Regular Foods · Smoothies & Shakes · by Bramble
Bramble’s Banana-Bread Breakfast Flask
Banana Bread Protein Smoothie
Banana, oats, and cinnamon give Bramble’s flask a banana-bread flavor without a baked loaf or added sugar. Oats and banana are later-stage foods in many plans; use only when your care team approves them.
- Total time
- 8 min
- Yield
- 2 small servings
- Serving
- About 6 fluid ounces
- Texture
- Smooth and lightly thick
Ingredients
- 1 serving vanilla protein powder approved by your care team
- 1/2 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1/2 medium ripe banana
- 2 tablespoons quick oats
- 1 cup unsweetened low-fat milk or care-team-approved liquid
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract, optional
Directions
- 1
Add the approved liquid and quick oats to a blender and let them stand for 3 minutes.
- 2
Add the yogurt, protein powder, banana, cinnamon, and optional vanilla.
- 3
Blend until completely smooth with no oat pieces or powder pockets.
- 4
Divide into two small servings. Eat or sip only at the pace and volume directed by your care team. Refrigerate the second serving promptly and use it within 24 hours.
PER SERVING
Nutrition
- Protein
- 19g
- Calories
- 155
- Carbs
- 18g
- Fat
- 2g
- Fiber
- 2g
- Sugar
- 9g
- Sodium
- 155mg
Estimated per half recipe using vanilla protein powder, plain nonfat Greek yogurt, unsweetened low-fat milk, banana, and quick oats. Protein powders and milks vary; calculate exact values from your own labels.
Source: Inspired by USDA MyPlate’s “Strawberry and Banana Fruit Smoothie” (https://www.myplate.gov/web/web/recipes/fruit-smoothie-ii) and Ohio State Wexner Medical Center’s bariatric smoothie guidance (https://medicine.osu.edu/-/media/files/wexnermedical/patient-care/healthcare-services/weight-management/bariatric-surgery/bariatriccookbook.pdf); independently developed and worded Guild adaptation.
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