We’ve conjured a festive drink into existence to get any Halloween party started off on the right foot. Say the name of our Showtime Smoothie three times while you blend Lifeway Kefir and Lifeway Farmer Cheese with avocado, spinach, matcha, vanilla, and dark chocolate for a drink so good that it will have you breaking out into song. Lifeway Kefir and Farmer Cheese pack this spooky smoothie potion with high-quality, bioavailable protein your body can put to good work and gut-loving probiotics that keep your gut happy and healthy.
While it might look a bit scary, this smoothie is rich in ghoulishly good nutrients ranging from healthy fats, fiber, vitamins, and minerals in avocados, plus folate and other B vitamins, fiber, and vitamins A, E, and C from spinach. You’ll never taste these green ingredients, but your body will feel the benefits after you blend these up with Lifeway Kefir and Farmer Cheese.
Rich, exotic dark chocolate keeps things decadent and delicious while the banana adds just the right amount of sweetness, fiber, B vitamins, and magnesium. Matcha soothes and lifts without the jitters and keeps you chill all night long. For an extra green touch, we used our matcha flavored Probiotic Smoothie + Collagen made with Lifeway Kefir cultures. You can also use any of our plain flavors of kefir, vanilla, or whatever other flavor your heart—and gut—loves the most.
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 better 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 triggers the release of GLP-1.
Lifeway Kefir also contains a variety of nutrients that are vital for healthy bones and overall health: vitamin D3, K, calcium, and vitamin B12. Along with our kefir, we also offer our artisan-made Farmer Cheese, a creamy high-protein cheese made with live and active cultures to support a healthy microbiome that’s easy to spread and contains no added salt for optimal heart-health benefits.
Prep Time: 15 mins Servings: 2Ingredients
- 1 cup divided Farmer Cheese
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 tbsp. cacao powder
- 3 tbsp. dark chocolate chips, melted
- 1 handful of fresh or frozen spinach
- 1/2 avocado, pitted and peeled (or use 1/2 cup frozen)
- 1 frozen banana - use a fresh banana if using frozen avocado
- 2 cups Lowfat Matcha Latte Probiotic Smoothie + Collagen
- *or use Lowfat Plain Kefir
- 1 tsp matcha powder
- Topping: 1/2 cup coconut whipped cream or regular whipped cream, 1 tsp. matcha powder, 1 tsp. sweetener of choice
Directions
- In a food processor, blend together 1 cup Lifeway Farmer Cheese, vanilla, cacao, and melted chocolate until smooth. Take out the mixture and set aside.
- In a blender, blend together spinach, avocado, banana, maple syrup or honey, Lifeway Kefir, and matcha powder until smooth and creamy.
- Make a matcha whipped cream; blend whipped coconut cream with matcha powder and 1 tsp. sweetener of choice. Whip and set aside (this will be the topping on your smoothies).
- Set out 2 glasses for preparation. Then drizzle the blended Lifeway Farmer Cheese and other ingredients from Step 1 into the sides of the glasses. Pour in the smoothie from Step 2 into the glasses on top. Swirl with a spoon, then add the coconut whipped cream and matcha mixture from Step 3 on top. Enjoy!
