Need some smoothie/shake suggestions please

boomhower1820

I am getting into things after packing on. I have half a tub of rocky road (basically chocolate to me) and a tub of vanilla ON Why protein. Bought some frozen rasberries, blueberries and mango. Forgot the rasberrys and am willing to add to the variety. Also read a bit today and seems I should have picked up some baby spinach. We always have fresh bananas at the house. Need some ideas what to make.

Last couple days I did scoop of chocolate protein powder, a banana, tablespoon of peanute butter, a cup of milk and a few ice cubes. It was really good but was starving within hours. Think I need to slide in a piece of toast or something but any actual cooking for breakfast is out of the question.

Thanks for the ideas.

VictoriaEllis1984

Strawberry, mango and coconut smoothie
250 ml unsweetened almond milk
1/2 cup frozen strawberries
1/2 cup frozen mango
100g FAGE 0% greek yogurt
2 tbsp coconut flour
Sweeten to taste (I use xylitol)
This is about 200 calories. Makes about a pint.

caradack1985

My favourite at the moment is:

Greens (spinach, kale, rocket, whatever I have)
Celery or cucumber or both
Avocado
Chocolate protein powder
Mixed with water.

caradack1985

But it has to be said that I use smoothies to up my veg and protein intake.

aliblain

I like an avocado, pineapple and mint combo.

AlabamaMama224

I buy frozen mixed fruit. Usually mango strawberry and pineapple. Mixed with almond milk and my pea protein, spinach and spirulina.

boomhower1820

AlabamaMama224 wrote: »

I buy frozen mixed fruit. Usually mango strawberry and pineapple. Mixed with almond milk and my pea protein, spinach and spirulina.

Pretty much what I got, bunch of frozen fruit to mix up. Didnt realize I needed greens so will try baby spinach since it seems to have the least impact on flavor. I use regular old cow milk, love the stuff. We get the 2% variety.

caradack1985

You don't need to use greens if you don't want to.

Christine_72

Protein powder
banana
yogurt
egg whites
spinach
avocado
chia seeds
PB2
coconut oil
Vanilla almond milk

The coconut oil, chia seeds and avocado help with the fullness factor.

ETA: I make mine thick so i have to eat it with a spoon, so only use 100-150ml of milk

Rinde99

Blend 2 cups water and 2 cups packed leafy greens like spinach or baby kale. Add 1 banana and 2 cups frozen fruit of your choice. Add 1 serving protein powder and 1 TBSP ground chia seeds. Add 1/2 cup nonfat Greek yogurt. Blend. Serves 2, approx. 16 oz per serving.

You can add more protein powder and chia seeds if you want to up protein. If so, you might need to add more water or other liquid of your choice.

pomegranatecloud

Kale
Lemon
Ginger
Cucumber
Green Apple
Chia seeds
Hemp seeds

lemurcat12

I experiment a bunch. Recently got some chocolate protein powder and decided it was a mistake to use it with fruits like pears and peaches, as it covered up their taste too much. Today's experiment, then, was a beet, half an avocado, protein powder, frozen cherries, mint, unsweetened cashew milk, spinach (less than usual since I wasn't sure about the other ingredients), and extra water to get the consistency right.

At first I thought it was a shame to use the avocado this way, as I love them and the flavor isn't apparent, but the texture is really amazing so while drinking it I changed my mind. Delicious.

More usual is a plain or vanilla protein powder with pear, peach, summer squash, greens, plus some kind of herb (mint, basil, sage, and anise-hyssop have all been successes).

Strawberry, watermelon, cucumber, greens based ones were also delicious.

Just think about what you have that would taste good together and try it. My goal is always to add protein (sometimes I use nuts or hemp or flaxseed too) and vegetables, as any breakfast of mine would have protein and vegetables.

jcbro19

http://beautifulandhealthyyou.com

Has many recipes including smoothies and shakes! This is my go to website for all my food needs! The admin also comments and interacts regularly allowing my to ask her questions!

plantbasedparty

My favourite lately is
1 scoop vega choc protein (or any chocolate protein)
2 tbs tahini
1 tbsp cacao
1 banana
1 c rice milk (or whatever milk or milk alternative)
and sometimes add in some avocado!

littlechiaseed

I used to have breakfast smoothies so here's what I put 1 scoop sunwarrior protein, 1 banana (yellow), 4 strawberries, 4peach slices, 2 tbs ground flax, 4oz coconut water and ice. Sometimes I added some lemonade like 4oz instead of water. This would keep me full for 3-4 hrs.

jgnatca

Try starting with a frozen banana. That's what hubby does with the surplus bananas before they turn. He peels them and puts them in a ziplock in the freezer. Won't help with the satiety but his shakes have the most amazing thick texture.

beccapineapple8756

My fav one at the moment it more like an ice cream than a smoothie.

Vanilla protein powder
1 frozen banana
2 packed cups baby spinach
Tablespoon peanutbutter
And a handful of blueberries
And a dash of unsweetened almond milk

I make it really thick and if I have patience I might stick it in the freezer for 10 mins sprinkle chia seeds on top and eat with a spoon usually have it for breakfast and have to remind myself to eat lunch.

carabelle207

A few things I haven't seen mentioned that I like to use are apples and carrots. Both are cheap (for produce). Carrots have an earthy flavor so they may not be for everybody. I like them best when paired with sweet fruit to balance out the flavor.

CincyNeid

4 Strawberries
1 Banana
1 kiwi
1/2 cup of orange juice
1/2 cup of water

Add ice till you are happy with the thickness

enjoy.

LUHAN27

1/2 Banana,cup of Almond milk, protein powder.

boomhower1820

Made a strawberry banana this morning: cup of 2% milk, cup of frozen strawberries, a banana, two scoops of vanilla protein powder. Very tasty. I'm really enjoying this. So much I am ordering a Ninja when I get paid tomorrow. Then I can add some chia seeds and the like to the mix. Am going to pick up some baby spinach when we go shopping this weekend. Got a feeling this is going to turn into a hobby for me.

Saltfree1

Partly why you feel done in after the kind of shake you described (within a short time) is that you need to understand what that kind of food and sugar intake is doing to your insulin production. Insulin production going up and down at dramatic rates may well be responsible for how dramatically hungry you felt just a short while after having your shake. Instead of thinking shakes and finding ways to sweeten up, try picking up a book on understanding the Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load of foods that you eat and watch the times that you intake certain foods. Once you kill the sweet cravings you will find yourself not needing "something to eat" so quickly after intaking a shake.