Protein Shake recipes that actually taste good?

I like to add cocoa powder and extracts to my vanilla protein powder (i.e cocoa & mint, cocoa & raspberry/strawberry, cocoa & coconut). Kids can drink protein powder as well, but since it is a supplement I would recommend they receive it from their regular diet.

1c vanilla ice cream
1.5c orange juice
2 scoops vanilla whey

It probably won't hurt your kids, but whether or not it's good for them (thinking bigger picture) is up to you and your family. Kids are governed/limited more by what we have in the house and what we cook for them than they are by hectic schedules, work lunches, etc. I guess if I were going to do something like a shake for my kids, I'd do something like the carnation instant breakfast drinks. But that's just me.

1 cup frozen berries, or a frozen banana; 1 ice cube; 1 cup almond or coconut milk (you could use soy for even more protein); 1/4 cup low fat ricotta or Greek yogurt; 2 scoops Chocorite protein powder. The frozen fruit and ice cube result add to the thickness, the ricotta or yogurt add to the richness. Very tasty and filling, about 320 calories, 11g fiber, 26g protein. One favorite combination of mine is chocolate protein powder plus a frozen banana or frozen cherries. I'd add flax or chia but I can't because of the blood thinner I'm on. The peanut butter-banana combo above sounds great, too.

Yeah, frozen banana is the key. Also, when avocados start to go bad, it's a great way to use them. Cut them into 1/4s and freeze. I go to Cabo often and there's a coffee bar on the beach there that serves a "Milky Way" shake. It's Coconut Milk, Almonds, a frozen Avocado and Vanilla Protein Powder. Avocados add the same creaminess of a banana with much less carbs.

Another favorite of mine is Vegan Mocha flavored protein powder, unsweeted Cashew Milk, frozen banana (you don't even know the banana is in it) and some Cacao Nibs. Think like a Coffee Chip Mocha Frozen drink.

My wife loves OJ, Vanilla Vegan Protein powder and frozen pineapples and just a bit of frozen banana. She might add some mango in hers too. Great after a long cardio day.

We have freezer bags of bananas, berries, pineapple, mango and sometimes avocados too. We buy when on sale, cut and freeze. The avocados are tricky to get apart though. They freeze together into a mess so we use smaller sandwich bags on those. There's also one international grocery store that sells overripe bananas for like 19 cents a pound.

I use garden of life vanilla chai organic protein. Mix it with some soy milk, lemon and add in a teaspoon of chia seeds. It's simple, but I really love it.

Where I get mine they have a taste station. (Popeye's)

Maybe look for a place like that where they let you taste before buying.

I buy "Isogold" and like peanut butter chocolate flavour.

Frozen banana and/or frozen coffee ice cubes make a lot of protein shakes taste better. You might need a different protein if you don't like what you have by itself. See if you can get some single trial packets. I emailed Quest and they sent several to me. I also tried PEScience. My favorites are Quest Salted Caramel and PEScience Snickerdoodle (but their peanutbutter cookie is also really good.) I'm not a huge fan of either brand's chocolate powders even though I usually love chocolate--I think its too sweet or something.

Adding fresh or frozen strawberries to a chocolate protein shake, is one of my favorites!

Omg I love this! I have so many favorites

My go to is simple:
Almond milk
Banana
Plant based protein powder
Chia
Flax
Spinach
Maple syrup (100% pure)
Cinnamon

My new favorite:
Freshly juices pinapple and orange
Banana
Vanilla plant based protein powder
Coconut (shredded)
Chia

Pretty much everything here: https://dashingdish.com/recipes/shakes

She uses greek yogurt or cottage cheese as the protein source in many of them.

I keep it super simple.

Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder, Double Rich Chocolate
Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk

Tastes incredible. Gold Standard calorie amount is as good as any and it's the best tasting protein I've ever had. Then I just throw it in a blender bottle and I'm good to go!