Post-Exercise Recovery Smoothie

Recovery Smoothie Recipe

By Lauren Zimmerman, Registered Dietitian

  • 1.25 cup organic soymilk, unsweetened (sub for any nut milk but soy milk provides a higher protein content)
  • 1 banana (fresh or frozen)
  • ¼ cup old fashioned oats
  • 2 Tb hemp seeds
  • 1 tsp chia seeds
  • ¼ tsp vanilla
  • dash cinnamon
  • 1 heaping Tb cocoa powder
  • 2 dates
  • 1 cup frozen cherries
  • handful of spinach (optional)


About the Author

Lauren has been a registered dietitian for 6 years and helps others develop practical and enjoyable lifelong nutrition habits to improve health, well-being, energy levels, confidence, and digestion. She focuses largely on a whole food, plant-based nutrition approach to health.