No Guilt Egg Nog Smoothie

Egg Nog - you either love it or hate it...or love it but hate the calorie count! Here's a great alternative for the egg nog flavour without the egg nog :)

Egg Nog Smoothie
makes 1

Ingredients
1 scoop of vanilla whey protein
1 cup of unsweetened almond milk
1/4 cup of cottage cheese
2 X 1" chunk of banana
1/4-1/2 tsp of nutmeg
1/4-1/2 tsp of cinnamon
1/4-1/2 tsp of all spice
1/4-1/2 tsp of ground cloves
1/4 tsp rum extract
couple of ice cubes

Depending on how spicy you like it, you can play with the amount of the spices mentioned. If you don't happen to have all of these in your pantry, you can substitute in 1-1.5 tsp of pumpkin pie spice and it will have a similar flavour (but if you have them, the separate spices tend to make it more flavourful and egg-nog-esque!). Blend all together and then top with an extra sprinkle of cinnamon!

**TIP: I hate having the 'half-cut' banana on my counter, so for those of us who don't use whole bananas at a time, take some bananas, break them into 1" chunks and freeze them. That way you can easily grab one of two pieces for your smoothie, get the great texture of the banana in your smoothie but not have to look at the brown banana on your counter until you finally use it up. You'll also never need to worry about having fresh bananas on hand!