When watermelon is ripe, you know it’s sweet, sweet summertime. You’ll start to find the fruit blended into cocktails, thrown into salads with feta cheese and even sliced and drizzled with chocolate to resemble a dessert pizza. But you’d rather enjoy the seasonal treat in a much simpler form, especially after an exhausting workout. Combined with vanilla protein powder and a hint of peppermint, this is the refreshing watermelon smoothie you need to refuel. Try a shake for breakfast, post-workout or as a midday snack, so you can get your fill (and much-needed nutrients) before summer’s end.
Watermelon-Mint Protein Smoothie
Ingredients
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
A few drops peppermint stevia
1 cup watermelon
1 cup ice
Directions: In a blender, blend watermelon until crushed. Add protein powder, stevia and ice, processing until smooth.