It’s so small and discrete I feel fine leaving it on the counter which makes it feel so much easier to use every night. It is by far my favorite way to make this shake now. Of course use what you have, and see if you can perfect it! I used to use the Vitamix and it worked, but once I got a Ninja IQ (using an affiliate amazon link) I have NEVER LOOKED BACK. I wish the blender didn’t matter, but it does. Mine has been between 185-195 grams of ice. It might vary for you, but just finding your sweet spot so it’s not always a crapshoot is key. (Use Lillie for 10% off) or Bad Athletics Coconut, or Salted Caramel (use BADLILLIE for 10% off) Bowmar Nutrition has a salted caramel egg based protein that’s great mixed with it as well! It smells too sweet but is good mixed in. My very favorites to throw in are the Clean Simple Eats S’more and peanut butter cup. But I also love going halvesies with another favorite to mix it up. Ingredient list is short and simple and sweetened naturally. This means it’s dairy free, and easier on digestion for lots of us. It’s a beef protein powder, rather than your typical whey. (Finally adding my affiliate links and codes here if you want to use.) My current FAVORITE, is the chocolate by Active Stacks. Adds a handful of carbs but less than 10. BUT, at least with my Ninja IQ, a simple 40-50 g frozen-solid banana GETS IT DONE. But I swear I’d tried in the past and it didn’t compare. Not like using frozen banana is some genius new concept. I’m editing this because in efforts to fix some tummy trouble, I’ve recently stopped using the xanthan and have actually been shocked at how good is still is with frozen banana. I just leave my ¼ tsp in the bag for easy shake-making! Some people feel bloated or gassy from too much xanthan, so don’t go overboard.ĪND, if xanthan doesn’t sit well in your belly, or the name just scares you too much, or you just hate buying stuff you don’t know you’ll use, it’s fine. I linked the exact bag I bought from Amazon. more like a dessert, less like a supplement- ew. Xanthan gum is magical in helping it blend up thick and creamy…. The weird name makes it intimidating, but it’s just a plant-based thickener. A few key factors to making this the best protein shake xanthan gum makes it thick and creamy! But keep reading even if it’s not for you. And I have eaten it essentially every single night for an absurd number of nights. And then annoyed I’ve spent the macros and I’m just all cold and didn’t get to eat anything.īut not this one! I’m obsessed. And I’m sipping or spooning, hoping it’s gonna get better as I go. I even decided I had to weigh my ice because it was always so hit and miss for me before! I’d see other people enjoying theirs, but then I’d make one and it’d be too watery… or too frothy… or taste like nothing. Le me tell you all protein shakes are NOT created equal. This is what I want every night until forever. And I’m not always tracking! Certainly not always “cutting” (eating in a deficit). I keep waiting to get hooked on something new.
Once I found my formula, I have NOT GOTTEN off of this thing. Mostly I tasted protein and ice… it was watery and hollow in flavor. I would try and get excited about it but it didn’t fool me. When I’d spent all of my carbs and fat on a dinner out maybe. When I first started counting macros, a protein shake was my LAST RESORT dessert. A Macro Friendly Protein Shake I Can Actually Get Excited About But honestly, I’m not sure I want to! My sweet treat on the couch at night, after the kids are in bed– with Ross hanging out (or snoring) next to me… it’s too important to me.
Maybe if I did Whole 30 I’d lose the need for sweets and feel invincible. Maybe I should kick the addiction– maybe I shouldn’t eat so late. UNTIL THIS Chunky Peanut Butter Chocolate Protein Shake!ĭessert has always been essential to me. Always team chew-my-calories over drinking them. But it’s because they’ve never been YUMMY ENOUGH FOR ME.
This is one of those, seems-too-easy to put on the blog kind of “recipes.” Especially because I’ve never considered myself an expert on protein shakes.
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