Banananananananananana Apple Smoothie

So, for anyone following along, my smoothie recipes are NOT going to be earth shattering.  This blog is not meant to be a repository of smoothie recipes.  There are plenty of other places on the internet for that.  Again, primarily I just want to document for myself, but for anyone else who ever wanted to try making smoothies too, it could be fun to reference some recipes and tips from someone you know.....

Smoothie #1 was primarily Bananananananana (no, I will never type that correctly, stretching it out is too much fun) and apple.

Ingredients were as follows (amounts are just rough estimates, it's not an exact science):

1 Banananananananana
1 Apple (including skin, but cored)
3-4 Tbsp. non-fat Greek yogurt
Handful of oats
3-4 ice cubes

This smoothie was really quite nice.  It had a very pleasant, sweet flavor, and I could not taste the yogurt at all.  I do not like the sour taste of yogurt, which is why I went with Greek yogurt - I'd never had it before, but had read that it is less sour than its American counterpart.  Not sure at this stage if not tasting the yogurt was a result of using Greek yogurt vs. this specific blend of fruits. 

The oats blended quite nicely and didn't really affect the consistency.... I mean I'm sure it added to the thickness, but it's not like there were chunks of oats all through, which I was worried about.  Of course, that could be because this Ninja processor is quite good at pulverizing things.......  except apples.  I did discover that it can't handle a chunk of apple too large because the apple is soft enough (vs., say, ice cubes) that instead of being pulverized, the blades just kept digging into the apple.  Much easier to mix once I cut the apple up into smaller pieces. 

For those new to smoothies (like me) - yogurt is a good ingredient because - among other things - it is high in protein.  The oats are good to add fiber.  Packing a smoothie full or protein and fiber is what I am hoping will allow me to kick the caffeine habit.