Blend to quickly replenish essential nutrients after hitting the gym.
After working out do you…
A. Reach for cookies (or chips)?
B. Down a sports drink?
C. Blend a Workout Recovery Smoothie?
Here’s what you get if you answered C. and blend this Almond Strawberry Smoothie.
- Strawberries → for antioxidants to counteract exercise induced tissue damage.
- Almonds → for a natural anti-inflammatory to help fight muscle fatigue.
- Honey → contains enzymes that aid in digestion.
- Milk → protein.
So today’s mission, should you choose to accept it, is to blend this nutritious Strawberry Almond Smoothie for faster recovery and to avoid those evil cookies.
Recipe Below. You got this!
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Workout Recovery Smoothie
MAKES: 1 Smoothie
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: none
Total Time: 5 minutes
INGREDIENTS
- 1/4 cup almonds [$0.72]
- 5 strawberries, halved [$0.35]
- 1/2 cup low fat strawberry yogurt [$0.42]
- 1 1/2 tbsp honey [$0.18]
- 1/2 cup milk [$0.27]
HOW TO MAKE
- Pour almonds in a blender.
- Add strawberries, yogurt and honey.
- Pour in milk.
- Blend until smooth.
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Brent Garell – (hey that’s me) is founder of College Recipe Cafe, and author of The Cook-a-Palooza Experience. He also teaches how to blend cooking 101 with today’s AI tools at Cooking Pro Jumpstart.
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