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Protein Packed Breakfast Smoothie

Whenever my bananas are getting over ripe I peel them, wrap them in plastic wrap and throw them in a bag in my freezer. Then in a pinch I always have a frozen banana for a smoothie which comes in handy for breakfasts on the fly. Monday mornings always move sluggish so I want to make them something that they will eat without complaint or hemming and hawing. My kids love chocolate, (what kid doesn’t!) so I made a smoothie with a frozen banana, a hefty spoon of raw cocoa powder, 2 tablespoons of peanut butter, a heaping tablespoon of nonfat Greek yogurt, and a little milk. I’ve been known to also sneak a small scoop of Organic Green Superfood powder in chocolate flavor that I bought at the Vitamin Shoppe. Then I have all my bases covered, plenty of protein from the peanut butter and yogurt, probiotics, antioxidants and potassium. The super ripe frozen bananas add so much sweetness you don’t need to add anything else, and they also make the texture creamy and frothy. Zoe told me this was the “best smoothie I have ever had ever in the world.”