Kate’s Power Smoothie

Posted By Kate @ Our Best Bites
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A full-sized smoothie (I usually cut it down by at least 1/3), it has 1.8 grams of fat, 8.3 grams of fiber, 21.6 grams of protein, and is loaded with potassium, Vitamin C, folate, calcium, and iron. It has a serving of dairy, 3 vegetable servings, and 4 servings of fruit (plus some change). Not too shabby. Plus it tastes really, really, really good.


So what’s in this magical concoction? Orange juice (try and get the good stuff, like the not-from-concentrate good stuff, not necessarily the fresh-squeezed good stuff, which you are often required to pay for with your firstborn child), non-fat vanilla Greek yogurt (make sure it’s actual Greek yogurt with twice the protein, not Greek-style yogurt that uses thickening agents), frozen blueberries, baby spinach, crushed ice, and oat groats.

1 cup orange juice (preferably the good stuff, like the not-from-concentrate orange juice)
3 tablespoons oat groats or 2 tablespoons steel cut oats (optional…kind of…)
3/4 cup fat-free vanilla Greek yogurt (make sure it’s Greek and not Greek-style)
1 1/2 cups frozen blueberries
3 cups baby spinach leaves
1 1/2 cups crushed ice

Combine ingredients in the jar of your blender and blend.
You may (read: probably will) need to run it through twice.
Serve immediately.
Makes 1 giant smoothie, 2 smaller smoothies, or 3 snack-sized smoothies.