A chocolate, banana, and oatmeal smoothie is a warm smoothie for those cold mornings and also a delicious way to start your morning strong with a good balance of protein and complex carbs.

The combination of tryptophan and vitamin B in bananas and oats helps your mood regulation and the production of serotonin which will help you to have a great day despite the weather.

Ingredients

1 cup milk or almond milk

¼ cup rolled oats

1 tbsp cacao powder

1 big banana

1 pitted Medjool date

1 tbsp chia seeds

Warm the milk and put all the ingredients in a blender, you can add a little of coffee if you like for a caffeine boost.

Another option would be to add a protein powder of your preference.

-Patricia Chirino Cabrera