Healthy Shakes

Top rated diet shakes

There are a lot of pre-made shakes or meal supplements out there that really just give you to top tier items that get your attention and are hiding some of the other ingredients that are not so appealing to consumers.

Some of the names of the top rated diet shakes that you may have heard of are as listed:

• 18Shake
• GNC Lean
• Shakeology
• Yoli
• Slim Fast
• EAS Myloplex Lite
• Gatorade Recover (Protein Shake)

 

This is just a few to illustrate how many major brands make shakes and promote them to be something that they are not. In my protein shake review section I discuss the pros and cons of each and why I choose to go with making my own shakes.

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Energy Needs

Here are a few of my personal favorite smoothies and shakes for on the go or whenever you need a boost. Having the proper energy level is key to any training weather it is for heavy weight training or my favorite, strength training.

For smoothies I use a normal blender, nothing high tech at all however it does depend what you are blending on the proper blender to use.

For my shakes I use the shake container with mixing lid.

 

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My Smoothies

Here are 2 smoothies that I use to give me energy to start your day or for pre-workout.

The first one being the Acai Energy Boost which I learned about from watching Rener Gracie. If happen to know anything about BJJ then the name Rener Gracie is nothing new to you, he is a master at BJJ and the Gracie family also highly believes that your diet is a key element to your success at just about anything. Here are 2 of the videos that I watched years ago in regards to Rener showing me the way to a better quality smoothie Acai video and the Apple video

Apple video

 

Acai video

Acai Energy Boost:

• 1 apple, cored
• 1 pouch of pure acai berry puree (Frozen)
• 1 large carrot, chopped
• 8 ounces almond milk
• 1 scoop of Dolce Whey

Nutrition Information

Calories: 239
Fat: 6g
Protein: 30g
Carbohydrates: 36g
Fiber: 9.4g
Calcium: 6% RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance)
Iron: 0.4mg
Vitamin A: 119% RDA
Vitamin C: 23% RDA

This smoothie is also a rich source of vitamin K, copper, manganese, potassium and omega-3’s.

 

Strawberry Smoothie:

• 1 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
• 1 cup coconut water
• 1 banana
• 1 scoop of Dolce Whey (protein)

Nutrition Information

Calories  375
Total Fat  4.8 g (7%)
Protein: 25g
Cholesterol  17.1 mg (5%)
Total Carbohydrate  54.2 g
Dietary Fiber  3.9 g  15% RDA
Potassium 422 mg 12% RDA
Vitamin B-6  20% RDA

 

SuperFood Shake:

• 1/2 Cup Frozen Cherries
• 8 oz water
• 1/2 Cup Chopped Beets
• 1/2 Cup Frozen Strawberries
• 1/2 Cup Frozen BlueBerries
• 1/2 Banana
• 1 Scoop of Dolce Whey
• 1 Scoop of Hemp Force Acai

 

Very Berry Smoothie:

• 12 oz water
• 1 Cup Spinach
• 2 Cups Frozen Mixed Berries
• 1/2 Cup Plain Low Fat Yogurt
• 2 Scoops of Vanilla Acai Hemp Force
• 1 TBSP Walnuts

 

Summertime Blast:

• 23 Cup Seedless Watermelon
• 2 TBP Lemon Juice
• 1/2 Cup Cantaloupe
• 1 Banana
• 1/4 Cup Pineapple
• 2/3 Cup Cup Of Ice
• 4 Fresh Basil Leaves

 

The best liquids to use for the base of any smoothies are:

• Water
• Diluted tart cherry juice
• Unsweetened almond milk
• Coconut Milk or water
• Green Tea

What base liquid that you use really depends on your taste and the type of smoothies that you are making. My personal favorite is coconut water because of the potassium in it and that it generally tones down any really strong or tart taste that may make the smoothie unbalanced.

 

The best proteins to use are:

• Cottage cheese
• Greek yogurt
• Whey protein powder
• Kefir

What protein you use generally depends again on your taste and texture preference, most people tend to use a protein powder because it doesn’t effort the taste or thicken the smoothie. My personal preference is protein powder such as what I have described in other post, the best quality protein is Onnit’s Dolce Whey because if the research that has went behind it and that it add zero taste to anything it is added to.

 

The extras:

• Ginger root powder
• Cinnamon powder
• Mint
• Basil
• Cacao Nibs

What extras that you out in a smoothie if any depends on what results that you are looking for or taste that you may want to add. I tend to added cinnamon if any because of the taste and the natural properties of cinnamon.

 

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My Protein Shake

Here is one of the shakes I use to help with cell recovery and also give my body the nutrients it needs after a good workout.

12 oz Almond Silk Milk
1 scoop Dolce Whey
2 scoops of vanilla Hemp Force

Nutrition Information

Total Fat 14g  22%
Total Carbohydrates 12g 4%
Dietary Fiber 7g  28%
Protein 35 g

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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These are just a few of my favorites but I will be adding more soon.

I hope you enjoy these as much as I do and see the value of what they have to offer. Here is a link to Onnit where you can view some of their pre-developed shakes, look under foods and to the right you will see their Protein Smoothie Power Packs.

Any suggestions or comments please tab over to the contact section and leave me a comment or drop a line in the comment box below.

Thanks,

Shane