Healthy Milkshake?

make a smoothie...but just an FYI, something can be healthy and still very calorie dense. As I type this I am enjoying my "Berry Banana" recovery smoothie which consists of a handful of almonds, a few strawberries, a handful of blueberries, a banana, 1 cup of plain greek yogurt and 1/2 cup 1% milk and it clocks in around 500 calories for a pint...but it is very nutritious and a good ratio of carbs to fat to protein for recovery after my long rides.

Or you could just have a milkshake and fit it into your calorie goal...there's really nothing inherently "unhealthy" about a milkshake either.

Make an egg cream, blend raw eggs with some stevia or splenda and sugar free vanilla syrup. Tastes amazing.

My go-to is a 1/2 cup low fat ice cream, 1 banana, 3/4 cup almond milk, 1 tablesoon peanut butter, and ice if needed.

My recommendation for a healthy milkshake (chocolate) :

Cocoa powder, Milk, half teaspoon salt, Xylitol, blender...

There are no exact measurements other than the salt, the salt adds a certain flavour that's needed in the milkshake surprisingly.. But otherwise, mix to your preference.. Alternatively, you can use a sweetener from xylitol

2 or 3 pitted dates, frozen strawberries, splash of vanilla, enough milk to blend smoothly

I'd suggest that you change from milkshakes to a smoothie.

You can put in frozen fruits and any kind of vegetables that you like in together. I'd also suggest that you use a frozen smoothie mix to get everything blended and it's sold in the frozen food department of the grocery stores. Just make sure that you have a blender that will be able to handle grinding everything up together. You definitely would need a high powered blender. The blender you get should save you money over the long run. I use my Ninja Blender and mine turns out my smoothies very well. You have to try different fruits and vegetables until you find the combinations that you'd love.

I make myself 1 smoothie everyday. Hope that this will be able to help you!

If you use sweetners then My Protein sell flavour drops made with sucralose and they are amazing! I have a few drops in my coffee or add to yoghurt or non flavoured protein. They cost £3.99 and last for ages. I have banana, strawberry, raspberry, toffee and vanilla and they have helped me keep on track. I can even add them to vodka with soda water if I want an alcoholic drink without the cals of wine! And obviously added to milk they make great low cal milkshakes

I personally cut up a medium sized banana and freeze it. Once frozen I put it in the blender with a serving of unsweetened almond milk, a serving of PB2, and a serving of sugar free chocolate syrup (can be subbed for choco protein powder if you use it). I sometimes use unsweetened frozen cherries instead of banana if I want a chocolate covered cherry "milkshake".

This sounds amazing!

I personally cut up a medium sized banana and freeze it. Once frozen I put it in the blender with a serving of unsweetened almond milk, a serving of PB2, and a serving of sugar free chocolate syrup (can be subbed for choco protein powder if you use it). I sometimes use unsweetened frozen cherries instead of banana if I want a chocolate covered cherry "milkshake".

This sounds amazing!

I agree! I'm gonna try this next time I have my protein powder!! I got all the ingredients for it.

Kroger carbmaster vanilla skim milk tastes like a melted milkshake already. Pour 1 1/2 c in your blender, add 3 ice cubes and whiz. Only 90 calories!!! And 22g of protein!!! Lactose free as well.

This is sooooo good. Wish I could get it in the UK!

My first tip would be to avoid the milk and use almond milk instead. WAY less calories, tastes pretty much the same if you get unsweetened, which is what I use. If you need flavor, get chocolate or vanilla. Both are delicious (and guilt-free IMO).

My second tip is to think smoothie, not milkshake. I have milkshake cravings ALL the time, but I tell myself that it's fatty-fat-fat. Instead, this is what I blend:

1 banana
1 handful blueberries
1 handful strawberries (which is like 3 or 4 medium-large sized)
1C almond milk
---- 1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder if working out. Don't add extra protein if you're not working out.
BLEND! Makes two servings, so share the goodness. 166.5 CALORIES! (+184 cal if using the whey protein powder).
SUPER DUPER FILLING!

I make it a habit NOT to drink my calories, but sometimes you need that treat, and sometimes you don't have time to make breakfast.

If you want a chocolatey milkshake, try blending chocolate almond milk with a banana. Delicious

It's more of a smoothie, but if you blend it enough you can convince yourself it's a milkshake. Cup of milk, cup of ice, 2 tbsp peanut butter, 1.5-2 tsp cocoa powder, 2 tsp sugar.

I love milkshakes too and have found that since I started making smoothies, my desire to drink ice cream-based milkshakes has disappeared.

ok , we call this what???? is in that shake

all clock in right around 200 cals

it is
1 scoop vanilla protein
2 oz frozen strawberries,
water and splash of milk(if desired)
1tsp SF strawberry jello
blend with more ice
its wonderfull, and gives a very very good "strawberry shake" experience


also love Jamocha shakes(yeah you have to plan ahead)
4 frozen ice cubes of coffee
1 scoop chocolate protein powder
1/2 c skim milk
1T chocolate syrup ( dont bother with SF its NASTY)
blend with ice


VOILA peanut butter chocolate ban. shake
frozen 1/2 banana
1 scoop chocolate protein
ice and water to blend
sub chocolate syrup for PB2

I've made the switch to almond milk and it makes delicious smoothies...1 cup almond milk, handful of spinach, protein powder, frozen blueberries, splash of agave nectar.