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Recipe for PopPop's Favorite Banana Hemp Super Smoothie

PopPop will tell you it's the pineapple juice that makes this smoothie! It's a pretty simple recipe with a powerhouse of nutrition to get you going and to keep you going, but it's the banana and hemp protein combo that makes it a super-smoothie.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
0 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 1
Course: Breakfast, Snack, workout recovery
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups pineapple juice (see *tip below)
  • 1 lg banana
  • 2 tbsp hemp protein powder Better Option Foods brand
  • 3 tbsp hemp hearts Better Option Foods brand

Equipment

  • 1 blender

Method
 

  1. DIRECTION
    1.     Combine all ingredients in the blender.
    2.     Process until smooth and creamy, about 1 to 2 minutes, increasing the speed from low to high. If ingredients stick to the side of the blender, turn off the blender and scrape the sides with a spatula to push the ingredients into liquid.
    3.     Optional – add ice, pulse until ice is chopped to your desired texture, or pour over ice to chill.
    4.     Serve immediately
    banana and hemp smoothie by better option foods

Notes

Once in a while, if I have it on hand, I'll sneak and add in a handful of raw baby kale or plain full fat Greek yogurt to this smoothie recipe...  and he doesn't even notice.
We're fans of using a combination of hemp hearts and hemp protein powder in smoothies. The protein powder is higher in protein, magnesium & iron and the hemp hearts provide essential fatty acids.
You'll get about 20g of protein when using 2-tbsp hemp protein powder and 3-tbsp of hemp hearts.
Hemp Hearts and Hemp Protein carries 20 amino acids making them very digestible. You can tailor the grams of protein you want in your smoothie by calculating the following:
If you're looking for more fiber, try Higher Fiber Hemp Protein Powder
*tip - you can cut back (1/4 to1/2 cup) on the pineapple juice and add water in its place. It'll cut the calories & fruit sugar. Experiment to your liking & needs.

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