peanut butter, chocolate, banana protein shake

crystalfisher89
crystalfisher89 Posts: 196 Member
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So I came up with this concoction a few days ago trying to find good ways to add protein and chocolate into my daily diet to help kill the chocolate cravings I have occasionally.

1 cup skim or unsweetened almond milk
1 banana
2 tbsp peanut butter of choice
1 tbsp cocoa powder
1/2 scoop protein powder (chocolate- or I use unflavored whey by Isopure about 13 grams for 1/2 a scoop)
1 tsp agave syrup or sweetener of choice

Blend and enjoy :) It's about 350-400 calories (depending on what you use), but I usually use it in place of a meal in the morning or as my lunch with a side.

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  • danabm
    danabm Posts: 47 Member
    Mmmm. Peanut butter and chocolate are my weakness and this certainly looks like a healthy way to get my fix. I have been wanting to try shakes or smoothies for breakfast and this seems like a good start.

    Thanks for posting!
  • TFaustino67
    TFaustino67 Posts: 551 Member
    sounds yummy - will try it this weekend
  • brizzeem
    brizzeem Posts: 82 Member
    A good thing about smoothies is their versitality. They are dependent on your goals. For example the ingredients you choose varies the nutrition of the smoothie.

    I've found that many smoothies that contain fruit, or flavored protein powders don't need any sweeteners. With the pb, if you want to lower the cals and carb, suppliment with pb2. I would also take a full serving of powder.

    The most important thing to remember about smoothies is what you intend to use them for. If it's a meal replacement then the cals and other nutrients need to reflect it. Too many people claim their smoothies are meal replacements and are only 200 cals while on the other side people will have theirs as snacks and the cals would be 500+ cals once all their ingredients are combined.

    Bottom line, customize your smoothies to your goal and review how to implement recipes into your goals :)

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