(This recipe appeared in the June, 2011 edition of A Healthy You.)
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients
1 banana
1 cup almond, soy or rice milk
1 cup berries
1 cup diced melon
1/2 cup almonds
2-4 ice cubes
Directions
Mix in blender for 1-2 minutes and serve.
Note: You can add other ingredients for added nutrition such as a spoonful of bee pollen, coconut oil, flax seed oil, spirulina powder or a scoop of protein powder.
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