Protein protein protein. You gotta get yourself some protein. You get it from meats and plants. It’s essential for rebuilding muscles. I never realized until earlier this year that I don’t get enough protein in my diet. By staying active and working out 5 times a week, I should be having over 115 grams of protein per day, but I’ve been averaging around 80 grams. I read somewhere that you can actually overeat when you don’t get enough protein intake because it is high in satiety, meaning that it’s supposed to keep you fuller for longer (thanks Individual & Family Nutrition class that I took in college for making me sound cool and act like I know what I’m talking about).
But anyway, I am hungry all of the time, and I’ve been wondering if it’s correlated with my protein intake. So, lately I’ve been trying to up my protein intake with this plant-based protein I found because um #dairyfreelife. I’ve been drinking the same protein shake basically everyday and am loving it! This is a pretty unoriginal recipe that isn’t very special, but I thought I’d share the ingredients I use because I am trying to go gluten and dairy-free :).
Ingredients:
-Orgain Organic Chocolate Protein Powder
Here’s a great dairy and gluten free option for you if you’ve been looking for one! It has 21 grams of protein and it also has 0 grams of sugar. There’s some pea protein powders out there that can leave the pea protein flavor in your mouth, and either I have gotten used to it, or it is just not that strong in this protein powder, but I’ve really enjoyed using this one! I use the 2 scoop serving size and that’s all I need!
-Bolthouse Farms Unsweetened Pea Protein Milk
This is my favorite dairy-free, gluten-free milk to use that I devoted a whole post to last week! It has 10 grams of protein per 8 oz. serving, as well as 0 grams of sugar. Not gonna lie, this isn’t very great by itself because it just doesn’t have any sugar in it, but in a shake mixed with fruit and other ingredients you can’t even tell! I just add 1 cup to my shake and that’s the perfect amount of liquid I need in this recipe.
-Simply Truth Organic Creamy Peanut Butter
I feel like there are some peanut butter’s out there that have a lot of sugar added into it, but this only has 2 grams of sugar per serving, which is 2 tablespoons. I usually go with the serving size amount, maybe a little over if I’m feeling a little extra rebellious because peanut butter is life.
-1 Whole Banana
-Ice
Like any other smoothie or protein shake recipe, you mix together all the ingredients and there you go! Sometimes if I feel like adding fiber to my shake, I’ll sprinkle some chia seeds on top. I tried blending the shake with chia seeds a while back, and my smoothie had never been that thick before!
This recipe comes to be around 535 calories. In regards to sugar and protein, there is 39 grams of protein and only 16 grams of sugar, 14 of which come from the banana! I know this isn’t a groundbreaking or original recipe, but for any of you guys who are trying to go gluten and dairy-free, I highly recommend trying this recipe out! It’s like a healthy version of a chocolate milk-shake with the smooth consistency. Every time I drink this, I’m full and satisfied for hours, which, if you know me, is a complete shock because I’m hungry 24/7.
And there you have it! I should probably try to make more versatile protein shakes in the future, but I think I’m going to stick to this basic recipe until I want to change it up and try a new one! Thanks for stopping by on this post, I hope you have a great rest of your day <3