Maple Walnut Oat Smoothie
INGREDIENTS
8 ounces Vanilla Unsweetened Almond Milk (Kirkland Organic Unsweetened Almond Non-Dairy Beverage Vanilla) or Trader Joe’s Non-Dairy Almond Beverage Vanilla Unsweetened
2 ounces of whole milk
¾ scoop of whey vanilla protein powder (natural sugar sweetener)
3-4 TBSP Almond Butter (Kirkland Creamy Almond Butter)
1 ½ tsp of maple extract
1/3 cup (heaping) of Steel Cut or Rolled Oats
1/3 cup (heaping) of Oat Bran
2 TBSP of Black Organic Chia Seeds (Nutiva brand from Costco)
1/3 cup of chopped walnut baking pieces (Trader Joe’s)
1 Medium-sized Banana (fresh or frozen): optional
2 TBSP Canadian Maple Syrup (Kirkland Organic Canadian Maple Syrup)
3 large ice cubes
Combine all ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth
This is a great option for breakfast or lunch or dinner as a meal replacement. The combination of oats and oat bran are helpful in lowering cholesterol and it is very filling.
See the link below from WebMd.com for additional information:
http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/features/the-new-cholesterol-diet-oatmeal-oat-bran
Created: 5-5-18
Updated: 5-17-18
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Writer. Born David J. Evangelisti in Colorado. David has lived in New Mexico, Colorado, Ohio and California.
Enamored with movies from an early age, he enrolled in San Jose State University’s Journalism program. While studying journalism, public relations and filmmaking, he wrote and directed two films: “A Day in the Life of a San Jose Cockroach” and “Theft of a Shopping Cart” (in the vein of Vittoria De Sica’s “Bicycle Thief”).
David earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism, concentration in Film, from San Jose State University. He began working in the areas of sales and marketing as a writer. In addition, he has written travel articles, travel memoirs, advertising copy, comedy bits, feature film scripts, personal essays and short stories.
To date, he has written three unproduced feature film scripts: “Treading Water”, “The Other Cinema” and “A Sympathetic Lie”. From 2003-2004 he was an official taster for the Royal Academy of Wine Tasters. The Royal Academy attempted to create an unbiased wine rating system available to every winery, vineyard or wine distributor across the United States and around the world.
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