Protein Shake in the morning??

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wey1983
wey1983 Posts: 109
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Hey everyone! I was looking for new breakfast ideas since I'm always having the same boring cereal, yogurt, etc. I thought I would start to do some type of protein shake in the morning. I have heard good things about Shakeology, but wondered if anyone had a cheaper alternative? I noticed whole foods has a huge bulk protein, chia, whey powder section but I don't know what is what! Any advice would be great...basically just looking for a type of smoothie or shake that is nutritional and will fill me up at breakfast time!

And always, new friends are always welcome too!! :-)

~Dani

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  • SharonCMach
    SharonCMach Posts: 305 Member
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    I have a smoothie every morning for breakfast.

    1 cup Fage 0%
    1 cup of Blueberrys or Raspberrys
    2-3 cups of Spinach leaves
    2 scoops of Vanilla Protein Powder (Currently using EAS Lean15)
    1/2 cup Water
    AND LOTS OF ICE cause I like it thick!!

    YUM YUM!!
  • wey1983
    wey1983 Posts: 109
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    I have a smoothie every morning for breakfast.

    1 cup Fage 0%
    1 cup of Blueberrys or Raspberrys
    2-3 cups of Spinach leaves
    2 scoops of Vanilla Protein Powder (Currently using EAS Lean15)
    1/2 cup Water
    AND LOTS OF ICE cause I like it thick!!

    YUM YUM!!

    Ohh sounds delicious!! Thanks! :)
  • BamaBreezeNSaltAire
    BamaBreezeNSaltAire Posts: 966 Member
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    Do a search on Shakeology here. You will find all you need to know. Don't waste your money, there are plenty of other protein powders out there that are cheaper and taste much MUCH better.
  • bullygirl979
    bullygirl979 Posts: 19 Member
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    I make my own.

    4 oz skim milk
    4 oz FF Greek yogurt
    a banana or cup of berries
    1/2 tablespoon of all natural peanut butter or almond butter
    sprinkle of cinnamon
    dash of vanilla
    1/2 tablespoon of dried coconut
    1/2 scoop of chocolate protein powder
    ice.

    It is around 300-330 calories. You can obviously make it more or less by playing around with the ingredient amounts.
  • Xena1968
    Xena1968 Posts: 4 Member
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    Hi, I use Body Fortress (Chocolate or Vanilla). One scoop has 26gm of Protein. Mix it with skim milk and you add another 11gm I believe. I am doing it "pre" gastric sleeve surgery. If you blend it, you can mix with 1/2 bananna, or frozen fruit, or plain greek yogurt for an added boost. I have heard of some pretty creative concoctions out there!! :-)
  • toledochic
    toledochic Posts: 46 Member
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    If you have a GNC nearby I eat their Quest bars. They have about 20 grams of protein per bar and they have a ton of different flavors.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,488 Member
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    My morning smoothie:

    2 oz Euro Greens (kale and other greens)
    1/2 banana
    fruit or berries
    1 scoop of protein powder (I use Designer Whey or GNC Lean 25)
    1/4 cup of non-fat plain greek yogurt (I use Chobani)
    1 tablespoon chia seeds
    1 tablespoon flax seed (ground)
    Water

    (if my ingredients weren't frozen I add some ice too)

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