Court Street Cooking Corner: Smoothie Time!

The 20-minute snack break between second and third block is always hard to handle for virtual students. There isn’t enough time to cook a nice lunch at home, but you can’t be hungry for the second half of the day. This smoothie is so easy to prepare and has been my go-to during my snack breaks. With about 25 grams of protein, it helps me stay full until lunch, and get a lot of good vitamins and nutrients into my body. 

• Ingredients/Materials: 
• Blender
• Ice*
• 1 frozen banana
• 1/3 cup vanilla or plain Greek yogurt
• ¼ cup milk or oat milk
• 2 scoops plant-based protein powder* 
• Spinach*
• 2 tablespoons peanut butter 

*Optional Ingredients 

Recipe:

1. Get out your blender and plug it in. 
2. Make sure you have all ingredients on hand. 
3. (Optional) Put a handful of ice into your blender, if you prefer to have a thicker smoothie. 
4. Break your frozen banana into 3-4 pieces and place into blender. 
5. Put your ⅓ cup Greek yogurt into the blender. 
6. Add ¼ cup milk or oat milk to the blender. 
7. (Optional) For extra protein, put in 2 scoops of plant-based protein powder and/or a handful of spinach.
8. Add roughly 2 tablespoons of peanut butter to the blender. 
9. Blend until there are no longer chunks of banana (or ice). 
10. If the smoothie is too thin, add more ice.  If the smoothie is too thick, add more milk.   

Enjoy!