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So, today with it being Friday and all I thought I would get a little crazy and share a fun tip with you. So, here is my little protein shake hack.
First of all, I love me some shakes. I like protein shakes. I like to ninja up some fruits and veggies for a burst of nutrients because let’s face it spinach and Kale are much more fun to drink up than to eat. But here are my issues.
(1) I am lazy. I hate hate hate having to clean the blender. It makes me reach for something else instead.
(2) Even when I do use the blender I hate when I add my protein and it gets all frothy. It grosses me out. Seriously, unless you are a root beer float, you, froth need to get on out.
(3) Just when I get everything out I notice that the strawberries have fur or what I thought was a banana is mearly a peel put back into the fruit bowl by my two lovely coworkers.
(4) I hate grit. I have a professional ninja and still get some gritty stuff in there. And Matt doesn’t think I NEED a Vitamix. Whatever.
>>>>>> I am basically screwed right? No more healthy shakes for me. Oh, my friends, think again.
In under 30 seconds you can have a nutritious protein shake with added fruits and that tastes great too! All you need to do is to raid your kid’s food. Seriously, from baby food, to toddler mashups to school lunch fruit/veggie pouches there are so many ways to sneak in some pureed goodness.
First, grab your protein powder. I am obsessed with this banana one. Tastes great and a perfect base for shakes and good alone too! Or in oatmeal and baked goods too! Then grab your shaker and fill it with 8 ounces of water/milk (or whatever your protein recommends). Put in your scoop of protein. Then pick out a jar or pouch. Squeeze it in. Close it up. Shake it out. Viola. You are welcome.
And once you try this you will see that it actually makes it a tad thicker and a great shake consistency. There are no chunks. And you just added in a serving or two of much needed fruit and veggies to your boring old protein shake giving you a little boost of fiber and tons of vitamins and minerals. And it still keeps it around or under 200 calories in most cases. One extra tip that I want to add is to start with a great protein base. Strawberry, banana, a yummy vanilla or something good. Yucky protein is still yucky even with some raspberry blend thrown in.
I just made two so that I could share some photos with you. Both with banana protein base. One with the Plum Organics Mighty 4 purple carrot, blackberry, quinoa, greek yogurt blend and the other with basic Beech Nut just carrots. Or if you want it sweeter stick with the peach or strawberry/banana pouches. And of course, read the ingredients and try to find some without extra crap in it. Organic is cool too.
