{"id":179,"date":"2011-02-03T22:20:17","date_gmt":"2011-02-03T22:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=179"},"modified":"2012-09-26T18:08:45","modified_gmt":"2012-09-27T00:08:45","slug":"blueberry-cream-smoothie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=179","title":{"rendered":"Blueberry Cream Smoothie"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Smoothie<\/p>\n

Tell me what is more refreshing after a good workout than a smoothie? In my opinion, nothing. Actually, I think a smoothie any time of day is refreshing.\u00a0 I love blended drinks\u2026they\u2019re so fast to whip up; you can make them as nutritious as you want, they digest easily, and they always taste delicious. Well, almost always. One of my last experiments turned out a little sour. Apparently in my rush to whirl things up in a grapefruit smoothie, I didn\u2019t peel all the pith away from the fruit. The results were slightly bitter. But like a solider I downed most<\/em> of it dutifully. I admit it was mostly because I didn\u2019t want to waste all the expensive supplements I had added. Yes, I\u2019m cheap.<\/p>\n

But this smoothie is as sweet as sweet can be. I\u2019m in love with it. It\u2019s super creamy, which makes it feel more indulgent that it really is. You could easily serve this up as a dessert, with sliced bananas and a drizzle of chocolate syrup. Besides it\u2019s purple! What could be more fun?!<\/p>\n

Blueberries are the star of this smoothie and rightly so. They are a powerhouse of antioxidants, vitamins, and nutrients. This fruit actually protects against colon cancer, guards eyesight, cleans your insides, and the antioxidants keep your skin nice. Bring it on! I also put sesame seeds in this drink because I\u2019m trying to up my calcium intake.<\/p>\n

Blueberry Cream Smoothie<\/h2>\n
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  1. \u00be cup organic vanilla soymilk<\/li>\n
  2. \u00bd scoop vanilla protein powder*<\/li>\n
  3. \u00be cup frozen blueberries<\/li>\n
  4. 1 frozen banana<\/li>\n
  5. 1 tbsp sesame seeds<\/li>\n
  6. 1 tbsp coconut cream**<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    *I used a vegan protein powder<\/a> by Vega. I highly recommend this stuff\u2026it\u2019s so delicious and creamy, yet it doesn\u2019t have any dairy<\/p>\n

    **This is just the cream skimmed off a can of coconut milk<\/p>\n

    \"Smoothie<\/p>\n

    Blend. Blend. And blend. All done. I often like to top up my smoothies with hemp seeds, raw sunflower seeds, or a smattering of granola just for some crunch. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

    \"Smoothie<\/p>\n

    Nutritional Info: <\/span><\/strong>(without protein powder) Cals: 266, Fat: 11g, Carbs: 37g, Sugars: 20g, Protein: 7.5g, Fibre: 5g<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Tell me what is more refreshing after a good workout than a smoothie? In my opinion, nothing. Actually, I think a smoothie any time of day is refreshing.\u00a0 I love blended drinks\u2026they\u2019re so fast to whip up; you can make them as nutritious as you want, they digest easily, and they always taste delicious<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":182,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[232,1182,1066,833,8,4],"tags":[22,1439,1438,1440,21,20,19,1441],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=179"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3600,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179\/revisions\/3600"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}