protein shake swap

One of my favs is:

Dymatize Strawberry Creme protein powder- 1 scoop
1/2 Cup Blue Diamond unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
1/2 Cup sliced strawberries
1/2 medium banana
1/4 Quaker Oats (uncooked)
4 ice cubes
Blend

1 cup vanilla almond milk
1/4 cup blueberries
1/4 cup strawberries
1/2 banana
1 tsp honey
1 tbsp of pb2
1/2 scoop syntha 6 protein powder vanilla ice cream

Have this for breakfast every morning, filling and yummy!

1 scoop EAS 100% Whey Vanilla = 130 calories
1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk vanilla = 20 calories
1/4 cup Fage 0% greek yogurt = 30 calories
1/2 cup blueberries (frozen for texture) = 40 calories
A little ice and a magic bullet
Taste = awesome!!!

Chocolate Covered Strawberry
Visalus - Nutritional Shake Mix, 2 rounded scoops 90 cals, 7 Carb, 1 fat, 12 Protein, 5 Fiber, 1 Sugar
Hershey's - Cocoa Natural Unsweetened , 1 Tbsp (5g) 10 cals, 3 carbs, 1 fat, 1 protein, 2 fiber, 0 sugar
Silk-Unsweetend Milk - 1 Cup - Pure Almond Milk Unsweetened, 1 Cup (240 mL) 35 cal, 1 carb, 3 fat, 1 pro, 1 fiber, 0 sugar
Meijer - Unsweetened Whole Strawberries, 0.1875 cup 13 cal, 3 carb, 0 fat, 0 pro, 1 fiber, 2 sugar

My current rotation of protein breakfast drinks:

BNRG double chocolate - 2 scoops
2 TBsp PB2 (regular or chocolate)
8 oz water
5 large ice cubes

BNRG vanilla creme - 2 scoops
1 cup frozen strawberries
8 oz water
5 large ice cubes

BNRG strawberry - 2 scoops
1 cup frozen strawberries
8 oz water
5 large ice cubes

BNRG double chocolate - 1 scoop
BNRG strawberry - 1 scoop
8 oz water
5 large ice cubes


For any of the above, when I need a protein burst and am willing to spare the calories - I add a Trader Joe's Greek yogurt in a complimentary flavor.

I'm curious about adding old-fashioned oats. Does it make the drink lumpy or gritty?

I have an odd question. For those of you that add spinach to your smoothies/protein drinks - do you use fresh spinach? or does frozen chopped spinach work?

I don't like the taste of frozen spinach........but when I do not have fresh spinach, I use frozen broccoli......I never have a smoothie anymore without something green in it :bigsmile:
p.s. I would try the frozen spinach.......you may not mind it........just start out with a small amount and increase till you get what you like:happy:

I'm obsessed with this one ...

Body by Vi mix - 2 scoops
1 cup Unsweetened Silk Almond Milk
1/4 cup cooked oatmeal
1 tbsp peanut butter
1 tbsp cocoa powder
6-8 ice cubes

I sometimes will do only 1/8 cup oatmeal, depending on how hungry I am. But this is my current obsession. I have it nearly every day and haven't gotten sick of it yet! sometimes I sub out the PB and chocolate and add 1 cup of mixed frozen berries and instead of a cup of almond milk, I do the low cal/sugar orange juice ... that one is really good too! You need less ice for that one also. I'm excited to try some of these other ones!

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