“Pick me up, guilt free, Chocolate, Banana, Blueberry, Walnut Smoothie”!

It was hot here on Saturday in Adelaide. I can feel the turn of the sun to that blistering heat of an Adelaide Summer and I am not liking it. I am not a hot weather person. Added to that, I had a bad night with my type 1 diabetes the night before resulting in having to cancel my planned Annie Sloan chalk paint workshop at the lovely Brocante In the Barossa as I was too tired to drive to the valley.

Instead I spent some time with my family and did various jobs around the house (and snuck in a garage sale!). I decided I needed a treat and thought I would whizz up a pick me up smoothie.

As I am a spontaneous person I just looked at what I had that might make a yummy smoothie for afternoon tea.

Here is what I came up with:

The “Pick me up, Guilt Free, Chocolate, Banana, Blueberry, Walnut Smoothie”!

Ingredients

1 banana

15 or so Blueberries

6 – 8 walnut halves

1 tub of diet chocolate mousse (I used the Nestle dark one)

3 dessert spoons of reduced fat greek or European natural Yoghurt

2 good dessert spoons of low fat ice cream (I used the Bulla one)

Skim milk to fill the container (about a cup I would say)

Method

• Chop the banana into pieces and throw into the container
• Throw in the rest!
• Blend until smooth
• Enjoy!

Verdict – I loved it, it was refreshing, with a nice blend of flavours, chocolate and banana being the dominant flavours but was a guilt free treat with the low fat and sugar products being used in the mix and adds a punch to your nutrients for the day with addition of blueberries and walnuts.

Helen xx

Helen is the founder and director of Diabetes Counselling Online, a social worker, diabetes educator, type 1 diabetic since 1979, blogger at www.recycledinteriors.org PhD Candidate and mother of 3 sons