I’m not much for meal replacement shakes but in my journey to weight loss I have tried them and like I said I am not a big fan but I have stumbled across some pretty delicious shake recipes, that I still enjoy. When it comes to shakes my advice is to replace a snack instead of a meal because in my experience with shakes, hunger was always around and it felt like I was starving myself even though I was meeting my calories for the day.
Here are some great recipes for shakes that not only taste great but will help give you a boost of energy.
Cacao protein shake
one scoop of whey protein the one that I use is the optimum nutrition chocolate flavor
one medium banana
one table spoon of chia seeds
5 grams of organic cacao powder
and 1 tablespoon of instant coffee I use nescafe you can use the one that is your favorite
add desired amount of water
Throw all ingredients into the blender and enjoy
the calories in this delicious drink is 308
vanilla coffee shake
1 medium banana
1 tablespoon of coffee 1/2 cup of almond milk
vanilla protein powder
throw all ingredients into a blender and enjoy
the calories in this drink is 240
Green smoothie
one scoop of vanilla protein powder
1/2 of a large cucumber
1 cup of spinach
and 1/2 of a medium avocado
add desired water and blend together and enjoy
the calories in this drink is 321
green veggie drink
1 1/2 table spoon of chia seeds
1 large cucumber
1/2 cup of spinach
1/3 cup of strawberries
add desired water blend and enjoy
calories in this drink are 311
this drink is not for everyone it is kind of sour but I like sour my wife does not think it is very good she actuall thinks it is gross
berry shake
1 cup coconut milk unsweetened
1 tablespoon of chia seeds
1/3 cup of blue berries
1/2 cup of strawberries
Blend and enjoy
the calories in this drink are 142
