It's Bananas...B-A-N-A-N-A-S!!!

I emailed my nutritionist a couple of weeks ago to ask her about post-workout snacks. I've heard that protein smoothies are a good recovery snack, but do I necessarily need a smoothie that contains protein powder? My nutritionist said that while the protein powder certainly wouldn't hurt, I'd get more nutritional value (as well as the desired protein) from making my smoothie with lowfat yogurt. She suggested making a smoothie with a banana, some lowfat vanilla yogurt, ice, a bit of peanut butter, and a squirt of chocolate syrup. I made this today after my spin class, and it was yummy! I didn't measure anything - just eyeballed it - but here are some approximations:
-One banana (the one I used was pretty ripe...it's also good to use a frozen banana, which makes the smoothie nice and cold)
-1/2 to 2/3 cup lowfat vanilla yogurt
-Handful of ice cubes
-Teaspoon of creamy peanut butter
-Teaspoon of Hershey's chocolate syrup
I threw it all in the blender and mixed it up. It was a nice snack!

I try to keep vanilla yogurt on hand as well as a variety of fresh and/or frozen fruits. All of these ingredients are great for smoothies. Sometimes a squirt of honey is necessary to balance the tartness of the fruit.

Try coming up with your own concoctions!