Here are a few smoothie ideas. If you don’t want to use bananas, use 1/4 of an avocado to get a creamy texture.
Here are the protein powders I recommend:
Banana Blueberry
- 8 ounces coconut water (My favorites are Harmless Harvest and Nirvana)
- 1 banana
- 1/2 cup blueberries
- 1 TB freshly ground flaxseed
- 1 pinch of cinnamon
- 2 TB yogurt
- 1 serving protein powder
Strawberry Mango
- 8 ounces coconut water
- 1/2 cup strawberries
- 1/2 cup mango
- 2 TB yogurt
- 1 serving protein powder
Blueberry Avocado
- 8 ounces coconut water
- 1/2 cup blueberries
- 1/4 avocado
- Juice of 1/2 a lime
- 1 serving protein powder
Almond Raspberry Banana
- 8 ounces almond milk
- 1/2 cup raspberries
- 1 banana
- 2 TB yogurt
- 1 serving protein powder
Blueberry Ginger Pear
- 8 ounces almond milk
- 1 pear
- 1/2 cup blueberries
- 1 pinch ground ginger
- Juice of 1/2 a lime
- 1 serving protein powder
Kefir Shake
- 8 ounces goat or cow kefir
- 1 banana
- 1/2 cup strawberries
- 1 serving protein powder
Want to make your own Kefir? Making your own is a great way to save a lot of money. Here is a great starter culture that I have used.
HIGH CALORIE SHAKES
Banana Coconut Shake
- 6 oz canned coconut milk (My favorite is Thai Kitchen Organic Coconut Milk, much better deal when you buy in it bulk)
- 2 oz water
- 1 banana
- 1 serving protein powder
- 2 TB peanut butter, almond butter or sunflower seed butter
Date Shake
- 8 oz goat milk (preferably raw)
- 1 banana
- 5 dates
- 1 serving protein powder
- 2 TB peanut butter, almond butter or sunflower seed butter
- 3 TB yogurt
Coconut Chocolate Tahini
- 6 oz canned coconut milk
- 2 oz water
- 1 banana
- 2 TB sesame tahini
- 2 TB raw cocoa powder
- 1 serving protein powder
*if you have a chocolate version of the protein powders, you can omit the raw cocoa powder.