05/27/2026
I’m doing a bit of a dairy experiment right now- cutting back to see if my skin notices. Greek yogurt has been my go-to smoothie protein boost for a while, so I needed a swap.
Enter: black beans.
I know. Stay with me.
Quarter cup into the blender with banana, cocoa, protein powder, flax and pumpkin seeds and honestly? You cannot taste them. What you do get is a smoothie that kept me full for four solid hours with zero blood sugar drama afterward.
That’s the thing about whole food protein sources. They come with fibre, minerals, and slow-burning fuel built in. Greek yogurt is great. But sometimes the unexpected swap teaches you something.
This one’s going into regular rotation.
Your body doesn’t care if the protein came from something unexpected. It cares that it got what it needed.
Full recipe in the slides. Try it before you judge it. Let me know what you think.