Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Protein Smoothies

I've been drinking protein smoothies after weight lifting work outs to help with recovery and to add some needed protein intake.  As I've mentioned, I try to eat mostly vegan/vegetarian foods, so the protein I'm currently using is Pea Protein.  This is my first time using this kind of protein, and it's definitely not the same at whey protein.  To be honest, it tastes like ground up peas....   The plus side, it's 100% pure and natural and packed with natural protein!  I've been playing around with ingredients to see if I can add anything to make it taste better.  Here are some concoctions I've come up with so far:


My Green Machine (my fave so far)

1 scoop pea protein
1 handful (approx 1 cup) fresh spinach/spring mix
1/2 a banana
1 cup filtered water
ice
1 tsp agave nectar (optional)


Purple Protein

1 scoop pea protein
1 handful fresh spinach/spring mix
1/2 cup frozen berry mix
1/4 cup 100% pure pineapple juice(optional)
1 cup filtered water
ice

I use a Magic Bullet to mix the ingredients.  I find it does a great job shredding the ice and thoroughly mixing the protein and spinach.  Sometimes I don't have time to put a smoothie together so I simply mix a scoop of protein with 8 oz of water and chug!


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