Protein shakes are a great addition to mom’s diets. This is a meal in a glass that packs a serious punch. If you can slam some protein early in the day, you will keep your appetite and sugar cravings at bay all day. Protein sticks with you and burns slowly, the opposite of carbs. Your body burns up carbs really fast. So if you can get some protein down first thing, you’re going to keep your blood sugar more even keeled all day. This will help you say no to cookies and junk in the face of toddler melt downs!
Protein shakes should be a part of every healthy mom’s diet.
Here is my recipe for my favorite protein shake. This is the shake I have almost every morning after my workout. I LOVE this shake! It’s packed with protein, fiber and nutrients to fuel me all morning.
1 scoop Rainbow Light Protein Powder (110 cals/15 g protein/7 g fiber)
4 ice cubes
1/2 cup Vanilla So Delicious Coconut Milk (45 cals/.5 g protein/0 fiber)
1/2 cup water
1 Tablespoon PB2* (25 cals/2 g protein/0 fiber)
1/3 banana (35 cals/0 protein/1 g fiber)
2 large handfuls organic spinach (20 cals/2 g protein/2 g fiber)
cinnamon to taste (I like a lot!)
TOTAL: 235 cals/20 g protein/10 g fiber (almost 1/2 your fiber for the day!)
Note: this is not my entire breakfast. 235 calories is not enough calories for breakfast. I typically have breakfast #1 before I workout (about 200-300) calories. Then I have my shake, breakfast #2, after I workout. So, it’s really more of a mid-morning snack, as it usually falls a couple hours after breakie #1.
*PB2 is smoothie magic. Click here to learn more about it.
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facebook on February 18, 2011 at 2:10 am.
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Christina Vickers on September 15, 2011 at 12:52 pm.
Good morning! I just made this wonderful smoothie w/ the items I had on hand. Skim milk, Natural PB & protein powder differed from your ingredients. I loved it! My one concern since I began getting fit in March and have added more protein smoothies into my regimen is how to get the same psychological feeling of having a substantial amount to eat as if I had eaten food when I drink a smoothie. Does that make sense? I know I’ve had enough. I even feel full. I’m just not sure I will “stay” full as long as when I eat food. And I think most of that concern is psychological. I eat every 3 hrs anyway, so I’ll have a chance to eat in just a little while! I’m interested in looking into this protein powder you use and the PB2, since my cal total was 340 for my smoothie! But that’s pretty good for me. 🙂
Sara Dean on September 15, 2011 at 2:08 pm.
Yes, Christina, PB2 wil save you some calories. I hear what you’re saying about drinking vs chewing to feel full. I am the same way. I usually have a chewable breakfast first thing and then have a smoothie (keeping it pretty low cal, as seen in the recipe) mid morning. That way I’m getting two small meals over the whole morning, both with decent protein content.