Chocolate may seem like one of those things that you should avoid if you absolutely cannot tolerate those dark chocolate bars that contains 70% or more cocoa…or cannot control how much chocolate you eat once you start eating it…
But that doesn’t have to be the case…
Try a Dark Chocolate Smoothie.
The perfect Dark Chocolate Smoothie looks and tastes deceivingly decadent…has a bold chocolate taste….like a rich milkshake…lwithout the following nutritional downfall of a typical fast food milkshake, such as having
- 760 calories
- 21 g fat
- 15 g saturated fat
- 131.0 g carbohydrates
- 112 g sugar
- 14.0 g protein
- 2.0 g fiber
- 430 mg sodium
That’s more than seven tablespoons of sugar…
But is actually made with healthy ingredients—such as almond milk, almond butter, frozen bananas, chia seeds,Greek yogurt, cocoa powder…and perhaps frozen berries or figs,
And is a great source of antioxidants….our actual subject at hand.
- 1/2C nonfat or lowfat Greek yogurt plain, strawberry or vanilla
- 1C skim, coconut, or almond milk
- 1Tbsp unsweetened dark cocoa powder...(be sure to use dark cocoa powder because this will make it super chocolatey and gives it an extra boost of anti-oxidants)
- 1tsp chia seeds
- 1Tbsp honey, if you want to make the smoothie sweeter
- 1C frozen strawberries…(frozen strawberries will give you the thick and frosty consistency that you want without needing to add any ice. If you are using fresh berries on hand, add about 1/2C cup of ice so that you can get the perfect thickness.).
- 1 frozen banana
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