Peanut butter banana smoothie is one good balanced pairing drink. It’s especially good for Vata balancing as both are sweet ingredients.
When you want to kick it up a balancing notch, then add a few more healthy and taste enhancing ingredients.
This one has added avocado and coffee.
Add in an avocado for more balancing power (good for Vata, Pitta and Kaphas) along with coffee for Kapha tired sides.
Vatas are the anxious and worried characteristics in us, plus the indecisive, inconsistent, or jumpy sides.
We’re complex but our drinks and recipes don’t have to be. 😊
Coffee in a smoothie is a great way to get your anti-inflammatory caffeine in.
Avocado adds healthy fat. When the avocado is ripe, you can add to your smoothie as a fruit and green! 🥑 Either way, it’s a great plant-based way to start your breakfast day.
The best nut butter to use are the all-natural ones that you stir up that are two ingredients. And nothing beats a ripe banana. Save your green bananas for a snack especially when you don’t want to spike your sugar.
You can keep them green by adding them as a bunch to your crisper drawer and leaving the plastic wrap at the stems. And to ripen quicker for a smoother, pull bananas apart and set out in room temperature. And the ‘ol brown bag works.
Best of all, you’ve primed your gut for proteins so you’re not hungry, help build muscle, and work toward your healthy weight goals.
So here’s the peanut butter banana coffee smoothie. Whatcha waiting for? 😋
Peanut Butter Banana Coffee Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 small to medium ripe banana
- 1 tsp all natural peanut butter
- coffee
- 1/2 ripe avocado
Instructions
- Blend ingredients and enjoy! This is such a refreshing and awakening beverage. Bananas are prebiotic and have fiber, and peanut butter is a good protein source. When you add coffee, you add anti-inflammatory polyphenol benefits. What's missing? An avocado healthy fat for your peanut butter protein and future protein meal to come.