Post-run Smoothie

Morning runs in the summer call for a smoothie breakfast afterwards! But what kind of smoothie is going to give you the best recovery from a hard workout? When choosing food to recover with, you always want to look for something that has a 4:1 carbohydrate to protein ratio. This smoothie will give you just that plus a hearty serving of vegetables to kick off your day. Don't be scared of the bright green color, it is absolutely tasteless.

Post-run Smoothie

What you'll need:

1 cup almond milk

1 scoop chocolate protein powder (I use Sunwarrior Raw Vegan protein powder)

1 spoonful peanut butter

1 spoonful dry chia seeds

1 pinch dry oats

1 pinch unsweetened dried coconut

2 large handfuls of fresh spinach

1 frozen banana (broken up into smaller chunks)

6 ice cubes

The order you put things in the blender DOES matter if you want to help your blender blend to the best of it's ability. Start with the milk, then add the following: pb, chia seeds, oats, coconut, protein powder. After that throw in the spinach and then set the bananas and ice cubes on top of the leafy greens. All that's left is to blend it all up! If you have a Blendtec blender, the ice cream button works really well for this smoothie.