Choc Banana Breakfast Smoothie

This is an simple, easy and extra yummy breakfast smoothie. 

It is never too early for chocolate and if you have a sweet tooth like me, it is a great option to satisfy the craving without experiencing a sugar crash only a few hours later. 

Simply add six ingredients to your MOD Blend Pro and tap the smoothie function and within 40 seconds you have a healthy, filling, nutritious breakfast or snack. 

By freezing the banana ahead of time and adding nut butter and flax seeds, the smoothie will have a nice thickness to it but there is enough liquid added that you will still be able to sip it through a straw - perfect if you are needing breakfast on the run. 

Adding nut butter to smoothies ensures you get a healthy dose of good fats in your diet. Almond butter, for example, contains heart-loving monounsaturated fats along with vitamin E, magnesium and calcium. Nut butters also are quite calorie dense meaning it will keep you feeling fuller for longer.

Flax seeds are an optional add in but they are a great pantry staple to have on hand. These little brown seeds are loaded with nutrients including omega-3 fats, fibre and lignans. 

Lignans are a plant compound that have both antioxidant and estrogen properties, which help to lower the risk of cancer and improve health. Flax seeds also contain up to 800x more lignans than other plant based foods. 

Lastly, including oats adds a large dose of the soluble fibre, beta-glutan. Beta-glutan is great for reducing blood sugar and insulin response, LDL and overall cholesterol levels and well as increasing the feeling of fullness and promoting growth of good bacteria in the digestive tract. m

Try this out in your MOD Blend Pro and let us know what you think!