Substitutin question, please advise

[calaura29]

Would this smoothie recipe be an "allowed" or "okay" alternative for breakfast?

Addie's Peanut Butter Cup Smoothie

In a blender, mix until smooth:
1/2 cup vanilla soymilk or non-fat milk
1/2 cup non-fat yogurt
2 Tbsp all natural peanut butter
1 Tbsp cocoa powder
1Tbsp Splenda

The counts for a large glass
Calories: 205; Protein: 13; Carbs: 12; Fat: 10 (from the peanut butter); and Fiber: 3.5.

[Tiny T]

mmmm....looks good to me.....

I'd eat it on phase 1....maybe not every day, but I think it'd be okay to have for something different once in a while.

[RedRox]

maybe if you had an egg and some veggies with it! 200 calories seems a little light for a major meal and your first one of the day. And you still should have a 1/2 cup of veggies with breakfast. You are also using up your nut allowance for the day which is not a problem, just something to be aware of. At a minimum, I'd add a 1/2 cup of spinach to it to get your veggies in and you won't notice the flavor although it will turn it green! Finally, some feel you shouldn't really "drink your calories" as it is basically all sort of "predigested" once it is blended. If part of the goal is to eat real foods that take longer to digest so as to limit blood sugar spikes and responses, shakes and smoothies might not be the best approach to help that process. just sayin'. If you don't want to add the spinach, make sure you get a 1/2 cup of veggies some other way or a small 6 oz V8 to get some morning veggies in your menu. And I'd still eat more food personally that is protein based, like a cheese stick, an egg, some LF cottage cheese, some sandwich meat rolled up or something like that. Or add some cottage cheese to the smoothie itself. cottage cheese is actually a very high quality protein source in terms of the range of amino acids it provides.