I was driving home from my personal training session (gaining weight :)) at the gym after realizing I forgot my protein shake at home and was heading to University afterwards. I recalled a friend mentioning drinking a protein smoothie at Starbucks, and kept debating in my head whether to grab one or not. I passed by Starbucks and decided I’d give it a shot. They had two flavors, strawberry and orange mango. I’m a fan of anything that has to do with mango, and decided I’d give it a shot. I grabbed my usual dry roasted almonds for an extra protein punch. She handed over my drink as she finished writing my name on it. “What’s inside the cup is not so personalized“, I thought.
I took a sip of the drink and found it to be very, very sweet. Is this really a protein drink? Yikes. I knew they didn’t stick in real fresh mangoes, except the half banana she peeled and tossed in at the end. It tasted like sugary melted ice cream to me. I ended up sticking with the almonds and thought I’ll rather lack my protein shake than drink this stuff.
Starbucks “protein” smoothie
I was very thankful later that day after doing research and learning that this protein smoothie was nothing but a chemical based powder they use, with milk, half a banana and deception.
So I usually have regular protein powder with organic grass-fed milk or unsweetened almond milk. At times I spice things up and make a specialty.
Here I had organic frozen raspberries, RAW protein powder, a dash of chia seeds, flax seeds, and yes, raw walnuts for omega-3 , fiber, and protein boost. Of course, I had to add frozen organic mango chunks. I love mangoes!
Mangos ❤
Here I had frozen organic berries, flaxseeds, and milk along with the RAW protein powder.
Organic frozen berries & RAW protein
What’s up with my RAW Meal protein powder you may ask? Well, let’s begin with saying not everyone will like the taste. One friend told me it smells like cattle food grass and wouldn’t bother tasting it. More for me. Well, check out the label and you’ll see exactly why.
=) My friend calls this “cattle food” because of it’s grassy color, smell, etc. Yeah, it’s organic!
Now you know why she calls it cattle food? RAW sprouts…
My Specialty Protein Drinks
3/4-1 cup Organic/grass-fed milk or unsweetened almond milk (or coconut)*
1 cup frozen organic berries
1/4 cup frozen organic mango chunks
2 scoops RAW MEAL (Or any protein powder if you can’t handle RAW)
1 tablespoon freshly ground organic whole flaxseeds
1 teaspoon raw chia seeds
1 teaspooon organic hemp seeds
Optional: top with chunks of raw walnuts/seeds/ or chunks of fruit (organic mango, organic raspberries, etc)
Place all your ingredients in the hand blender cup (or a blender if you don’t have a hand blender and cup) and blend until smooth and well mixed. Enjoy! I like mine thick and try putting less milk* so it’s not too watery. It tastes better than ice cream!!
Raw meal w/ organic berries blend, mango chunks, and raw walnuts…My specialty.
Yeah I was using super mass to gain weight. I bought the RAW as an alternative though.
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