Inspired by Dairy Queen, this smoothie is will satisfy your summer ice cream craving and actually help you loose fat and gain muscle! Try this summer succulent smoothie in the morning for breakfast.
Makes 1 serving, about 20 oz.
Ingredients
Banana, fresh - medium
Strawberries, frozen - 1 cup
Soy Beverage, chocolate - 1 cup
Yogurt, plain, whole milk - 1 cup
Flax seed, ground - 2 Tbsp
Living Harvest Hemp Protein Powder - 2 Tbsp
Directions
Blend until smooth.
Smoothie nutrition facts here…
This smoothie was created out of necessity: ran out of protein powder yesterday and my pineapple was on its last skin knuckles. Try using mixed berries, rice milk and vanilla protein powder for your next “Country, Meet the Tropics” smoothie. Yum.
½ cup – Walnuts, chopped
1 cup - Blueberries, frozen
1 medium - Kiwi Fruit, without skin
1 cup - fresh Pineapple, chopped
1 cup - Soy Milk
1 medium - Mango, peeled and sliced
Blend until smooth. Enjoy!
Makes 2 servings, about 24 oz.
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Try this Asian inspired smoothie and let me know what you think. It’s low in calories and ginger is delicious as well as a great food for cold prevention…considering we just got more snow overnight here in Toronto!
Oh, Spring! Thou hast forsaken me!
1 medium pear
½ small avocado
3 tsp finely grated ginger
½ serving Vega natural flavoured protein powder
3 ice cubes
½ cup vanilla soy beverage
Blend until smooth. Makes 1 serving, about 20 oz.
Smoothie nutrition facts here…
This smoothie recipe was inspired by the fast approaching Easter weekend and the chocolate bunny daze that it has become. The raspberries are just crazy yummy and combined with the chocolate, the decadent taste reminds me of forbidden pleasures, like éclairs and affairs!
1 cup - raspberries, frozen
1 cup - Rice Dream vanilla milk bevvy
1/2 serving - protein powder, chocolate-flavoured by Vega
1 small - banana, freshly sliced
1/2 cup - yogurt, plain, low fat
Blend until smooth. Makes 1 serving, about 20 oz.
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It’s mid-winter and I’m itchin’ for some summer weather. If you are, too, try this smoothie recipe – it’ll take you on a trip to a tropical beach!
1 cup Pineapple
1 medium Kiwi
½ medium Mango
1 cup (less or more for desired texture) Vanilla flavoured soy beverage
2 tbsp. ground flax seed
¼ cup plain 2 % yogurt
1 serving Living Harvest hemp protein powder
Blend until smooth. Mmmm…isn’t that yummy?
Not only are smoothies a luxurious, party-in-my-mouth, almost orgasmic morning food experience, they are:
Smoothies were Instrumental to my initial weight-loss during the first part of my individualized health plan and I feel they have helped me maintain since then. The role that protein plays in loosing weight and the importance of including it your meal plans are two separate, future articles.
This recipe from a good friend of mine sounds absolutely scrumptious! I can’t wait to try it out. If you try it out before me, let me know what you think:
½ c plain soy milk
4 dates
1 lrg banana
1 c frozen blueberries
2 tbsp protein powder
Blend until smooth and enjoy!
1 lrg ripe banana
1 Tsp PC Just Almonds smooth almond butter
1 Tsp cocoa powder
1 serving of your favourite hemp protein powder
1 c Vanilla flavoured soy beverage
½ c plain yogurt
1 tbsp ground flax seed
Blend until smooth and enjoy!
