Key Lime Pie Protein Smoothie

I wish I could take the credit for this one, but I found this recipe in either Fitness Rx or Oxygen and decided to try it out. It's creamy, smooth, and refreshing - in other words a little sip of heaven.

Here's what you need:

• 1 level scoop of vanilla cream elite whey protein powder (30g protein)
• 56g avocado (about half a small avocado)*
• 1 cup unsweetened coconut almond milk
• 2T concentrated lime juice or juice of 1 lime
• Splenda or Stevia in the Raw, optional**

Blend and enjoy!

*WEIGH your avocado! They are calorie bombs so you want to make sure you are getting what want and nothing more. Also, I recommend dicing the remaining avocado (plus a few more), sprinkling with lime juice, then flash freezing the pieces on a piece of parchment paper on a cookie sheet. After frozen (about 4-6 hours) store in a Ziplock in the freezer.

**I didn't use it and it was delicious.

Amelia Pond Protein Smoothie

A few of my MFPeeps have asked about my protein shake recipes. As I mentioned in an earlier post, MFP does not currently support sharing/viewing recipes with friends.

Until then, here is the **aptly named, deliciously sweet, peaches-and-cream ginger treat that keeps me going almost every morning.

Here's What You'll Need:

• 3/4 cup (140 g) of frozen peaches, unsweetened - I recommend a digital scale because I measure in oz. and grams for accuracy
• 1 level scoop of vanilla cream elite whey protein powder (30g protein)
• 1-2 inches of fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
• 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

Add ingredients in order listed to your blender. Pulse for 30-60 seconds until creamy and smooth. Mangia!


**If you don't know who Amelia (Amy) Pond is, you are obviously not a Whovian and that means you are mentally deranged and should stay away from sharp objects and machinery.**