If you’re looking for a lighter way to love your guts this Valentine’s Day, this Chocolate Covered Strawberry Smoothie makes an ideal swap for rich desserts. Made with probiotic Lifeway Kefir, this smoothie is packed with live and active cultures to nourish your microbiome, all while tasting like chocolate-covered strawberries in milkshake form. Sign us up!
Creamy, silky smooth Lowfat Strawberry Lifeway Kefir is the star ingredient in this recipe, which brings a lovely, berry-filled flavor that pairs perfectly with raw cacao or cocoa powder in this smoothie. Along with being rich in probiotics, Lifeway Kefir is a great source of high-quality protein to help you feel your best. Fresh strawberries used in this recipe deliver fiber for a healthy gut, a light and refreshing flavor, plus skin-loving nutrients to help you glow from within—just like Lifeway Kefir!
So grab your blender, and sip on this delicious Chocolate Covered Strawberry Smoothie made with Lifeway Kefir that loves you back in more ways than one. Just don’t forget to share it with someone special!
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The Benefits of Cultured Dairy for Better Health:
Research continues to show the importance of eating healthy foods, including cultured dairy such as kefir, for optimal digestion and gut health, a strong immune system, and to support the microbiome. Fermented foods like kefir hold important value in this line of research due to the link between the gut-brain axis and overall health. Specifically, kefir has been shown to help diversify the microbiome, improve digestion, reduce inflammation, support healthier blood sugar levels, and improve satiety since the bioavailable protein it contains triggers the release of GLP-1.
Lifeway Kefir is packed with a variety of vital nutrients important for overall health, including bone and muscle health; these include vitamin D3, K, calcium, and vitamin B12. Along with our probiotic-rich kefir, Lifeway also offers artisan-made Farmer Cheese, a creamy, high-protein cheese made with live and active cultures to support healthy muscles and a healthy microbiome. Lifeway Farmer Cheese is easy to spread, free of gums and thickeners, and contains no added salt or sugar for optimal health benefits.
Prep Time: 5 mins Servings: 1-2Ingredients
- 1/2 cup to 1 cup frozen strawberries
- 1/2 to 1 fresh or frozen banana
- 1 cup Lowfat Strawberry Kefir
- 1 1/2 - 2 tbsp. raw cacao powder or cocoa powder
- 1-2 tbsp. chocolate protein powder of choice
- optional: 1/2 tbsp. honey if you want it sweeter
- fresh strawberries sliced in half for a garnish
Directions
- Add Lifeway Kefir and the raw cacao powder or cocoa powder, chocolate protein powder, and the honey (if using) to a blender. Add frozen strawberries and the banana next.
- Blend the mixture on low for a few seconds to get the blender going, then progress to high until thick and creamy (about 10-15 seconds).
- Pour into 1-2 glasses, then top with fresh sliced strawberries. Slice your strawberries to make them look like hearts to make this smoothie extra festive!
