Buff Smoothie - Erin

Okay, so this post is kind of cheating. It's totally not about a recipe from one of the 3 cookbooks we'll be working with. That's okay, right? :) If I find something else that's either great or terrible, I'm going to share it with you.

A few weeks ago, Jase recorded a Good Eats episode about how Alton Brown, the host, lost a buncha weight. In the episode, Alton said you should start every day with something purple, and then he shared a smoothie recipe that he says made him buff....hence, Buff Smoothie.

It sounded really good, so I thought I'd try it. I got all the stuff at the store on Monday, but I had to wait for the bananas to ripen before making it. I'm really, really picky about bananas. I love them, but only for a short window of time. Once they were ripe, I stuck them in the freezer. Also, I had to improvise a bit because we don't have a blender that works. One broke, the other is missing a piece. Wanna know what I used instead? My food processor. Sounds weird, but it worked perfectly.

Here's what the critics had to say about the smoothie:

Madeline - "I think it was very good."

Riley - She actually drank it and wanted more!

Jase - "I thought it was really good. Tasty. Couldn't even taste the soy milk."

Erin - "Yum! I didn't think it would fill me up, but it did."

Here is what this recipe cost:

Soymilk - $2.34 (only used 1/2 c. per serving)

Bananas - $1.37 (only used 1/2 per serving)

Frozen Peaches - $2.66 (uses 1/2 c. per serving)

Frozen Strawberries - $2.68 (uses 1/2 c. per serving)

Frozen Blueberries - $3.08 (uses 1/2 c. per serving)

Grape Juice - $2.98 (uses 1/2 c. per serving)

I'm guessing I could make 6 smoothies with the ingredients I bought. So, the cost per serving is $2.52.

You should make this smoothie. It's really good and really good for you!! You can find Alton's recipe here:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/buff-smoothie-recipe/index.html

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