chocolate super-food protein soothie

This morning I decided to vary up my workout routine and just go for a nice leisurely run. For the people that know me, I am a runner at heart. I used to run everyday because I craved it and loved it. However, I was not getting the results I wanted by strictly running. I was then introduced to HIIT workouts and weights. Now that I have fallen in love with weights again (hated doing weights in college when I was forced to lol), I recently realized how much I missed my long runs. After this morning's refreshing run, I decided to start to incorporate long distance runs back into my routine. There is something to be said for going on a long run to relax and let your mind wander.

When I got back from my run, I was craving something cold and refreshing. I decided to make a chocolate super-food protein smoothie topped with half a quest bar, unsweetened coconut, and 2 figs chopped in half. 

Smoothie Ingredients:

1 cup unsweetened almond milk

1 scoop chocolate protein- I used vega one

honey and cinnamon (eyeballed about 1 tbsp of each)

1 frozen banana
1 tbsp hersheys unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tbsp chia seed

1 tbsp flax seed

1 tbsp coconut sugar

3 ice cubes

*blend until smooth

*topped with 1/2 vanilla almond quest bar, unsweetened coconut, and figs (to add fiber)