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Avocado and Banana Smoothie-Oats, milk,cinnamon and Yoghurt

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Hey guys, I did it! This is the first time; in a long time that I have had a smoothie. This time, it is a breakfast smoothie and I was dreading to use the avocado- because I hate the taste of avocados in a smoothie. But I had hope to try it because it involved bananas. And I love bananas in my smoothie. This is how it turned out. Ingredients: 1/2 Avocado. 1x banana. A few sprinkles of cinnamon. Poured in a bit of plain yoghurt 1/3 of semi-skimmed milk. Approx 1/3 of raw oats. I wasn't sure if I mixed it properly because it looked lumpy but it was fine. However, the smoothie tasted bitter, due to the taste of the avocado. I really thought the banana would have balanced it out with its sweetness but I was wrong.  It started off with me chewing some of the oats and then some more sips tasted overly sweet. But then the rest of it, tasted bitter. Even the after taste made me feel like I need another drink to wash down the bitter taste. But I suppose the healthy fats and the smoothie is ...

Oatmeal with-banana and strawberries

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  Hey Goodmorning guys, Today I started off with a healthy breakfast. I decided I want to start experimenting with various recipes that include a banana. I originally thought of making a pancake, but with strawberries. But then I remembered that after my first attempt- I hated the taste of banana in pancakes. So I thought to try it with oats first to see if I like it. I proved myself right again! I disliked this recipe with bananas. I think I will stick to implementing sweetier tastes with oats. Cooked oats with diary (semi-skimmed) milk with cinnamon & 1x chopped up banana and 1x strawberry. I really hated the taste of the banana with the oats and milk on one spoonful. I just wanted the portion of banana to be over and done with. But because I cut 1 banana- there seemed to be too many slices in my bowl; which made it dreadful. I think in the future, I will stick to my decision of not mixing banana with milk/ any other breakfast recipes. However, on the other hand. This recipe ...