Turtle Smoothie

The holidays are filled with desserts, candies and treats.  They hid around every corner.  It seems that every gathering has a bunch of sugary indulgences that offer a delicious taste of the holidays.  Which makes it hard to stay on track during the holiday season.  One of the holiday candies that I have a hard time saying no to is a Turtle.

The crunchy pecan...the creamy caramel...the melt in your mouth chocolate...oh my, I need to stop.  Let’s get back on track here.  I was referring to keeping with a healthy diet, meaning indulging in treats sparingly and having a bunch of delicious smoothies that taste like treats but are actually healthy.  One that is on my list every week is my Turtle Smoothie.

This smoothie hits the spot everytime.  When I’m craving chocolate, or anything sweet really.  What makes this smoothie healthy is the high quality protein I use.  Shaklee’s Life Energizing Shake has a plethora of healthy benefits.  It is loaded with fiber and high quality organic protein.  It also has a huge list of vitamins and minerals that the body needs in order to maintain optimal health.  Of course there are plenty more benefits to the protein, but you can check it out for yourself.

Turtle Smoothie

Ingredients

• 2 scoops or ½ cup Chocolate Shaklee Life Energizing Shake mix (or for vegan option use Cocoa Energizing Soy Protein)
• 1 cup coconut milk (or almond, soy, flax, rice, cashew or cow milk)
• 1 tbsp Dark chocolate chips (I used Enjoy Life to make these dairy free, and are a vegan option)
• 2 tbsp chopped pecans
• 1 tsp honey (or maple syrup)
• ¼ tsp cinnamon (optional)
• ½ tsp vanilla
• pinch of sea salt or pink himalayan
• 4-5 ice cubes

Directions

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.  Makes one serving.  Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 2 cups

1 Serving per Recipe

Amount Per Serving
Calories 334.5
Total Fat 17g
	Trans Fat 0g
Total Carbohydrate 30g
	Dietary Fiber 8.75g
Protein 17.75g

Gluten Free!  Dairy Free and Vegan, if you use vegan chocolate chips like Enjoy Life.  Vegan, if you use maple syrup instead of honey and if you use Energizing Soy Protein!

*Nutrition facts will vary if you use different milk, chocolate chips, protein mix or maple syrup instead of honey.

**I always suggest using organic ingredients whenever possible.