• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

WellJourn

...because life is amazing.

  • About
  • Inspirations
  • Health & Nutrition
    • Healthy Recipes
    • Fitness & Exercise
    • Tools for Good Health
  • Home Improvement
    • Backyard/Gardening
  • Children
    • Educational Activities
  • Adventure
    • Product Reviews
    • Travel
    • Wellness Challenge

Recipe – Apricot Banana Chia Smoothie

July 16, 2011 By Tabitha Paculba 5 Comments

Prep Time: 2 minutes
Blend Time: 2 minutes
Total Servings: 1 20 ounce smoothie, or 2 10 ounce servings

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to pick fresh apricots from my cousin’s tree.  We went there for a bbq, swimming, and poker party.  I was hesitant to pick so many because I was unsure I would be able to eat them in time.  My cousin reminded me that I could freeze them and suggested using them in morning smoothies!

You can actually freeze a lot of fruit – which is especially handy if you’re like me and like to shop the 2 for 1 baskets of strawberries!  To freeze the apricots, I simply split them in half, removed the pit and popped them into a freezer bag.

They were perfect in this smoothie which can be prepared in five minutes or less!  Pair this with a slice of whole grain or whole wheat toast for a small and very filling breakfast on the go.

 

  • 4 apricots, halved (if frozen then 8 halves)
  • 1 3/4 cup Unsweetened Almond Milk or 1 cup Fat Free Milk
  • 1/2 Banana, ripe
  • 1 tbsp Peanut Butter
  • 3 tbsp Sprouted Chia Powder, Navitas Naturals

Toss everything in a blender and blend on a high speed (Frappe or Liquify) for one to two minutes or until evenly mixed.

Enjoy!

 

How many cups of fruit does this make?

1.5 to 2 cups of fruit is recommended per day.  However, the new ChooseMyPlate.gov wants consumers to make half their plates fruit and vegetables. Personally, I feel half our plates should be filled with vegetables (complex carbs, fiber) and fruit treated as a side.

1/2 banana = .25 cup of fruit
4 apricots =  approximately 1 cup of fruit depending on size of apricots

Did you know that  3 cups of milk/dairy is recommend per day?

1 cup Fat Free Milk = 1 cup

Although Almond Milk is a non-diary beverage it does provide 20% of daily recommended value for calcium per cup!

 

Related

Filed Under: Healthy Recipe Tagged With: Almond Milk, Apricot Recipes, Balanced Diet, Blended Drinks, Cups of Milk per day, Fruit Smoothie, Healthy Recipe, Healthy Smoothie, High in Calcium, High in Vitamin D, High in Vitamin E, Non-Dairy, Nutrition, Servings of Fruit Recommended, Sprouted Chia Powder, Vegetarian

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Christine says

    July 18, 2011 at 3:42 pm

    I bet this taste wonderful.

  2. briarrose says

    July 19, 2011 at 9:28 am

    Such a tasty smoothie….I love the flavors blended in it.

  3. Skylar says

    July 19, 2011 at 7:34 pm

    I like the idea of using apricots, I’m going to remember that one

  4. Alison @ Ingredients, INc. says

    July 25, 2011 at 2:12 pm

    This looks delish!

  5. Tabitha says

    July 27, 2011 at 11:31 pm

    Thank you everyone! I love the flexibility of smoothies. I’m going to add strawberries and blueberries to it tomorrow. 🙂

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Primary Sidebar

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Follow Us

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • RSS Feed

Categories

  • Activities (2)
  • Adventure (2)
  • Backyard/Gardening (5)
  • Children (65)
  • Educational Activities (48)
  • Fitness & Exercise (12)
  • Food (7)
  • Health & Nutrition (65)
  • Healthy Recipe (43)
  • Home Improvement (12)
  • Household Advice (5)
  • Inspirations (33)
  • Product Reviews (3)
  • Tools for Good Health (3)
  • Travel (3)
  • Uncategorized (3)
  • Wellness Challenge (8)

Tags

Antioxidants Balanced Diet Brown Rice Calcium Children Cholesterol Dan's Glass Exercise Fiber Fitness Fitness Inspirations Fitness Motivation Folate Food Grains Half Marathon hands-on learning experiences Health Health Challenge Health Inspirations Healthy Recipe Inspiration Inspirations Marathon MayoClinic.com Monday Inspirations Montessori montessori preschool News Nutrition Omega-3 fatty acid Pecans Potassium preschool private kindergarten residential laundry services Running Spinach Vitamin A Vitamin C WebMD Weight Loss Wellness Challenge Whole Grain Yogurt

Copyright © 2021 WellJourn