I just start to do some really good fruit(almost anything in, bananas, apples, grappe, cran.,orange, etc…) shake and I want to add protein to it to avoid starving before lunch time. I don`t want powder who will increase my weight or my muscular mass, I have enough muscle!!!
Let me know what you think…
J
have u tried adding a low fat yogurt for a source of protein? otherwise try a half of scoop of vanilla whey protein. (about 10 grams)
raw eggs.
Scoop of almond butter and some sprouts.
Costco has a huge jar for about 7 bucks. Great smoothie stuff.
Package of sprouts is 1.50-2 in any grocery store.
Here’s my favorite smoothie.
1 young coconut (if thats too much work or they are hard to find in your area, you can usually find a can of coconut juice good for 2 smoothies. try asian markets)
Banana or 2
handful of sprouts
two full handfuls of spinach
squirt of agave
large tablespoon almond butter
spoonful ground flax
ice.
I usually blend all but ice and almond butter first at low speed. Just mixes it up so the butter doesn’t stick to the sides of the mixer. then I add the ice and butter an turn it to high until the spinach is liquid.
it doesn’t sound like it but it’s really good. Start with more agave to sweeten it then back off a bit as you go. If you’re starving by lunch after this bad boy, you’re an animal.
Making smoothies with more green veggies is the way to go. Cucumbers are great, but harder to control the taste, especially if you start adding sea salt (I do to the above smoothie sometimes) Carrots is another that I add to the smoothie from time to time, as well as fruit.
Try veggies!
hemp milk or almond milk.
Big fan of Muscle Milk Light. 1 scoop, 96 calories and 12.5g protein. The chocolate powder and strawberries makes a mean shake (I also put some wheat germ in it sometimes).
I use a little yogurt, almond milk and hemp powder for protein in mine. I also add an EFA oil blend. I can make it to lunch no problem with a large serving of that.
I use a vitamix to blend:
2 grapefruit
2 oranges
2 bananas
2 apples
handfull of frozen strawberries
splenda or other sugar substitute
juice - I like to use a pina colada mix from Dole (also orange juice)
sometimes added:
yogurt
This is low calorie. I don’t count grams of carbs for whole fruits. I use this to wash down some B12 tablets.
Although this has no protein added, I find that it fills me up for at least 4 hours. The grapefruit is the key.
I use the 365 brand whey protein almost daily during the season. I would have a shake after each hard workout. I never had any issues with weight. I tried to watch my daily intake of protein, and not go over.
“Once the desired muscle mass is achieved, protein intake need not exceed 1.2 grams per kilogram of body weight.”
Wardlaw, Gordon, and Anne Smith. Contemporary Nutrition. 1st. New York: MGraw Hill, 2008.
I like 1 banana, non-fat yogurt, a protein pwdr (u pick em), nutritional yeast, plus milk or OJ. Its a little heavy for before workouts, but good for after. I like muscle milk light before weight training.
protein is protein is protein.
no particular kinds will increase your weight more than another. just pick a powder that has a decent cost and taste. most grocery stores will have a whey protein powder jug you can get that will be fine.
as a cheaper alternative you can just use powdered milk, which will have whey AND casein which is arguably superior anyway =)
I just start to do some really good fruit(almost anything in, bananas, apples, grappe, cran.,orange, etc…) shake and I want to add protein to it to avoid starving before lunch time. I don`t want powder who will increase my weight or my muscular mass, I have enough muscle!!!
Let me know what you think…
J
What I use - I don’t have to go to some hoity-toity whole foods store to get special ingredients. This makes an excellent post-workout snack.
Several frozen bananas - chopped up to manageable size
Several tablespoons of honey - I just drizzle a bunch on (my honey is from my own bees)
Couple tblsp of peanut butter - chunky is nice
1/3-1/2 cup of oatmeal (either quick or old fashioned).
Add vanilla to taste (something like 2-3 tsp)
Add just enough skim milk to cover the bananas and result in the texture you like (thick to eat with a spoon or runny to drink with a straw). If we have soy milk, I add the vanilla stuff.
Sometimes I’ll add some vanilla yogurt or some ice cream
Blend
We always have some bananas on the verge of going bad - so just freeze them before they do. This shake uses ingredients that are common and in the house at all times. No need to go buy all these special powders and extracts. The oats and chunky peanut butter give it some texture.
Sometimes in summer I’ll skip the peanut butter and milk and use other frozen fruits and juices (raspberries, blueberrries, etc.) - but I always use frozen bananas as the base.
My two favorite (and yes they include a protein powder but I"ve had one every day for breakfast for about the last 2+ months and I’m down 15lbs from October):
1 scoop choc whey protein, 1 frozen banana, 1tsp natural peanut butter in 1 cup of skim milk. Tastes like a delicious choc/banana milkshake w/ a hint of pb.
1 scoop choc whey protein, 1/2 frozen banan, 3-4 frozen strawberries, 1 cup skim milk. It’s like drinking a banana split.
Both have around 330 calories, 24 or so g of protein, 30 g carbs and 3-4 g of fat. But the key is they are both good and if I have one each morning I don’t get hungry during the late morning/pre lunch.
Can you explain the almond butter. Is better/worse or just different than peanut butter?