If you hop onto Instagram and search for #barley, you'll find lots of booze (the ingredient is used to create craft beer), barley seeds (raw and cooked), and surprisingly, a few adorable puppy photos (no clue there). But among the pics, you'll also notice something else: smoothies! Barley is an excellent source of protein and fiber to help fuel your body and keep your appetite in check. Ready to start blending? Here's some food-spiration to get you started:
A photo posted by bernicejvr1 (@bernicejvr1) on Oct 10, 2014 at 5:10am PDT
Barley, carrots, apple, honey, and orange make up this glass of deliciousness.
A photo posted by Glenn Yoong (@shugogy95) on Oct 10, 2014 at 3:28am PDT
You'll want to lounge on your couch and sip this delish barley and pumpkin drink on those days when you have zero desire to step outside.
A photo posted by Bryan Perazzo (@_bananabran) on Oct 10, 2014 at 11:00am PDT
Make everyone green with envy by whipping up this barley, banana, and sapote smoothie.
A photo posted by michelle (@mrs_pambihira07) on Oct 10, 2014 at 9:34am PDT
Add celery, honeydew, cucumber, carrots, and barley to your grocery list, stat.
A photo posted by @phreshproducts on Aug 8, 2014 at 1:27pm PDT
Feeling parched? This barley, watermelon, mint, kale, collard, spinach, wheat grass, alfalfa, spirulina, broccoli, and oat grass smoothie is super-refreshing.
Show us your smoothies! Next week, we'll be sharing smoothies made with #plantain on our site. Tag @WomensHealthMag in your #PlantainSmoothie photos on Instagram for the chance to be featured. Just remember to include the entire recipe in your caption so our readers know how to recreate your yummy concoction.
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