Strawberry Almond Butter Smoothie
This recipe is appropriate for diabetes mellitus as it includes whole fruits, unsweetened almond milk, and almond butter which are low in added sugars and high in fiber and healthy fats.
Adapted from Whole Foods Market
- Diabetes
- Celiac
- Hashimoto's
- Low-FODMAP
- Dairy-free
- High blood pressure
- Heart health
- Mediterranean
- Balanced
- Gluten-free
- High-fibre
- High cholesterol
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Keto
- Low-carb
- Low-GI
- DASH diet
- Weight loss
- Hyperparathyroidism
Ingredients
- 4 ice cubes
- 8 ounces strawberries*
- 1 cup unsweetened plain almondmilk
- 2 tablespoons smooth almond butter
Method
- Put ice cubes into a blender and blend until crushed.
- Add berries, almondmilk and almond butter and blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.
- *You can substitute 1 cup frozen (not thawed) whole strawberries for the fresh berries. Leave out the ice if you use frozen berries.
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