Saturday, February 2, 2013

The BOSP Smoothie

Hey guys, I have a new favorite smoothie--the BOSP Smoothie! So what the heck is a BOSP Smoothie? And why would I give it such a weird name? Simply, it's just that I'm feeling rather uncreative in naming smoothies this week, so the name is just an acronym of the fruits in the drink: banana, orange, strawberry, and peach. The BOSP is a vitamin and fiber-packed smoothie, so it keeps you feeling full for a long time. Plus it's really yummy :)

Ingredients

3/4 cup almond milk

1 smallish banana

6 frozen peach slices (or 1 medium fresh peach, but we don't get those in the store in Iowa in January)

8 frozen strawberries

1 orange

1 teaspoon chia seeds

Directions

Well, you all know how to make a smoothie. Just a note, you'll want to thaw anything that's been frozen before blending it ;)

Notes

In case you're interested, I found a nutritional info calculator on the Spark People website, and checked out what's in this smoothie. Here's what's in the BOSP Smoothie, vitamin-wise: (There's also 5 grams of protein and 12 grams of fiber)

Vitamin A24.3 %
  Vitamin B-120.0 %
  Vitamin B-634.1 %
  Vitamin C169.5 %
  Vitamin D18.8 %
  Vitamin E44.6 %
  Calcium25.3 %
  Copper12.9 %
  Folate16.3 %
  Iron10.9 %
  Magnesium21.8 %
  Manganese23.6 %
  Niacin10.9 %
  Pantothenic Acid    7.6 %
  Phosphorus    13.1 %
  Riboflavin12.5 %
  Selenium3.6 %
  Thiamin10.9 %
  Zinc3.2 %

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