Here are some some easy-to-follow smoothie recipes for when you want to add a fun and delicious addition to your diet while in orthodontic treatment!
Peanut Butter and Banana Meal Smoothie
In a blender add:
- 1/2 of a medium banana
- 1/2 cup quick oats
- 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter ( not natural)
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cup of your favorite kind of milk*
Blend until smooth. Refrigerate until cold. Smoothie will become thicker.
Enjoy now or within the next two days.
* your favorite kind of milk – anything from regular milk, coconut milk, almond milk, chocolate milk, etc
Green Monster Meal Smoothie
(AKA Peanut Butter and Spinach smoothie)
In a blender add:
- 1/2 cup quick oats
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter ( not natural)
- 1/4 cup frozen chopped spinach OR 1 cup fresh spinach
- 2 Tablespoons grape jelly OR honey
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups of your favorite kind of milk*
Blend until smooth. Refrigerate until cold. Smoothie will become thicker.
Enjoy now or within the next two days.
* your favorite kind of milk – anything from regular milk, coconut milk, almond milk, chocolate milk, etc
You don’t taste the spinach, you just taste the peanut butter!
Mixed Fruit Meal Smoothie
In a blender add:
- 1 cup of fruit**
- 1/2 cup quick oats
- 1/4c. apple juice
- 1 1/4 cup of your favorite kind of milk* ( not chocolate milk)
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Blend until smooth. Refrigerate until cold. Smoothie will thicken.
Enjoy now or within the next two days.
* your favorite kind of milk – anything from regular milk, coconut milk, almond milk, chocolate milk, etc.
** add two or more of your favorites – these all work well- papaya, crushed pineapple, pears, raspberries, apple sauce, Mandarin oranges, peaches, frozen black cherries ( make sure pits are removed).
Pictured is papaya, pear, black cherry smoothie
Credit to: Sharon Hader
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I’ve been around orthodontics for as long as I can remember with my father opening Zaytoun Orthodontics in 1959. That upbringing of being around my father and watching him change lives through perfecting smiles helped guide me in figuring out what I wanted to do when I grew up, which was to be in the healthcare field. Orthodontics for over 30 years. Joining my father and sister was a thrill for me and something that sets us apart from other orthodontists.