Delicious 40 cal smoothie!

franzhaydn
franzhaydn Posts: 44
in Food and Nutrition
I couldn't believe my tastebuds!

:love: Chia Seed Chai Smoothie:love:

Ingredients: 1 tablespoon chia seeds
1 cup cool chai tea
1.5 cup almond milk
1 frozen banana
1 t cinnamon
A pinch of ginger
0.5 cup ice

Combine the chia and tea first to make a gel, then blend all ingredients together! It yields around 24 oz, which is three cups at 120 calories, so only one cup turns out to 40 calories! And it's delicious too.

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  • morethanthis0
    morethanthis0 Posts: 260 Member
    That sounds delicious!
  • kiittenforever
    kiittenforever Posts: 478 Member
    I've recently discovered the greatness of almond milk and chia seeds.. Can't wait to try this! Thanks.
  • SmileCozYouCan
    SmileCozYouCan Posts: 315 Member
    Bump! Thanks for sharing! =)
  • LeynaTempleton
    LeynaTempleton Posts: 2
    I don't have chia seeds, but I'm going to still try it!! Sounds de-lish!!
  • whitebalance
    whitebalance Posts: 1,654 Member
    A tablespoon of chia seeds is 60 calories. A cup and a half of almond milk is 60-90 calories. Must be a pretty small banana....
  • franzhaydn
    franzhaydn Posts: 44
    A tablespoon of chia seeds is 60 calories. A cup and a half of almond milk is 60-90 calories. Must be a pretty small banana....
    I'm so sorry! I had only a half a glass and so it messed up my calculations :(
    One glass is actually 80 cals. That being said - still pretty good! the whole recipe then is 240 cals total. Thanks for catching the error :P
  • SakuraRose13
    SakuraRose13 Posts: 621 Member
    sounds delicious
  • momtastic2014
    momtastic2014 Posts: 99
    A tablespoon of chia seeds is 60 calories. A cup and a half of almond milk is 60-90 calories. Must be a pretty small banana....
    I'm so sorry! I had only a half a glass and so it messed up my calculations :(
    One glass is actually 80 cals. That being said - still pretty good! the whole recipe then is 240 cals total. Thanks for catching the error :P
    Unsweetened vanilla almond milk is only 30cal per cup :-)
  • franzhaydn
    franzhaydn Posts: 44
    A tablespoon of chia seeds is 60 calories. A cup and a half of almond milk is 60-90 calories. Must be a pretty small banana....
    I'm so sorry! I had only a half a glass and so it messed up my calculations :(
    One glass is actually 80 cals. That being said - still pretty good! the whole recipe then is 240 cals total. Thanks for catching the error :P
    Unsweetened vanilla almond milk is only 30cal per cup :-)
    Well in that case it would be 65 cal per 8oz! even better!

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