Jay Robb Brown Rice Protein Smoothie

I've been feeling weird and totally not in the mood to eat the way I usually do. My schedule is also way nutty due to the end of the semester so I haven't been cooking nearly as much as I would like.

One easy thing though? Protein smoothies. I love them! I always make sure my fridge, pantry and freezer is packed with all my smoothie essentials.



Unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze. Almond milk is my favorite "alternative" milk. It's low in calories and sugar too!



Jay Robb Brown Rice Protein- Vanilla Flavor. I prefer Vanilla to Chocolate flavored protein powders as a base in my smoothies. I like chocolate it's too desserty for me to have in a smoothie most of the time. I find the brown rice protein to be a little chalkier than the whey protein. To combat this, I just blend the almond milk and protein powder together before adding anything else. Blending well is key!



1 cup of Trader Joe's Plain Greek yogurt has 22 grams of protein which is the highest I have seen. I like to throw in 1/4 cup to my smoothies to make them extra creamy. I don't always add it in but I love when I do!



I don't know if you can tell but this is an industrial-sized bottle of Pom Wonderful. We bought it at Costco for 8 bucks. I add it 1/4 cup to sweeten my smoothies with the natural sugars.



Then I add in ground flax seed, 1/2 cup mango, 1 frozen banana, 1/2 raspberries and sometimes 1/4 cup dry oats. You can't taste the oats...they just add some staying power. I love drinking these smoothies immediately after a workout and before I go to school. YUM!

What's your favorite smoothie? Or favorite protein powder? I'm always looking for new favorites.