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Berry Almond Bliss

Name: Berry Almond Bliss
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: 1 cup unsweetened almond milk; 1/2 cup frozen mixed berries, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries; 1 scoop vanilla or berry protein powder, about 30 g; 3 ice cubes, if using fresh berries

Mixed berries and almond milk with vanilla protein: the classic berry smoothie, kept low-carb. 26 g protein, 9 g net carbs.

prep: 5 min
cook: 0 min
total: 5 min
serves: 1
level: easy

Per serving: 190 kcal · 26 g protein · 4 g fat · 9 g net carbs

Berries are the fruit that low-carb eating keeps. Half a cup of mixed berries brings the antioxidants and the color without wrecking the carb count.

Frozen berries beat fresh here: colder, cheaper, and they thicken the smoothie on their own.

This is number 3 of our top 20 high protein, low carb smoothies.

method

Pour the almond milk into the blender, add the berries and protein powder.
Blend on high for 30 to 45 seconds, until completely smooth.
Taste and adjust: a few more ice cubes for thicker, a splash more liquid for thinner. Drink cold.

chef's tips

Frozen berries make it thick like soft-serve; fresh berries make it drinkable. Pick your texture.
Raspberries are the lowest-carb berry, so lean the mix toward them if you are counting closely.
Use a protein powder with no added sugar. It is the difference between 3 and 15 grams of carbs per scoop.