Chocolate Peanut Butter and Banana Shake
Ingredients:
- 1 cup refrigerated vanilla or chocolate milk (can substitute soy, almond, rice, etc.)
- 1/2 cup chocolate frozen yogurt or ice cream
- 1 1/2 small ripe bananas, sliced and frozen
- 1 1/2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon wheat germ
- crushed ice
Directions:
- Combine all ingredients in blender.
- Blend on high speed for two minutes or until all of the ingredients are smooth and creamy. Pour into two tall glasses.
Yield:
2 servings
Nutrition Tip
There may not be a candy bar in this Chocolate Peanut Butter and Banana Shake recipe, but it sure does taste like a delicious treat. The combination of sweetness from ripe bananas, rich flavors of creamy peanut butter, and the micronutrients from the wheat germ provides a healthy creation.
Wheat germ is the most vitamin- and mineral-rich part of the wheat kernel. A little bit of wheat germ can go a long way in terms of providing important health-promoting nutrients to the body. For example, just two tablespoons of wheat germ provides about 15% of the recommended daily intake of Vitamin E and 10% of the daily folate. Consider adding wheat germ into your diet by sprinkling it over cereal, stirring it into yogurt, or mixing it into a smoothie.
Source: Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center
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