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This smoothie has “nutrient-loaded recovery” written all over it. It’s creamy, cool and fruity with a hint of chocolate. Your body will be infused with clean, unprocessed carbs and a complete, fast-acting protein source in a performance-enhancing 3-to-1 ratio. Blend one up two hours or so before your workout, or 30 minutes to two hours after your workout. This smoothie will top off your glycogen stores and amino acid pools for maximum endurance and optimal recovery.‡
YIELD: Two 1-cup servings
INGREDIENTS
- ¾ cup soy milk (may substitute with skim, almond or rice milk)
- 5.3 oz. greek yogurt
- ½ medium banana (preferably frozen), sliced into rounds
- ½ cup frozen strawberries
- ¼ cup frozen blueberries
- ⅓ cup or 1 scoop Klean Recovery™
DIRECTIONS
- Combine all ingredients in a blender, and blend until smooth and frothy.
Nutrient Content, 1-cup Serving: Calories: 213; Carbs: 37 grams; Fiber: 3 grams; Protein: 12 grams; Fats: 4 grams; Calcium: 20% Daily Value (DV); Potassium: 8% DV; Iron: 10% DV; Riboflavin: 22% DV; Folate: 11% DV; Vitamin B6: 13% DV; Choline: 8% DV.
Bio
Karlyn Grimes, MS RD LDN CSSD, is the founder of Simply Simple Health (SSH) and author of The Everything Anti-Inflammation Diet Book. SSH creates and administers nutrition, fitness and health education programs for athletes, educators, coaches and sports teams at schools and colleges throughout the Boston area. Its programming includes individual and group sports nutrition counseling, as well as sport-specific personal training. SSH also contributes to numerous academic textbooks and magazines.
Karlyn has a dual Master’s degree in nutrition and exercise physiology from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from Colgate University, with a minor in economics. She is a registered dietitian (RD) with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, a certified specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) and a licensed dietitian nutritionist (LDN) in the state of Massachusetts. She is currently a faculty member in the Nutrition and Biology Departments at Simmons College in Boston, where she teaches sports nutrition, medical nutrition therapy, exercise physiology, anatomy and physiology, general biology, and numerous other courses.
