Drinks Banana Smoothies Strawberry, Banana and Almond Butter Smoothie 5.0 (1,607) Add your rating & review After a morning workout, Chef Nate Appleman often makes this smoothie, which gets a dose of protein from almond butter. Great Healthy Snacks By Nate Appleman Nate Appleman Why he won Because at his two Bay Area restaurants he uses exceptional ingredients—especially house-butchered meat—for his marvelous Italian menus. Born 1979 Raised Greenville, OH Education The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. Experience Brasa, Seattle; Ristorante Dulcamara, Florence, Italy; Campton Place, San Francisco. Career turning point “Most of my training had been French. But at Brasa, I discovered a new way of cooking: wood grilling, wood-oven roasting.” Favorite kitchen tool A calculator. “We use whole animals, so if I make sausages, I need to adapt proportions.” Won Best New Chef at: A16 and SPQR, San Francisco, CA Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on January 4, 2019 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Lucy Schaeffer Total Time: 10 mins Yield: 1 drink Ingredients 1 frozen peeled banana (cut into -inch pieces) ½ cup frozen strawberries ¼ cup plain low-fat yogurt 1 tablespoon plus teaspoon almond butter 1 tablespoon honey 1 cup water Salt Directions Combine all of the ingredients except the salt in a blender and process until smooth. Season with salt and serve. Notes One serving 376 cal, 63 gm carb,13 gm fat, 1.6 gm sat fat, 8 gm protein, 6 gm fiber. Rate it Print