Smoothie makes delicious milkshake alternative

The weather during the past week has been all over the weather board. One day it was hot and humid and the next it was chilly.

I’ve been struggling with running in the mornings but I’ve been able to work in some evening runs. I enjoy the morning runs more so than the evening runs simply because I start the day off feeling better and more refreshed.

When I’m not running at night, there’s nothing I enjoy more than sitting on my balcony reading. The only thing missing is an ice-cold drink to cool me from the summer heat.

I’m a huge fan of milk shakes but I want something a little healthier, so I looked around and found a recipe for a papaya-banana smoothie. Not only does it sound delicious, but it’s easy to make too.

Ingredients:

1 cup of milk

1/4 cup of Greek yogurt

1 teasponn of pure vanilla extract

1 small ripe banana that is peeled and sliced

1/2 large, ripe papaya that is peeled, seeded and chopped

1 cup of ice cubes

Combine the milk, vanilla extract, yogurt, papaya and ice cubes in a blender. Blend the ingredients until smooth and voila, it’s ready to serve.

Source: foodnetwork.com

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