{"id":15520,"date":"2026-01-21T21:19:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T14:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=15520"},"modified":"2026-01-21T21:19:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T14:19:55","slug":"creamy-almond-butter-and-banana-smoothie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=15520","title":{"rendered":"Creamy Almond Butter and Banana Smoothie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/UACF-Almond-Butter-Smoothie-Featured-1024x643.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two glasses of smoothies, one a banana smoothie with a metal straw, are placed on a countertop. Nearby are small dishes containing ground seeds, maple syrup, and a creamy spread. A logo reading &quot;RD APPROVED&quot; is visible in the upper left corner. The background is a gray textured wall. MyFitnessPal Blog\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Active time: 5 minutes Total time: 5 minutes<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This creamy smoothie tastes like a nutritious milkshake that is totally acceptable for breakfast or, better yet, after a workout. Ground flaxseeds up your fiber intake without sacrificing taste (making it great for kids or picky eaters). For this recipe you\u2019ll want unsweetened and unsalted natural almond butter to control the amount of added sugar sugar and sodium in the smoothie. We also like to use an almond butter made with roasted almonds for a more toasty, nutty flavor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46767\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/UACF-rdtip-inline2..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1504\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is a great post-workout meal as it has more than 20g of protein \u2014 the recommended minimum for a post-workout snack (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23765352\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Creamy Almond Butter and Banana Smoothie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 cup (244ml) unsweetened almond milk<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 cup ice<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2 medium bananas, chopped and frozen<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2 tbsp (32g) unsalted almond butter<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2 tbsp ground flaxseed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 tbsp honey<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2 scoops protein powder<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Add all of the ingredients to a blender and process until smooth. Pour into two glasses and serve right away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are using less ripe, greener bananas, add 1 tablespoon of honey for a sweeter smoothie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Serves: 2 | Serving Size: About 1 1\/2 cups<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nutrition (per serving):<\/strong> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Calories: 389; Total Fat: 15g; Saturated Fat: 2g; Monounsaturated Fat: 7g; Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g; Cholesterol: 3mg; Sodium: 191mg; Carbohydrate: 46g; Dietary Fiber: 7g; Sugar: 25g; Protein 20g<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Originally published August 6, 2020; Updated January 2026<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/creamy-almond-butter-and-banana-smoothie\/\">Creamy Almond Butter and Banana Smoothie<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\">MyFitnessPal Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/creamy-almond-butter-and-banana-smoothie\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Active time: 5 minutes Total time: 5 minutes This creamy smoothie tastes like a nutritious milkshake that is totally acceptable for breakfast or, better yet, after a workout. Ground flaxseeds up your fiber intake without sacrificing taste (making it great for kids or picky eaters). For this recipe you\u2019ll want unsweetened and unsalted natural almond &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15520\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}