Healthy Frosty Smoothie

Happy Smoothie Sunday, everyone!

I hope you had a fabulous week getting back into the grind after the 4th holiday! It was quite the busy week for me, and the weekend was no different, but today was a nice change of pace where everything slowed down for a bit and I had the chance to breathe and enjoy this delicious smoothie I am going to share with you today. It may have slowed down a little TOO much, as my hubby is away for a short 1 day business trip, but at least this time he will be back sooner than the last one (5 weeks is WAY too long, and we have an anniversary coming up to celebrate!) :)

I was so hungry after getting up early, having an early light breakfast, and singing a solo in church and I was also craving something sweet! I did not have enough protein yesterday, so I felt the urge to look up the best sweet protein shake/smoothie recipes online! I happened upon one almost instantly that caught my eye. I found it on dailyburn.com , which by the way is a great website to check out for fitness, health, and nutrition tips!! It was supposedly going to taste like a Frosty, and I was skeptical but definitely willing to give it a try! :)

Protein Frosty Shake

Ingredients

1 scoop of Cytosport (TM) Muscle Milk Light Chocolate Protein Powder
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
1/2 banana
2 cups ice
½ teaspoon xanthan gum (I substituted chia seeds)
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

1. Add all ingredients to blender, and blend until smooth!

It was literally thick JUST like a Frosty. Now, the flavor is delicious but definitely not EXACTLY like Wendy's, but come on, that's probably for the best! Who knows what ingredients are in a Wendy's Frosty. This was fabulous, filling, delicious, and very sweet for all my sweet tooth lovers out there! 

Calories: 261
6.5 g of fat
30 g carbs
510 mg sodium
6 g fiber
27 g protein

If anyone tries it with actual xanthan gum, let me know, as I have never tried it before! 

Thanks, and happy smoothie Sunday!!!

Court