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Banana Vanilla Orange Smoothie {High Protein}

This orange smoothie is made of blended Bai5 Costa Rica Clementine, frozen bananas and vanilla protein powder for an easy, healthy and creamy drink that is perfect for after a workout!

Banana Creamsicle Protein Smoothie - This orange smoothie is SO thick, creamy, and packed with vanilla protein powder so it tastes like a creamsicle! Ready in 5 minutes, loading with antioxidants and perfect for post workout recovery! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

It’s a ME Moooooonday!

If you read that like Super Mario, it is SO much more fun. I PINKY SWEARZ IT.

How was ze weekend? Did you have an extra eleventy million hours to spend working your muscles out at the gym to make them all BIG, STRONG and TUFF?

Yeah. ME EITHER.  Because, like, I have a life and the sun is shooting rays of glorious, summer happiness at me, which means that I kinda just want to enjoy it before the SAD RAIN of Seattle hits.  It’s looming. I can feel it, and I DO NOT LIKE.

Banana Creamsicle Protein Smoothie - This orange smoothie is SO thick, creamy, and packed with vanilla protein powder so it tastes like a creamsicle! Ready in 5 minutes, loading with antioxidants and perfect for post workout recovery! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

Anyway.  I know you understand me.  It can just be super hard to schedule in that sweat sesh, especially when there are all kinds of busy, summer activates going on.  I have been trying to figure out a sneaky way to please both the inner health person inside of me AND the hi-I-like-summer-and-going-outside-with-mah-friends-because-like-LIFE person.

Which I A-L-M-O-S-T gave up on.  Achieving THAT kind of balance? SO MUCH thinking and brain power REQUIRED.

And THEN Bai and Greatist  preee much saved my whole life with their July 30 Day Fitness Challenge that adds DA flavor to your fitness routine, while still allowing you to, you know, LIVE (!!!!)

Banana Creamsicle Protein Smoothie - This orange smoothie is SO thick, creamy, and packed with vanilla protein powder so it tastes like a creamsicle! Ready in 5 minutes, loading with antioxidants and perfect for post workout recovery! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

They have this awesome calendar that lists an EZ PZ way to add a little extra fitness into your day. LIIIIKE for example: today, you must challenge your co cower to a PLANK DUEL.

I thought about challenging my dog, since I don’t really have coworkers. BUT, she’s on vacation at Grandma and Grandpas. Which is good because she’s, like, REALLY STRONG and I was sort of intimidated.

So, the hubs and I did it instead. (I won.)

Which made our abs cry with joy, pain, growth and all sorts of other things, but MOSTLY they cried out for a little tasty protein recovery action.

Banana Creamsicle Protein Smoothie - This orange smoothie is SO thick, creamy, and packed with vanilla protein powder so it tastes like a creamsicle! Ready in 5 minutes, loading with antioxidants and perfect for post workout recovery! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

OH HAI BAI5 Costa Rica Clementine you blend with frozen bananas, oranges and a little bit of vanilla protein powder into an ultra-creamy-feels-like-dessert-frosty-beverage-that-I-want-to-slurp-down-ALL-summer but, PSYCH,  you justsohappen to have the PERFECT ratio of carbs and protein to fill up my muscles.

Cool down and fuel up after a workout with a Banana Vanilla Orange Protein Smoothie! @DrinkBai

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You guys have tried Bai5 yes? If you answered “no” then you need to shut your screen, go to the store and get yourself some. Finish reading when you get back.  They’ve become an essential in our post workout smoothie jams for a  few reasons:

1. Uhmmm. ALL the flavors taste like heaven in liquid form.  So, there’s that.

2. They use the outer part of the coffee fruit (I did not even know there was such a thing!!) so you get a LEEETLE caffeine boost AND all those natural antioxidants are jam-packed inside above mentioned liquid-from-heaven-tastiness.

Banana Creamsicle Protein Smoothie - This orange smoothie is SO thick, creamy, and packed with vanilla protein powder so it tastes like a creamsicle! Ready in 5 minutes, loading with antioxidants and perfect for post workout recovery! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

3. They’re naturally sweetened with stevia.  Which is the sweetener that I use at home AND does not leave that “I just drank a low calorie (ONLY 5 of ’em!) beverage and now my mouth tastes funky” aftertaste.

You know what I am talking about.

Back to the smoothie.  We didn’t even TALK about the fact that they take 2 MINUTES to make.  LIIIIKE there are only 2 minutes between your face, a straw and recovering from the daily fitness challenge, outside on your porch in the happy summer rays, sipping on creamy dreamy banana-meet-creamsicle-with-HEALTH-AND-GLOWY-SKIN-ANTIOXIDANT goodness.

Banana Creamsicle Protein Smoothie - This orange smoothie is SO thick, creamy, and packed with vanilla protein powder so it tastes like a creamsicle! Ready in 5 minutes, loading with antioxidants and perfect for post workout recovery! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

See? Adding the FLAVAH.  Fitness is meeting delicious. <— Does the rhyme? I’m pretending YES.

If you didn’t already want to check out all these challenges let me just mention that over the weekend, you know what we had to do?

“TREAT YO’SELF”

It actually said that. WITH a picture of a Popsicle.

I don’t know about you, but anything that’s going to get me beach ready BUT ALSO includes pictures of popsicles, is pretty much the ULTIMATE of things that make me smile and feel like I am straight up WINNING at life.

Pretend what I’m about to say to you is in the least-bossy-just-looking-out-for-mah-internet-friendz kinda way:

Click over, blend up and SLURP DOWN.

Banana Creamsicle Protein Smoothie - This orange smoothie is SO thick, creamy, and packed with vanilla protein powder so it tastes like a creamsicle! Ready in 5 minutes, loading with antioxidants and perfect for post workout recovery! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

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Banana Vanilla Orange Smoothie {High Protein}

Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 2
Author Taylor

Ingredients

  • 1 Scoop Vanilla protein powder of choice (I used Whey but feel free to use a plant-based protein if vegan)
  • 2 Frozen bananas cut into halves
  • 1 Cup Bai5 Costa Rica Clementine
  • 2 Frozen clementines segmented into quarters

Instructions

  2. Place all ingredients into a blenderand blend until smooth and creamy!
  3. DRINK UP!
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Banana Creamsicle Protein Smoothie - This orange smoothie is SO thick, creamy, and packed with vanilla protein powder so it tastes like a creamsicle! Ready in 5 minutes, loading with antioxidants and perfect for post workout recovery! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

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  2. Smoothies are the best! I love how easy they are to customize and that they only rake minutes to make! This one sounds SO good, Taylor! I’ve never thought to add oranges to my smoothie before, so I’m loving this! Sounds perfect! Pinned!

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    • Right! Perfect for those days when you don’t have time to eat, but need something healthy! Thanks Gayle!

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  3. Yes! This smoothie reminds me so much of the mock Orange Julius my grandma used to make when I was little and we loved it. I love these flavors together. So making this!

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  5. Love these ‘naner-ific orange-dreamy smoothies, Taylor. With the move I have either been forgetting to eat, or eating crap, so I TOTALLY need to check out the challenges and treat my body to one of these delicious and Oh.So.Good for me smoothies. First, I should probably find my blender and sanity… this is exactly the inspiration I need to do so! 🙂 Cheers, Girl! Pinned!
    P.S- Congrats on beating the hubs in the challenge! You are toe-ts RIPPED and supa STRONG, remind me to never piss you off! 😉

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    • YES YOU DO! And I totally know what you mean, moving is the WORST! 😉
      BHAHAHA you’re too cute, thank you! 😉

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  6. Oh definitely didn’t spend too much time working out but the hubs and I did go for a long bike ride on our anniversary…you know to burn off that cake and breakfast we indulged in!
    And these Bai5 drinks are amazinggggg! I have never had this flavor but definitely trying soon!

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  9. I’m tots struggling with the “be healthy and workout” side of me and the “I want to go outside and play and have fun and cannon ball into a pool” side of me! It’s the #summertimestruggle but I’ll get through it…. with this delicious creamsicle protein smoothie!!!

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  15. I love that you and the hubs did a plank challenge! If it were our house my hubs would be making the smoothie while I did the planking 😉

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    • Thanks! I had to get them summer ready right!
      P.s I love this comment. Our dog and cats can DUEL 😉 Thanks!

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  21. This looks so delicious! I had no idea that Bai5 had a little boost of caffeine (always a win in my book). I just bought the mango flavor and have frozen mangoes in the freezer so I know what I’ll be making this week post-workout! I also got the sparkling Bai in grapefruit. Can’t wait to try it!

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    • I am going to try the sparkling Bai! It sounds so good! I am all about extra caffeine too 😉 Thanks Carly!

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  25. Oh man, I am digging the freshness of this smoothie. I love that extra boost of protein to keep me full and happy too. Now about those planks…. 😉

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  27. I have some oversized oranges that I will not be able to eat, this smoothie will take care of that! I love that its high in protein, I can never get enough protein. 🙂

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  31. Oh what an ugly shirt for your husband! (Ha!! I’m just kidding, we are big Iowa fans!) Is he from Nebraska?

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  32. This smoothie looks amazing! I haven’t seen this flavor of Bai5, but I love the coconut one. I love that your husband did planks with you- with gloves on!! The best!

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    • Coconut is SO good! But, really, they are all!
      I KNOW HAHA! He wanted to look “tough” such a silly guy! Thanks!

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  36. why haven’t i EVER put Clementines in smoothies before?! such a smart idea. this looks great.
    Also love the plank challenge – i always make my boyfriend do them with me and he hates me for it 😉

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    • You TOTALLY need to try it! Especially frozen, to make it thick and icy and YUM!
      BAHAH my husband was DYING during them, it must be a man thing! 😉 Thanks Beverley!

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  37. I saw this post yesterday and I was going to comment, but I thought no I’m going to try it for breakfast. I like to have smoothies for breakfast, especially now with this heat I’m just not in the mood to eat anything. I used everything fresh rather than frozen, the orange taste was nice and refreshing. I found the bananas are just used for the creamy texture. I added in some protein but I am also going to try it without the protein. It can be made without protein can’t it?

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  39. Oooh love these! Flavour combo is amazing! If I make one will it entice the sun back out, because for real, it’s 4:30pm and I just turned a light on as it’s so dark and gloomy outside! 🙁 🙁 🙁

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  41. Dream sickle, cream sickle orange yummy-ness but I totally do not like bananas in my smoothies! I used to own a Smoothie Bar ( sold it to take care of mom who had cancer or it would still be going) but never could get to liking bananas in my own smoothies. What besides protein do YOU use for creaminess? French vanilla smoothies are my absolute favorite but Dreamsickle is the next!!!

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