Horchata Recovery Post-Ride Smoothie

Feb 6

Horchata is a popular Mexican drink that is often described as a sweet rice milk beverage.

In this recipe, we take horchata's key ingredients and flavors and add a few new ones to make this Horchta Recovery Smoothie.

It’s creamy, naturally sweetened, cinnamon-spiced and made for recovering after a long or intense ride.

In December, drinking horchata, I'd look psychotic in a balaclava….name than song!

Serves 2

5 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup cooked calrose or sushi rice

1 cup unsweetened rice or almond milk

¼ cup Greek yogurt (sub dairy-free yogurt)

3 Medjool dates

2 Tbsp almond butter

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp coconut sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

¼ tsp sea salt

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Directions

Add all ingredients to a high-speed blender and blend until smooth. Add more milk if needed to reach the desired consistency.

Store in individual glass mason jars or covered bottles in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Nutrition Tips

Tip 1: During the first 2 hours after a ride, carb replenishment is most rapid at 150%. If you won't be getting a full meal in right after a ride, snack on carbs and high-quality protein immediately - 30 minutes after your ride. Post-ride snacks or smoothies should contain a 4:1 carb-to-protein ratio. Follow your post-ride snack with a full meal within 2 hours of finishing a ride.

Tip 2: White rice makes great recovery fuel after an intense or long endurance ride. It measures high on the glycemic index, which makes it easy for your body to absorb and restore your glycogen stores so you can get back out there and do it again the next day.

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