Skin-Healthy Strawberry Shake

Make your own healthy strawberry shake that is great for your skin within 5 minutes using 3-4 basic ingredients.

Last week I was so incredibly proud of myself. Of course, I’ll tell you why.

I went out for coffee, and did not order a cappuccino, but a strawberry shake.

And now you’re like:

“Wow I’ll never get those 2 seconds back.”

…..

Pretending I didn’t hear that.

Now why was I so proud of myself? Was this strawberry shake healthy? Don’t think so.

My best guess on the ingredients: strawberries, banana, cream, milk, ice cream and a dash of cocaine.

It was addictive.

I finished it in 37 seconds & then had a sore throat.

…boring story continues…

The reason I was proud was because it wasn’t coffee. Anything I order that is not coffee makes me incredibly happy and proud.

But I had a new addiction. And this one was not only unhealthy but in my cheap opinion too expensive.

So I had to DIY it that same day.

I had some soaked almonds, a banana and some frozen strawberries. And vanilla. I know from the past that these four can do magic together.

And oops, they did it again.

Because this healthy strawberry banana shake (or smoothie or whatever) is filled with antioxidants, fiber, good fats and has no cocaine or other unhealthy stuff in there!

And it’s paleo, vegan, gluten-free.

Which as we know makes every recipe perfect.

I’m just kidding, I don’t care if a recipe is any of these things. But this one happens to be all three.

And it’s ready in 5 minutes.

Okay, a quick note: I used whole, soaked almonds in this and water / not nut milk (I discovered I don’t like nut milks). Instead, you can also use almond butter (would be 3 tbsp) and almond milk – this will make it creamier.

Plus you’ll save yourself some pre-blending of the almonds.

The healthy strawberry smoothie is packed with vitamin E from the almonds and vitamin C from the strawberries, which together make an antioxidant combo with superpowers. That’s because vitamin E is fat-soluble protecting your cells’ membranes and vitamin C is water-soluble – protecting the cytosol, or the inside watery part of your cells.

This antioxidant combo is proven to be great for your skin health, reducing premature aging, but it might also improve pain in endometriosis, reduce inflammation and muscle damage after exercise (source) and prevent numerous chronic diseases.

Alright now on to the recipe.

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Easy & Healthy Paleo Strawberry Shake

Yield: 2

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Inactive Time: 8 minutes

Total Time: 13 minutes

Make your own healthy strawberry shake that is great for your skin within 5 minutes using 3-4 basic ingredients. This strawberry banana smoothe is healthy and delicious!

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Ingredients

• 1 banana
• 1 cup strawberries, frozen, defrosted for 10 mins
• 1/3 cup almonds, soaked
• some vanilla
• water as needed

Instructions

1. Defrost berries for 5-10 minutes at room temperature to allow easier blending.
2. If your blender isn't strong enough, you might need to pre-blend the almonds with 1/3 cup of water. Then add in the berries and banana and blend with 1/3 cup more water (or as needed).
3. Otherwise, you can put all ingredients in your blender and blend with water or almond milk until smooth (I usually like to cover up to 75% of the filled blender cup - you can start with less and see how it goes).
4. I used 2/3 cups of water for the entire smoothie and blended for about 2 minutes. However, the amount of liquid and time blending will depend on the type of blender you have and the thickness of the shake you'd like to achieve. It is safe to start with 1/2 cup liquid and adjust later.

Notes

You could also use natural almond butter instead or the almonds - 3 tbsp should be right.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 227Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 116mgCarbohydrates: 27gFiber: 6gSugar: 13gProtein: 6g

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