Healthy Green Tea Smoothie for St. Patrick's Day

Matcha Green Tea Smoothie

Servings:   1 large or 2 small

Ingredients: Matcha green tea

1 tsp Hot water

¼ cup Banana

½ cup Coconut milk

½ cup Low-fat cottage cheese

½ cup Low-fat plain yogurt

½ cup Vanilla whey protein

1 scoop (equal to 25 g protein)

1 tsp Pure vanilla extract

2 cups Ice

Instructions:   Add matcha to 2 tbsp of hot water.  Mix with a fork until matcha is completely dissolved.  Add remaining hot water, stirring constantly.  Combine all ingredients in a countertop blender.  Blend on high until mixture is smooth and creamy. Variations and Options: To add a little zip to this already great smoothie, use ½ teaspoon fresh ginger (grated).  If you are lactose intolerant or wish to avoid dairy, replace the ½ cup cottage cheese and ½ cup yogurt with ½ cup unsweetened soy milk and ½ cup water or ½ cup protein powder and ½ cup lactose-free, plain yogurt.  Alternatively, you can substitute with non-cow’s milk dairy (e.g. goat’s milk).

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Comments

[Whey Protein Guy]

Nice post Stephen. I normally have a few Guinness for St. Patricks but since I have been taking my training more seriously, I think this would be better!