Valentine’s Day in a glass. Don’t underestimate the healing powers of dark chocolate—it’s not there as a gimmick. When you combine fruit and dark chocolate (at least 70 percent cacao), you accelerate the release of butyrate, a compound made in your large intestine that tells your fat-storage genes to chill out.
- 1 frozen banana
- 4 fresh cherries, pitted
- 2 dark chocolate squares
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 scoop vanilla plant-based protein powder
- 2 ice cubes
- Topping: 1 more cherry
NUTRITION: 280 calories / 3 g fat / 35 g carbs / 6 g fiber / 17 g sugar / 28 g protein