Banana and oats breakfast smoothie

Are you one of those people who doesn’t always have time for breakfast? Try this quick and simple nutrition-packed smoothie instead.

You can whip it up before you head out the door and carry it with you. It’s high in fibre and protein and with the oats and fruit, it’ll keep you going all morning.

Breakfast smoothie

Serves 2
Time to make: 3 minutes

2 bananas
1/4 cup prunes
1/2 cup wholegrain oats
1/4 cup vanilla or honey-flavoured low-fat yoghurt
2 tablespoons peanut butter
2 cups trim milk
handful ice

Step 1  Put all ingredients into the Vitamix. Start on low then increase to maximum power for 1-2 minutes, until smooth. Serve.

Variation

For a dairy-free smoothie, you could swap out the yoghurt and milk for dairy-free soy versions.

Nutrition information (per serve)

• Energy 1740kJ
• Protein 19g
• Total fat 4g
• Sat fat 1g
• Carbs 75g
• Sugars 51g
• Fibre 7g
• Sodium 140mg
• Calcium 470mg
• Iron 3.5mg