Shake Day Recipes
Joel Marion's Xtreme Fat Loss Diet
I do make a lot of smoothies for my kids so I just modified that recipe a little for a fruit smoothie, which is quite tasty. I also supplement dinner and one snack with real food carefully calculated to ensure I am staying within my calories and ratios.
This morning I was feeling I might need to try something a little different. When I started this I bought one vanilla and one chocolate protein powder. My chocolate hasn’t been getting much use really as I couldn’t figure out what to put with it. I am not a huge fan of chocolate peanut butter flavored things so the protein/fat smoothies are my big challenge and I also don’t really like chocolate and fruit together so you can see my dillema here.
Side Note: I use and recommend Jay Robb Whey Protein
. It tastes great and meets all the recommended quality and nutritional recommendations — high quality ingredients and sweetened with stevia.
I threw some things together this morning and it turned out pretty good, so I thought I would share my couple of shake recipes with you.
How Much of Each Ingredient?
Each one of us will have specific quantity requirements to meet our calories and macro-nutrient ratios. For this reason I have left the amount off of anything that would add to the caloric total or affect the ratios.
There is a whole section of the diet manual dedicated to calculating your needs. This is a very important part of the program so don’t skip over this part.
Morning Wake Up Call
Chocolate protein powder
Non-Fat Milk
Banana
1 t. instant coffee
1 t. unsweetened baking cocoa
Mix it all together in a blender. May need a little more time in the blender than other shakes to fully dissolve and incorporate the instant coffee granules.
Basic Fruit Smoothie
Vanilla protein powder
Orange Juice
Banana
Fresh or Frozen Berries (whatever you have works great – I love the frozen mixed berries)
Blend and enjoy!
Side Note: If you like your smoothies colder or thicker, add a couple of ice cubes after you have blended the ingredients together and then spin it again until all the ice is crushed up.
Bonus Tip: One thing I have noticed about protein powder is if you let it sit for a minute or so after blending but before you drink it, it tastes better and has a better consistency. This gives it time to fully dissolve. What I do is blend it up and then let it sit for a minute or two and then give it another little spin before I pour it into a glass. Way Better!
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November 22nd, 2010 at 3:04 am
Thanks for that. My son has a total aversion to eating fruit , so I make it into smoothies for him and then he can’t get enough of it! I also found some great smoothie recipes here and thought I’d share – lots of other great ideas there.
November 22nd, 2010 at 4:03 pm
Hello, thank you so much for you comment and I will make sure to check out those smoothie recipes. My kids are crazy for them as well.
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