Banana-Cocoa Smoothie

Hurricane Irene is causing major destruction in the east coast this weekend. As I type, I can hear the wind blowing and the pouring rain. They say there are thousands of people without power due to fallen trees. I can see a big tree limb from a neighbors tree in our backyard. I just hope my tomatoes and bottle gourd survive the hurricane (I know I'm being a little wane, but can't help thinking of them).

So for today I have this very simple smoothie that I made for snack time the other day. If you have frozen bananas this is a snap to make. I have been storing my over-ripe bananas in the freezer, so they can be used in some way or the other rather than throwing them out.

Smoothie has only 5 ingredients and is very filling. I had it with some pita chips and hummus.

Recipe adapted from Vegetarian Times magazine.

Ingredients:

Bananas - 2 frozen

Soy milk - 2 cups (original recipe called for Chocolate soy milk, use it if you have it)

Cocoa powder - 2tsp (reduce the amount if you are use chocolate soy milk)

Agave Nectar - 2tsp

Ground Cinnamon - 1/2 tsp

Ice cubes - 8 (optional)

Method: 

• Blend all the ingredients until smooth. Enjoy!!

Lets check out what my fellow marathoners have cooked up for Day 6 of BM# 8.