Homemade Cheez-its & Quick N' Easy Chocolate Banana Smoothie

Homemade cheez-its...you don't say! But I do. They were yummy and really easy to make...only 6 ingredients (and I only used five of them)! I got the recipe from Wordpress. I did not include the milk because I didn't have any, but they turned out fine. I also used a very small food processor and it still worked (in case you don't have a heavy duty one). My batch made about 80 cheez-its and they were scrumdelicious :)

As you can tell, these didn't last very long!

Healthy Chocolate Banana Smoothie

I love to try different smoothie recipes. This is one of my own concoctions, which I really liked with the addition of regular cocoa powder! It is a great post-workout recovery drink and if you drink two servings you will get 16 grams of protein and 600 mg of potassium for around 200 calories.

Makes:  4 servings (8 oz each)

Ingredients:

• 1 c. skim milk
• 1 c. plain Greek yogurt (I used Athenos, but normally use Chobani or Oikos)
• 2 tsp. Nestle's Cocoa Powder (unsweetened)
• 1 tbs. cinnamon
• 2 medium bananas
• Ice (4-5 regular sized cubes)
• Whipped cream (optional)

Directions:

1. Put all ingredients in the smoothie maker, blender, etc. with the ice going in last.
2. Blend it!
3. Top it off with a dollop of whipped cream (optional). 

Nutritional Information (w/o any whipped cream):

Calories: 112
Fat: 1 g
Sat. Fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 4 mg
Sodium: 53 mg
Potassium: 317 mg
Carbs: 21 g
Dietary Fiber: 3 g
Sugar: 9 g
Protein: 8 g

Vitamin A: 1%
Vitamin C: 10%
Calcium: 15%
Iron: 4%