Prep Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients
1 cup vanilla yogurt (or 1 cup plain yogurt with a dash of stevia and 1 tsp vanilla extract)
1 cup strawberries
Directions
Mix in blender for 1-2 minutes and serve.
Note: You can add other ingredients for added nutrition such as nuts, a banana, a spoonful of bee pollen, coconut oil, flax seed oil, spirulina powder or a scoop of protein powder.
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