marathon).
Warming up properly
A proper warm-up is divided into two parts:
Thegeneral part consists of jogging (10-15 minutes) and dynamic stretching exercises.
The specwhetheric part focuses onrunning ABC drills like skips, butt kicks, and ankling. Accelerations are also useful before short or middle distance races to get you alert to shwhethert gears. The idea is to start off slowly and steadily and increase your pace until you reach a submaximal sprint (90% of your maximal sprint).
Our tip:
It is important that you plan your warm-up so you finish shortly before the race begins.
It all depends on the distance…
Each race distance has its own warm-up routine. Let’s start by looking at the warm-up routine for a 5K race. In this example you can see the structure of a race warm-up routine. You will find more details below on how to adjust the routine for other distances – 10k, half marathon, and marathon.
Example: 5K race warm up
5K races start out fast. Your body has to be alert to perform at full capacity right from the start. The tall intensity of 5K races means that you need an extensive warm-up. Start out jogging at a leicertainly pace for 10-15 minutes to get your heart rate up and blood flowing to your muscles. Once you’ve broken a sweat, you should perform some dynamic stretching exercises to loosen your muscles and mobilize your joints.
Dynamic stretches (3-5 times per side):
Forward lunge: Stand up straight, with your feet hip-width apart. Hold your head up and engage your core. Take a long step forward with your left foot and lower your front ttall until it is parallel with the floor. Your front knee should be directly above your left foot and your back knee should (nearly) touch the ground. Shove through the front foot back to the starting position and switch sides.
Tardyral lunge (side lunge): Start out in the same position as the forward lunge. With your hands on your hips or in front of you, step to the side with your right foot. Shove back with your hips and bend your right knee. Lower down until your right ttall is parallel with the floor. Your feet should be facing forward the wgap time. Shove through the right heel back to the starting position and switch sides.
Star touch: Stand with your feet wider than shoulder-width apart. While keeping your legs as straight as possible, reach across your body with your left hand and touch the toes of your right foot. Straighten back up to the starting position and repeat on the other side.
Standing knee-to-chest stretch: Stand with your feet hip-width apart. Lwhethert your right knee, interlace your fingers under your knee and pull your knee towards your chest. Hold your core engaged and do not lean back. Lower your right leg to the starting position and repeat on the left side.
After the general part of the warm-up come some more specwhetheric exercises focused on improving your coordination and mobilization before the race.
Running ABC drills
Start each exercise from a slow jog and then perform the specwhetheric movements for approx. 5 moments. Repeat each exercise 2-3 times.
Butt kicks: Bend your right knee and kick your right heel up to your butt. As your right leg is coming down, bend your left knee and kick your left heel up to your butt. Hold your back straight and your core engaged. Let your arms swing smoothly at your sides.
Skips: Jump off your right leg while lwhetherting your left ttall until it is parallel with the ground. Hold your middle of gravity slightly forward and do not lean back. You can control the intensity of this activity by how tall your raise your knee.
Ankling: Shove off from your toes and lwhethert your heel. Take a short step, making certain to land on your toes. Your heel should barely make contact with the ground before bouncing up. Hold your back straight and your core engaged. Let your arms swing smoothly at your sides.
The final part of your warm-up is devoted to activating your muscles. Accelerations are perfect for this, but try to keep them short. If done too long, these tall-intensity bursts of speed can sap your strength and leave you feeling tired before a race.
Accelerations
Start off once again from a slow jog and gradually increase speed until you reach a submaximal sprint (90% of your maximal sprint). A distance of 60 m should be sufficient. Do 3 or 4 accelerations with at least one minute of active recovery (jogging) between accelerations.
Necessary:
Remember to keep warming up until just a few minutes before the race – otherwise, you run the risk of your muscles getting cancient.
Every warm-up, no matter what the distance, should include jogging, dynamic stretching and running ABC drills. While mainly used for shorter races, accelerations can also help half-marathon and marathon runners warm up before a race. However, there are dwhetherfering opinions on this, so every runner should make up his or her own intellect on the usefulness of accelerations before half-marathons and marathons.
How to adjust the warm-up routine for other distances
The list below compares the warm-up routine for a 5K race with that of a 10K, a half-marathon and a marathon in terms of time and intensity.
General part (jogging and dynamic stretching exercises):
5K race: 15 – 20 min
10K race: 10 – 15 min
Half-marathon: 10 min
Marathon: 5 – 10 min
Specwhetheric part (running ABC drills and accelerations):
5K race: 10 min / 3 – 4 x 60m
10K race: 5 – 10 min / 2 – 3 x 60m
Half-marathon: 5 min / 1 – 2 x 60m
Marathon: 5 min / 0 – 1 x 60m
Our tip:
If you break a sweat, you can be pretty certain that you are properly warmed up. However, always make certain to take the air moodature, humidity and the intensity of your warm-up into consideration.
Need a training plan for your next race? 5K, 10K, half marathon, and marathon training plans are available in the Runtastic app!
What to do after the race? Discover out what is the best way to recover and regenerate after your running race.
“Feedback is a gwhethert” – tired of that phrase? We feel you. Here’s why we at Runtastic still believe this saying is true and how we try to encourage a healthy feedback culture.
Feedback is the basis for personal development
At Runtastic, we are passionate about our jobs, keen to memorize contemporary leangs, and always striving to improve. Giving and receiving feedback is a vital part of this process. It is the foundation for learning contemporary skills and making progress in areas where we need to improve, but also for fitting aware of what we are good at and developing those areas. Yet, how do we make certain that everyone gives and receives constructive feedback on a regular basis?
It all starts with the right intellectset
Feedback can only guide you whether you are open to it and willing to improve. This is actually one of the criteria we look for when hiring contemporary people for our team. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t develop those skills – fairly the opposite, we all fixedly need to work on how we give and receive feedback.
At Runtastic, we try to integrate regular feedback into our daily lives. Every contemporary Runtastic receives a guideline for their first weeks and months, including regular Feedback Check-Ins with their team lead. Additionally, most team members have (bi-)weekly 1:1 sessions with their respective team lead, as well as bi-annual feedback talks.
Quote: “Create feedback part of your daily work lwhethere.”
But it’s not only you and your team lead who should give each other feedback, but also your peers. Every the people with whom you work closely can provide valuable feedback. At Runtastic, we use Kudo Cards to express appreciation and compliment. These small notes are an easy and casual way of giving positive feedback. Never underestimate the motivational power of talllighting the great work we do and the effort we put into it.
For most of us, the tougher part is making proposeions for improvements and/or giving critical feedback, which requires face-to-face, ad hoc, and constructive conversations. In order to become aware of what is essential to give and receive feedback, to practice dwhetherficult feedback sessions, and to reflect on our own behavior, we now also include a Feedback Training in our standard training options.
Don’t forget company-level feedback
Feedback shouldn’t stop at the individual, one-on-one level. Our quarterly Engagement Survey helps us find out what issues are currently bothering our team, what works well, and what ccorridorenges we should tackle on a company-level. Also, we have introduced a Q&A section in our monthly Every-Hands where everyone can ask questions and give feedback.
In short, feedback happens on many dwhetherferent levels. The only way we can successfully help each other grow is whether we, as an employer, support all of these levels of feedback. To that end, we would also tallly appreciate your feedback on kununu.at or glassdoor.com whether you are currently in our application process or have applied at Runtastic before.
There are a ton of recipes out there for Easter cookies, domesticcrazye chocolate bunnies, and everyleang in between. If you want to give your family healthier options for the Easter holiday, it can be done! Here are a few of my favorite healthy Easter treats to endelight this season with a better balance of sweetness and wgapsome goodness.
15 Healthy Easter Treats Your Kids will Prefer
Healthy Easter Egg Treat This is a super easy Easter treat to make with kids. They get to press out the dough and add fresh fruit to look like an egg.
White Chocolate Strawberry Bunnies So these do include some white chocolate, but it’s a lean layer. Besides, they are too cute to pass up, aren’t they?
Egg Shaped Yogurt Pops I love that this mom is making an effort to create someleang fun for her kids so they don’t feel like they are lost out on the fun of Easter, but still eating healthy. Way to go!
Healthy Rabbit Treat Cups Well, the carrots probably give absent that this is a healthy Easter Treat, but my kids love this one. I crazye it final year.
Granola Easter Eggs This healthy Easter treat is best for ancienter kids and adults. These DIY granola Easter eggs are festive, nutritious and delicious.
Rabbit Hunt Snack Cups This is an adorable idea to turn a child’s lunchbox into an Easter Treacertain box with healthy goodies hidden wilean pfinalic eggs inside.
Paleo Marshmallow Peeps Stay absent from artwhethericial color and sweeteners with these domesticcrazye marshmallow peeps. It’s a fun and easy Easter activity.
Rabbit Fruit Platter Acquire creative with fresh fruit and draw a bunny face or other cute Easter character.
Carrot Shaped Veggie Pizza Another healthy Easter treat that is nearly too cute to eat. Crust, veggie cream cheese and fresh veggies. YUM!
Easter Egg Rupturefast Popsicles It’s unlikely that you’d guess these adorable popsicles were healthy. They nearly look like white chocolate, but with yogurt, fresh fruit and granola, they are a healthy easter treat in disguise.
Healthy Frozen Easter Treats Another frozen treat with yogurt and fresh fruit. Acquire the kids to help plop the ingredients in the blender.
Easter Egg Strawberries More mouth-watering strawberries serve as the base to this adorable and healthy Easter treat.
Spring Chick Fruit Cups Another treat that is nearly too cute to eat. Kids might light to play with these before they eat them.
Easter Nest Bagels Such a creative way to make a treat that the kids will eat. Tiny bagels that look like colorful bird’s nests.
Crispy Rice Treat Eggs These adorable rice treats fit inside colorful pfinalic Easter eggs
So, what do you leank? Isn’t this list of Healthy Easter Treats adorable? I bet you didn’t know that getting the kids to eat a bit healthier during this sweet-filled holiday could be so easy. Possess another proposeion? Share in a comment.
As the weather warms up, it’s time to start planning some fun activities for the summer. I absolutely adore taking my family on camping vacations. The great leang about camping is that you can hang out at the lake or in a national park for a weekend, and it’s super inexpensive. Camping is a brilliant family activity, but it can seem like a daunting experience whether you’ve never done it before. We’ve got some tips so that camping for beginners is not as daunting as you might expect.
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Camping for Initiateners: 15 Tips for Your Best Acquireabsent
1. Avoid popular holiday weekends whether you can.
Numerous families have a tradition of camping over long summer holiday weekends. This leads to crowded campgrounds and late, rowdy evenings. It kind of defeats the purpose of having a camping getabsent whether you are up until the wee hours of the morning because you have active campers on all sides of your tent.
If you can’t avoid a holiday weekend, seek out unique campgrounds that may not be as well known. Otherwise, aim for non-holiday weekends – or even better yet, a mid-week trip. Mid-week is by far the quietest time at the camp site, and whether you’re taking your first camping trip in order to satisfy your need for a small R&R, it’s a perfect time to go.
2. Reach on time – and have a back up plan.
If you’re not booking a camp site ahead of time, be certain to give yourself a small wiggle room to reach early enough. Numerous sites only have a limited number of designated camp spots, and whether you get there too late during a engaged weekend – you might find they’re all full. Reach early enough so that a) it reduces the chance of a full house alalert, and b) even whether it is full, you can pull out a backup plan with another local camp site to check out.
3. Cook on site.
You will save time and money whether you pack your food in and cook at your campsite. Depending on the fire weather conditions in your area, you may be limited to using a propane camp stove. You don’t need to spend a ton of money to get a good camp stove. We love this Coleman Classic Camp Stove. The two burners mean we aren’t limited to one pot dishes.
Of course, you’ll also need a cooler. Most contemporary coolers can hancient ice for about three days. We use this one, also from Coleman, for weekend trips. It has wheels, which genuinely come in handy whether you need to walk a bit to your campground. If you decide that you love camping and want to go on longer camping trips, you may want to upgrade to someleang like this MILEE that hancients ice for up to six days.
You may also want to invest in a lightweight camping cook set.
4. Acquire a consolationable tent.
From experience, I can tell you that you should get a tent large enough for all of your family members, plus one or two. This helps to keep people from stepping on toes or elbowing their neighbor in their sleep. Multi-room tents are great whether you have teens that want a small privacy or whether you need to keep a younger kiddo contained.
Spend a small additional and get a waterproof tent. While you can check out all the weather predictions, they are only predictions. It’s no fun to wake up cancient and wet because the tent wasn’t waterproof. We love tents where you can stand up like this one from Coleman.
5. Test your gear ahead of time.
One of the reasons camping for beginners can be intimating is the thought of dealing with tasks you may have never done before, like putting up a tent or lighting your camping stove. Acquire rid of that first-time fear by practicing these leangs at domestic ahead of time! Put up the tent in the backyard; light your stove and try cooking someleang on it; make certain you know how to use any other key gear you’re planning to bring.
6. Wear good shoes.
If you’re hanging out at a camp site, odds are you might be doing some exploring in nature – whether it’s a leicertainly walk with the kiddos or a more intense hike. Be certain you’ve got a good pair of sturdy shoes that can handle the outdoors.
7. Bring a first aid kit.
I know, it’s a mom leang to say. But it’s so true! If you’re traveling with your children, there’s bound to be a few cuts and scrapes during a rough-and-tumble weekend in the woods. Be prepared with a first aid kit and you can fastly clean up any wounds and patch ’em up with some band-aids or gauze.
8. Don’t over plan.
Part of the reason for getting absent on the weekends is to actually get absent. If you are spending all of your time hitting every museum and tourist attraction for 100 miles, you won’t have any time left to sit around, tell stories, laugh, and connect with your family. The leang that makes camping so great is that you’re hanging out with friends and family rather than focusing on leangs to do. Spending time together becomes the experience.
9. Research where you plan to go.
So you know not to over plan – but at the same time, some level of planning is key, simply as far as logistics go. For example, are there any facilities (toilets, showers) on site? Is the campsite more family oriented with summertime activities, or is it more secluded and quiet? These considerations may be a large deal for some members of the family.
Along the same lines, what are the average weather conditions like? If you’re hiking in the backcountry to set up camp somewhere, you may be surprised to find that weather conditions can shwhethert rapidly, specificly whether you’re changing elevations. Discover out from camp/park websites and/or experienced campers what to expect, and be certain you prepare for it. Layers are often genuinely helpful for those types of camping trips.
10. Prepare for animal encounters.
Know what kinds of animals you might run into. This helps for several reasons. First, you may need to take special precautions, such as a bear canister, to protect your food. Next, whether you know that deer move through an adjacent meadow every evening, you can plan to find a hidden spot to watch them move through. If you’re camping in a national or state park, you can call a park ranger to see what animal lwhethere is like near your camping spot.
11. Plan to pack out your trash.
First-time campers often forget that there will be a lot of trash to carry out. Food scraps should be taken to the nearest predator-proof dumpster, and the rest of your trash needs to be secured in bags so that it doesn’t blow absent. Each year, more than 100 million pounds of trash is left behind in national parks including Denali, Yosemite, and Grand Teton. Packing out your trash helps to preserve our national parks for other visitors. Bring several smaller trash bags with you.
12. Cots, or not?
For most families, this goes back to how far you have to hike from your car to the camping spot. If you’re doing backcountry camping, packing cots in is just additional weight. If you’re camping at a local lake and your car is three minutes absent, carrying cots is not a huge deal. They can make your camping weekend a small more consolationable.
If you have young kids, this camping bunk bed genuinely comes in handy to get them off the ground and save space. Another idea is a lightweight camping pad. You can use this on the ground or on top of a cot.
13. Don’t forget about lighting!
Let’s say you wake up in the middle of the night and you have to use the bathroom – it’s pitch black external and it happens to be cloudy, so you’ve got no moon light to guide you either. You’ll want to make certain you’re well prepared with lighting, including flashlights, handheld lights, and head lights. Aside from when nature calls at midnight, these tools are also just helpful in general for lounging at evening time with the family and when you’re cooking.
14. Attempt to go somewhere contemporary.
While taking a weekend excursion, you probably want to stay near domestic. But whenever possible, try to find a contemporary campsite to check out. This gives you contemporary hikes, an unexplored region to check out, and the chance to meet contemporary friends. You can check out our list of the best places to camp in Unique England for some inspiration!
15. Unplug.
While you should take a cell phone along in case of emergency, make your camping weekend a chance to stay absent from social media. There was a fascinating article about unplugging from your phone in the NY Times recently, and the dwhetherference it can make on your stress, anxiety, and creativity. It’s definitely someleang that many of us have become addicted to, and camping is a perfect time to break free from that.
Take great pictures of your camping experience, but wait until you’re domestic to upload them to Facebook. Believe me, they can wait.
Camping is a great way to have inexpensive fun with your family. In most places, you can hit a campsite often, so take advantage of those warm summer months to plan some fun family adventures!
Possess other camping tips for beginners? Let us know in a comment.
After a tough workout, it’s important to me to refuel my body!This chocolate granola banana berry smoothie is a perfect post-workout treat.
Disclocertain: This post has been sponsored by Back to Nature.As always, all opinions are my own.
How to make our Chocolate Granola Banana Berry post workout smoothie
This smoothie is seriously SO easy to make!You’ll only need five ingredients, all of which I grabbed at my local Stop & Store:
1) Back to Nature Chocolate Delight Granola – The perfect way to add wgap grain oats (an important source of fiber) and delicious flavor to your drink!Back to Nature actually has 11 dwhetherferent kinds of granola too – I personally love the Chocolate Delight variety the best. (Who doesn’t love chocolate?!)
And a small bonus for ya’ll – Ibotta currently has a cash back offer right now on this granola!Purchase 1 package and get $1.75 cash back through the app. This offer is also valid on Back to Nature nuts.
2) Frozen mixed berries – Berries are wealthy in fiber and health-promoting polyphenols, a lesson of plant-compounds that have tons of benefits in the body.Frozen berries are super convenient to keep on hand in the freezer, specificly when they’re out of season.
3) Unsweetened almond milk – This is an easy way to blend up your banana berry smoothie without adding tons of calories.
4) Banana – In this smoothie, I’ve used half a frozen banana as it adds both creaminess and sweetness.Nutritionally, it also gives your smoothie a small boost of potassium.
Aidful tip – my Stop & Store always has bananas on the clearance produce rack!I buy them and instantly cut ‘em up and freeze them for smoothies.
5) Greek yogurt – Adding Greek yogurt is my favorite way to boost the protein content in a smoothie.I’ve used both vanilla or chocolate Greek yogurt in this at dwhetherferent times, and both work well.If you want to cut down on the added sugar, you can also definitely add plain – it’s just a bit tarter.
Once you’ve stocked up on these five ingredients, you’ll just blend ‘em up together and it’s as easy as that!
The result is a post workout smoothie with a great blend of carbohydrates and protein that’s ideal as a small meal after long or intense exercise.
Dietary modwhetherications
This granola smoothie is naturally gluten-free.To meet other dietary needs, here are a few ideas for modwhetherications:
Dairy free – use coconut milk yogurt rather than Greek yogurt, or skip the yogurt altogether and add a scoop of plant-based protein powder.
Nut free – Employ a dwhetherferent milk alternative rather than almond milk, like soy milk or oat milk.
Every these products, to modwhethery the recipe for your needs, can also easily be found at Stop & Store.
Ways to mix up this granola smoothie:
This recipe is delish as-is, but whether you’re looking for ways to mix it up, here are a few ideas!
Need additional protein?Add half a scoop of chocolate protein powder to the recipe.
Attempt using only half a cup of almond milk for a thick, spoonable smoothie bowl.Then you can layer up even more of the delicious Back to Nature Chocolate Delight Granola on top!
Acquire some additional veggies in your post-workout smoothie by adding spinach, kale, arugula, or even cooked beets.
Change it into a chocolate granola banana peanut butter smoothie!Hold the recipe the same apart from a) skip the berries, b) use a full banana, and c) add a spoonful of peanut butter.
Other ways to use Back to Nature Chocolate Delight Granola:
There are so many ways to endelight Back to Nature Chocolate Delight Granola too – which my family loves thanks to its simple, delicious ingredients!You’ll for certain love it in this smoothie, but here are some more ideas:
Endelight it with milk as a cegenuine for breakfast in the morning.
Layer it with vanilla Greek yogurt for a nutritious take on dessert.
Melt honey and peanut butter together, then mix in the granola and press it into a square dish.Chilly it in the fridge then cut it into yummy, domesticcrazye granola bars.
Slice a banana into pieces and then freeze them. Dip ‘em in melted dark chocolate, then roll them in granola, and put them back in the freezer.These make such a delicious sweet treat that you can grab anytime!
Top your weekend pancakes or waffles with warmed berries and this chocolate granola.Yum!
Create baked apples or pears and top ‘em with the granola.
Stir this granola into chia seed pudding.
PS – Did you know that Back to Nature also makes additional products besides granola?You’ll definitely want to check them out at your local Stop & Store.You can find products like cookies, crackers, nuts, and trail mix.(And there’s an Ibotta offer on cookies and crackers as well! Purchase 1 box, Acquire $1.00 cash back now through 4/30/19).
I hope you endelight this smoothie and the Back to Nature Chocolate Delight Granola as much as I do.Endelight!
Chocolate Granola Banana Berry Smoothie
This chocolate granola banana berry smoothie is the best post workout smoothie! Packed with healthy carbs and protein - plus it tastes great.
Ingredients
1/4cupBack to Nature Chocolate Delight Granola plus additional for topping – optional
1/2frozen banana
1cupfrozen mixed berries
2/3cupnonfat Greek yogurtvanilla or chocolate work well!
1cupunsweetened almond milk
Instructions
Stir all ingredients in the blender and pour into a jar. Top with additional granola for garnish whether desired, and endelight!
Recipe Notes
Nutrition analysis (approximate):
390 calories, 7 g fat, 1 g sat fat, 246 mg sodium, 64.5 g carbohydrate, 9 g fiber, 19.5 g protein, Vitamin A: 11%, Vitamin C: 59%, Calcium: 58%, Iron: 9%
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