Ingredients
Method
- If you are using pomegranate seeds, crack open the pomegranate in a basin of water as you pull the seeds and the membrane from the fruit so that the seeds will float to the top of the water.
- Peel your banana.
- If you use fresh fruit, wash the berries. Do not remove the leafy green top from the strawberries; there is more vitamin C in the tops than in the berries themselves.
- Make sure your blender is clean. Take a minute to take the bottom apart and check that the seals are clean and well seated.
- Place milk, yogurt, pomegranate juice and fresh fruit in blender. Blend on low.
- While blending, add any frozen berries and add protein powder. Sometimes the protein powder will stick to the sides. Stop blending and scrape it into the middle with a rubber spatula, then resume blending.
- Blend on high for 20 to 30 seconds, then set it to ice breaker speed and add ice cubes until your volume is met.
- When all the ice has been broken up, blend on high for 1 to 2 minutes until desired smooth consistency is reached.
Nutrition
Notes
Makes 4 medium or 3 large servings (1 full blender).
You need a good blender. The 10 dollar plastic blenders sold at discount stores are not going to cut it over the long haul. We have a Black and Decker vortex that works great.
If I can't find fresh pomegranate, I use POM Wonderful brand pure pomegranate juice since it is always fresh and has no artificial additives. Research by the Israeli Army showed that drinking just 1 ounce of pomegranate juice a day will reduce high blood pressure significantly.
We do not use unfermented soy protein since it can have such unhealthy side effects.
I vary the berries seasonally for different tastes if I can get fresh berries, especially organic. If your fruits are fresh, it always tastes better in the end. Very high in protein and high in calcium and phosphorus.