I Eat This Breakfast 5 Days a Week!
One of my all-time favourite breakfasts is a homemade protein shake!
An important word here is HOMEMADE, I’m not talking about the shakes from juice bars. Store bought drinks and shakes often contain processed, artificial ingredients and are packed with sugar. In fact, a large Berry Booster Juice Protein smoothie has 520+ calories and 16 teaspoons of sugar – almost double the amount of sugar you should be consuming in a full day!
Why are Homemade Protein Shakes the Best?
- Homemade shakes are healthy.
Get your morning started off right! With a protein shake, it’s easy to get two or more servings of veggies and two or more servings of fruit into your diet by 9am. This healthy meal can be made with 100% natural and fresh ingredients. It can contain all of the fibre you need in a day, to move things through your system. Try this delicious shake idea to get your daily fibre requirement:
- Shakes are convenient and quick.
This healthy breakfast takes only minutes to create. Making a few shakes at once saves you preparation time throughout your busy weekday mornings. Carry it around with ice cubes to keep it chilled for hours. - Shakes never get boring.
Simply switching up the veggies and fruits you add, completely changes the taste and colour of your shake. If my shakes ever start feeling too similar I add a few different ingredients like ginger, coconut or vanilla, to mix things up. Be creative and try a few different combinations. I’ve outlined below, some of my favourite protein shake ingredients.
What Should you Put in Your Protein Shake?
1-2 big handfuls of veggies of course!
I’m always telling you guys to eat more vegetables, so why wouldn’t you add them into your shakes? My favourite veggies to add are carrots, spinach, zucchini and tomatoes.
1 handful of fruit.
This is a great natural ingredient to add if you want increase the sweetness of your shake. My favourite fruits to add are berries and bananas.
A scoop of protein powder.
I tried not adding protein powder into my shakes last summer because it’s technically not a natural ingredient. Unfortunately, I found myself starving within an hour of consuming the shake, so I really do need this extra protein source to keep me full. I try buying the cleanest protein powder I can find. I love ATP’s protein powder. If you absolutely don’t want to add protein powder, high protein foods like Greek yogurt, hemp hearts and nuts or seeds may contain enough protein to keep you feeling full.
1-2 cups of liquid.
If you like your shakes thinner, use more liquid, if you like them thick, use less. My favourite liquid to add is water, but you can also add any type of milk. I wouldn’t recommend using juice, as it contains a ton of empty calories and sugar.
1 thumb sized portion of healthy fats.
I add nuts or seeds to my shakes to help fill me up and add extra flavour. Nuts and seeds often thicken the shake up as well.
Here’s one of my favourite shake recipes:
To Sum it up…
Homemade protein shakes are a terrific breakfast option! They are healthy, quick and convenient to make. Thanks to the numerous ingredients you can toss into them, they never get boring.
Be sure to add veggies, fruits, protein powder, a liquid and a healthy fat into your protein shake so that you’re filled up adequately.
Please share your favourite shake recipe with everyone in the comment section below.