I made the best smoothie for breakfast this morning! I was looking around at other blogs to be inspired, since I was getting sick of my smoothie combinations and I came across Kristen’s Cherry Chocolate Bomb Shake! It is all over other food blogs out there, so I knew I needed to try it pronto.
Below is Kristen’s recipe, with the few additions that I made.
Cherry Chocolate Bomb Shake
Recipe by Kristen Suzanne of KristensRaw.com
Yield 3 cups
1 cup filtered water
1 frozen banana, chopped
1 cup frozen cherries (I used 1/2 frozen berry mix, 1/2 frozen strawberries – it was what I had!)
1/4 cup hemp protein powder
2 tablespoons hemp seeds
2 tablespoons raw chocolate powder
splash vanilla extract (I used a few drops vanilla stevia)
added: 1 tbsp cacao nibs, 2 handfuls spinach!
I didn’t have a cup big enough to hold this smoothie, so I used two!
But, obviously, I drank both cups myself. This smoothie was SO good! It was the best I have had in awhile. It tasted like chocolate covered strawberries and I could not taste the spinach at all. If you haven’t tried this already, you need to try it!
I also had a slice of millet toast with earth balance, flaxseed meal and cinnamon.
When lunchtime rolled around, all I wanted was another Cherry Chocolate Bomb! But, luckily, I had packed a nutritious lunch to get rid of my cravings.
Whole wheat pita filled with 1 laughing cow wedge, cucumbers and romaine.
Pineapple Chobani with homemade granola.
This was a delicious lunch (I love this Chobani!), but I still wanted some more Chocolate Covered Cherries, so I headed out to Barnes & Nobles for a new beverage that I heard was debuting today at Starbucks – the Dark Cherry Mocha!
Well, I was disappointed! Compared to my awesome smoothie this morning, this drink tasted really artificial. I was bummed. Plus, I have not been drinking coffee, so this instantly hurt my stomach. I drank about half, which satisfied my craving for the time being. Next time, I’ll stick with tea!
A few hours later, it was snacktime! Guess what I had?!
Cherry Semolina crackers from Dr. Krackers and Sabra hummus.
I also had an unpictured apple because I was feeling like I needed more fruit.
I never realized how much I love cherries and chocolate!
Off for a run, then a simple dinner!
Filed under: Eating Laps | Tagged: chocolate, Eating Laps, smoothie |
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Have you tried Roasted Red Pepper Hummus? I LOVE it!
yes!!! that is my absolute favorite kind! I have just been feeling like I needed to change it up the past few weeks. 🙂
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