Arlene’s Lean Mean Protein Shake
Ingredients
- 1/2 serving organic hemp protein powder
- 1 serving colonix fiber
- 1/2 serving spirulina
- 1/2 serving organic maca powder
- 1 serving amazing grass – berry
- 8 fl oz 2% milk
Directions
- Pour milk into shaker or glass first.
- Add all powders and shake/stir well to combine
- You want to drink it somewhat quickly, because the fiber will thicken if you let it sit
It might sound like there’s a lot in it, but truly there isn’t. Here’s how I do it:
- I always have my amazing grass handy. I use it a couple of times a day, so it’s a standard in my diet already. One scoop is all you need for this.
- I order my spirulina, organic hemp protein, and maca powder from nutsonline.com. You don’t need a lot, so I just get the sample packs. (They usually run about $2.50 ea). In a standard mason jar, I drop all 3 powders and put it up in the cabinet. Simple. Then I just use my amazing grass scoop to add this mixture in too.
- I use colonix fiber because it is a great mixture of 15 different natural fibers, and it works beautifully. It is a little expensive, so if you prefer, you can substitute regular psyllium husk instead. You can pick that up in most grocery stores for a couple of dollars. Personally, I don’t think it dissolves enough, but that’s just my preference.
This is a great way to start your day. It’s packed with a lot of fiber, natural sources of protein, and tons of vitamins. It is almost 300 calories, which is good for the morning, but will definitely keep you feeling full for hours.
If you workout in the mornings, you will want to drink this afterwards. I enjoy my workouts much more if I don’t feel overly full.
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While we’re discussing things related to Arlene’s Lean Mean Protein Shake Don't Eat Dirt, The objective would be to eventually consume much more greens in the smoothie than fruit. Yet, plenty of of us are not utilized to consuming massive amounts of greens. Also several don’t have adequate hydrochloric acid to digest greens. For this reason, I recommend starting with a lot more fruity green smoothies and slowly employing more and more greens.
If you wanted to start out with a fruity base, you could easily switch the milk for juice. If you are going to do that, I suggest a fresh juice over a store bought one.
Often times the pre-made juices (even the 100% juice) have been stripped of a lot of vitamins, minerals, and natural fiber during processing and replaced with sugars. Plus, using a homemade juice allows you variety, and the use of veggies in stead of just fruit.
Great comment, thank you!
What kind of protein is in this? Protein isolate is absorbed well by almost anyone, but protein concentrate tends to slide through the system.
Those are actually very natural sources of protein. You can click them to learn more if you like.
That product is mostly protein concentrate (Milk Protein Concentrate, Whey Protein Isolates, Whey Protein Concentrate). Your body won’t get the full benefit of a full protein isolate. Are, try GNC Pro Performance& Whey Isolate 28 – Vanilla. Your body will be able to better absorb it
Great tip for those bariatric patients, too!
actually, no it’s not.
I apologize, I thought you said you used the Total Lean 25 powder from GNC. The ingredients listed on the container for the Total Lean 25 powder is as listed above. My mistake.