Protein Shakes/Smoothies for Breakfast. Any yummy rec's?

it all depends on what you like....

1 scoop protein powder (vanilla or fruit flavored)
1 cup skim milk
1/2 cup fruit (raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, etc)
ground up Oats if you can stomach them (they are an acquired taste in a shake)
add ice to create desired thickness

you can also go with
1 scoop protein powder - chocolate
1 cup skim milk
1-2 tbsp of natural peanut butter
ground oats
ice
(this one is great for some people...others not so much)

good luck....

lol! I just posted one that is amazing! Here it is:

Strawberry Protein Shake...It's amazing!!

1 Premium Nutrition High Protein Vanilla Shake 11oz
2 fresh strawberries
1/2 cup Arctic Zero Strawberry Banana ice cream

Put ingredients in blender and enjoy!

Only 213 calories, 3 fat grams, 17 carbs, 3 fiber, and 34 g protein!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I do protein shakes some times, but you can just add fruits, and milk with ice and you have a shake. Like someone said if you can stomach oats add some also

2 tbs almond butter
1 banana
water/milk

papaya
almond butter
almond milk

oats
strawberries
water/milk


I basically just use what ever is in the fridge and the counter at the time.

I used to do a chocolate powder with a little milk, peanut butter, ice and a banana, but my son prefers the vanilla powder with the same.

I blogged about this a few weeks ago.

My standard recipe for 2 smoothies is:

1/2 c plain non-fat yogurt (you can skip the yogurt and just add more milk if you want)
1 c "milk" (skim/soy/almond)
1 small or medium frozen banana **makes it smooth and adds texture and sweetness, but you can skip if you want**
2 tsp. flax seed
2 scoops vanilla protein powder**I stick to vanilla b/c it is more versatile and you can always add cocoa if you want chocolate or create a "fruit" version w/real fruit or nectar**
6-8 ice cubes or to desired frozen texture

To customize that you can add any of the following. And while I don’t recommend you use them all at once, the peanut butter/coffee/cocoa combo is one of my favorites. It does pack a punch calorically, but I guarantee you will be full for the morning!

Berries
Peanut butter
Coffee (1/2 c brewed, but decrease your milk by same amount, OR I often just use a tsp. of finely ground coffee, but NOT instant)
Cocoa powder
1/4 c pumpkin and some pumpkin pie spice (pumpkin Pie smoothie)
Juice from 2 freshly squeezed limes (tastes like frozen key lime pie)
Skip the milk and use 1/2 cup of "nectar" instead like mango or guava

I’ll also occasionally use coconut water instead of milk if I am going for a “tropical” flavored smoothie: I made one from protein powder, passion fruit coconut water, and yogurt yesterday. It was yummy!

Whatever you decide, just be careful of calories. I was drinking a protein shake in the mornings thinking I was doing a good thing and it ended up to be a whopping 400 calories! Admittedly, I was making it with raw milk, but only one cup.

I have the same protein shake every am after my wo as breakfast...... 1 scoop whey protein (20g), 3/4 cup skim milk and 1/3 package yoplait smoothie mix.... ends up being approx 260 cal, 31g protein!

It does NOT keep my full until lunch (i drink it at 5:45am), but I also eat at 9ish and that meal will have at min 15g protein..... and lunch is usually around 12:30......

Can protein shakes keep you full? Or is that why w add the ground oats?

the oats will help. so will ice. for me anyway the thicker the shake is the fuller i feel. somehow it tricks my mind into thinking i'm full, but remember you still want to eat 5-6 small meals a day

i wouldn't recommend having a shake at 7am and then not eating again until noon.

These are good idea's! I am so lazy, I just get the Yoplait Smoothies and add milk and protein if needed. I will have to try these.


Good Topic!!

I made one today and it was pretty yummy.

1 banana
1 c. strawberries
1 c. milk (I used 1%)
1 scoop Optimum Nutrition Extreme Chocolate protein powder

1 scoop of body fortress cookies n cream protein
5-6 frozen strawberries
1/4 cup of plain nonfat greek yogurt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 banana
1 tbsp organic honey
2 tbsp ground flax seeds.
add water for a smooth blend.
You can also sub the banana for frozen blueberries or raspberries.

I drink chocolate Shakeology every day. I make it with 1 cup unsweetened Almond Breeze chocolate almond milk in my shaker cup and then let it sit in the refrigerator until it gets really cold and thick. Tastes like a double chocolate milkshake for only 185 calories.

Sharon