Protein shakes are a staple in most fitness enthusiasts’ gym bags, proving to be life savers when it gets difficult to meet your protein requirements through whole foods. We got a box of Vanilla Whey & halfway through the box, realised that we were bored of the same old plain vanilla (pun not intended but it’s nice when things work out) shakes. To add a little variety, we turned to these delicious high-protein smoothies for fitness by Lacey Baier, a personal trainer, nutritionist, and a clean-eating blogger. Each recipe uses Vanilla Protein powder, requires just five ingredients or lesser and incorporates a variety of essential vitamins, minerals, fibre, and antioxidants.
Servings per recipe: 1 smoothie
PB&J Smoothie
Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
- 1 tbsp peanut butter
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
Directions: Place the unsweetened almond milk, frozen strawberries, peanut butter, and one scoop of vanilla protein powder into your kitchen blender. Blend the ingredients until you achieve a smooth texture.
Nutrition Facts:
- Calories: 277 kCal
- Protein: 25.9
- Carbohydrates: 15.4g
- Fat: 13.3g
Fit + Slim Smoothie
Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 cup frozen blueberries
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
Directions: Start by putting unsweetened almond milk, frozen blueberries, and one scoop of vanilla protein powder into your kitchen blender. Blend the mixture until it reaches a smooth consistency.
Nutrition Facts:
- Calories: 230 kCal
- Protein: 23g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fat: 23g
Chocolate + Coffee Smoothie
Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 frozen banana
- 1 tbsp freeze-dried coffee
- 1/2 tbsp dark cocoa powder
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
Directions: In your kitchen blender, add unsweetened almond milk, frozen banana, freeze-dried coffee, dark cocoa powder, and one scoop of vanilla protein powder. Blend until a smooth texture is obtained.
Nutrition Facts:
- Calories: 254 kcal
- Protein: 25.8g
- Carbohydrates: 41.3g
- Fat: 7.1g
Green Machine Smoothie
Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 frozen banana
- 1 cup baby spinach
- 1 tbsp peanut butter
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
Directions: Begin by adding unsweetened almond milk, frozen banana, baby spinach, and one scoop of vanilla protein powder to your kitchen blender. Blend the ingredients until a smooth consistency is achieved.
Nutrition Facts:
- Calories: 359 kCal
- Protein: 28.6g
- Carbohydrates: 48.6g
- Fat: 14.7g
Vanilla Cupcake Smoothie
Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1/2 cup frozen mango
- 1/2 cup frozen pineapple
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
Directions
Begin by placing unsweetened almond milk, frozen mango, frozen pineapple, and one scoop of vanilla protein powder into a kitchen blender. Proceed to blend the ingredients until a smooth consistency is achieved.
Nutrition Facts:
- Calories: 300 kCal
- Protein: 26g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fat: 26g