The ladies from the Freihofer's Training Challenge are looking for healthy morning shakes that will fuel them for the day - here are great ideas for quick and healthy shakes.
These shakes are all super easy to make. Just put the ingredients in the blender and turn on! Once you start making more shakes you will come up with new and delicious concoctions. Remember your calories as you put whole fruit into the blender. Many of the recipes call for honey, but try it without. Usually the fruit is sweet enough.
Banana Pineapple Blueberry Yum
1 Banana, large
1/2 cup Pineapple
1 3/4 cups Light Plain yogurt
1/2 cup Blueberries
4 scoops - 100% Whey Protein Powder Vanilla
Tropical Tango Smoothie via Oxygen Magazine
If you like Pina Coladas and getting caught in the rain you’ll LOVE this healthier rendition.
1/2 cup mango, sliced
1/2 cup pineapple chunks
1 cup non-fat vanilla soy milk
1 tablespoon honey
2 ice cubes
Optional – Top this smoothie with 2 teaspoons almonds, sliced.
Cake-like Vanilla Blackberry Smoothie via the Clean Eating Club Online
Who doesn’t cake? Celebrate your hard workout at the gym this morning with this as your afternoon treat!
1 cup Light Silk Soymilk
1 scoop vanilla flavored protein powder
1/4 c. frozen blackberries (sub any frozen fruit you prefer)
1 tbs. wheat germ
1 tbs. ground flax seed
The Purple Protein Shake
from the Feb 2011 Issue of Oxygen Magazine
If you want to ward off the flu or dodge that cold which has been floating around your office – this shake is definitely for you. Mangoes are a real boost to your immune system with a superior blend of vitamins A, C and E!
1/4 cup frozen blueberries
1/4 cup frozen mango pieces
1/4 cup frozen cherries
1/2 cup sugar free & fat free yogurt (plain or vanilla)
1 tsp honey
1 scoop of vanilla whey protein powder
1 tsp flaxseed oil
Chocolate Berry Bliss
8 oz low-fat chocolate milk
1 scoop (30 g) of whey protein (vanilla or chocolate)
1 cup frozen raspberries or blueberries
Green tea breakfast shake
1 cup brewed green tea, cooled
2 cups mixed berries, frozen or fresh
1/4 cup plain nonfat yogurt
1/4 cup quick oats
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp milled flaxseed
1 tbsp wheat germ
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
Ice cubes
Chai Tea Recharger Protein Shake
1 1/2 cups chilled, brewed chai tea
1/2 cup almond milk
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
1 small banana
1 tsp honey
1/2 to 1 tsp cinnamon
Ice cubes
Green Tea fruit smoothie
3 tbsp brewed green tea, strong
2 tsp honey
1 1/2 C frozen blueberries
1/2 med banana
3/4 C calcium fortified light vanilla soy milk
Berry Smoothie
1 banana, cut into chunks
1/2 cup fat-free milk (cold in the summer, warm in the winter)
1/4 cup frozen unsweetened blueberries
1/4 cup frozen unsweetened strawberries
1 teaspoon peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon honey
Kiwi Banana
1 1/4 cups cold apple juice
1 ripe banana, sliced
1 kiwifruit, sliced
5 frozen strawberries
1 1/2 teaspoons honey
Blueberry banana soy
1 1/4 cups light soy milk
1/2 cup frozen loose-pack blueberries
1/2 frozen banana, sliced
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Berry
1 cup fresh or thawed frozen blueberries
1 cup (8 ounces) vanilla yogurt
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
1/2 cup cran-blueberry juice
