A quick and healthy smoothie recipe to get you nourished when you’re on-the-go! Tons of flavor, refreshing and nutrient-rich, this smoothie will deliver all the things that you want from a beverage like this:
✔︎ quick to make
✔︎ simple and easy to find ingredients
✔︎ nutritious
✔︎ great tasting
✔︎ convenient
Now more than ever, who doesn’t want all of these proverbial boxes checked when it comes to eating for good health? I want the same things, too, and that’s why I’m sharing this simple recipe with you! Also, I’m working with my friends over at POM Wonderful who are helping out the amazing non-profit organization, Diversify Dietetics by sponsoring a fun smoothie contest to help raise money for dietetic students of color. Talk about a win-win! Share your unique smoothie recipe over social media, use the hashtag #POMBlendathon on your post and you could win your very own Vitamix blender! With each unique entry, POM Wonderful will donate $100 to Diversify Dietetics who provide tons of resources as well as financial aid to students of color entering the nutrition profession. See POM Wonderful’s Instagram page for contest details. Don’t wait because the contest ends on Monday, January 10th!
In addition to this fun contest, my smoothie made with POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice and POM Wonderful fresh pomegranate fruit will fuel you with vitamins and minerals including potassium, an electrolyte key to muscle function. Did you know that POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice has, on average, four times the antioxidants (those compounds that fight free radicals that can do damage to the body’s cells) as green tea? Yup! A powerhouse of nutrition in a gorgeous and tasty drink. Try out my recipe below and don’t forget to enter the contest for a great cause. Cheers!
Pomegranate arils
pomegranate Maple Banana smoothie
Servings: 1 smoothie
Total time: 5 minutes
Ingredients
3/4 cup POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice
1 ripe banana, peeled
1, 5 oz container plain, nonfat Greek yogurt
1 1/2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
POM Wonderful fresh pomegranate arils, for garnish
Directions
Add pomegranate juice, banana, yogurt, maple syrup, vanilla extract and nutmeg into a blender and mix on medium speed until all ingredients are combined and smooth.
Garnish with fresh pomegranate arils.
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Nutrition facts per smoothie: Calories: 380, Total fat: 0, Cholesterol: 10 mg, Sodium: 85 mg, Total Carbohydrates: 79 gr, Dietary fiber: 3 gr, Total sugar: 62, Protein: 17 grams, Calcium: 172mg (15% DV), Fe: 1 mg (6% DV), Potassium: 976 mg (20% DV)
