Chocolate Cherry Smoothie

 This is an antioxidant packed smoothie that is dairy-free! Perfect for those days when you need to change up your morning smoothie routine and satisfy your chocolate cravings. Cherries are a great source of potassium, phytochemicals and anthocyanins which help to decrease inflammation in the body.

Ingredients:

-3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk

-1/3 cup frozen cherries

-1/2 frozen banana

-1/2 tbsp cocoa powder

-3 tbsp plain coconut yogurt

-1/2 scoop vegan chocolate protein powder

Blend & Enjoy!

 Pumpkin Spice Protein Smoothie

Perfect for the holiday season, this smoothie has the taste of pumpkin spice without the refined sugar and REAL pumpkin!

Ingredients: 

-3/4 cup almond milk or coconut milk

-3-4 ice cubes

-1/2 frozen banana

-1 tbsp ground flaxseed

-2-3 tbsp pumpkin puree

-1/2 to 1 scoop vegan protein powder

-sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice

Blend and Enjoy !

*Approximately 20 grams protein, source of fiber, omega 3 & 6 fats to keep you full and support healthy digestion. 

Lean Green Vegan Protein Mousse

This smoothie is a creamy post workout or breakfast treat packed with plant based protein! The healthy fats from the avocado will keep you full & given a mousse texture, the matcha powder provides energy & antioxidants with the sweetness of frozen banana. I used pea milk for extra creaminess and protein without added sugar.






Ingredients:

-1/2 frozen banana
-1/2 avocado
-1/2 cup Ripple Pea Milk
-1/2 tsp Matcha Powder (I used Tealish Peppermint Matcha)
-1/2 scoop vegan protein powder

Blend until smooth & creamy. Enjoy as a thick smoothie (add more liquid)
or with a spoon as a delicious mousse.

Blueberry Banana Matcha Shake

Blueberry Banana Matcha Smoothie

I recently bought this Matcha powder from Indigo and it's by the brand Tealish. I was just going to buy the original, but I chose the peppermint and I'm so glad I did! The peppermint really adds a sweet and fresh flavour. For this recipe I used the peppermint matcha powder, but you can use either!


Matcha powder is a very concentrated product, so you don't need much! It packs 10-15 times the antioxidants as green tea and is a great energy booster. The amino acid L-theanine in matcha is helpful for combating stress and anxiety. I personally bought it because I have been cutting down on coffee to recover my adrenal glands. 

This smoothie has 25 grams of plant based protein and about 25-30 grams of carbs. The plant based protein adds some extra fibre and almond milk adds a creamy texture as well as some healthy fats. This drink is great for post workout recovery and all of the antioxidants from the fruit and matcha will tackle free radicals that are released from exercise!

Blend all of the following ingredients and Enjoy!

Protein Iced Capp

Protein Iced Capp

Beat the summer cravings for sugary coffee beverages and make your own sugar-free & lactose-free blended drink at home!


-1 cup cooled coffee
-1/4 cup almond milk 
-1 cup ice
-1 scoop Diesel Vanilla Protein
-4-5 drops Flavorall chocolate stevia

Blend all ingredients & enjoy!!!

*Flavorall available online:
http://www.healthyusupplements.com/flavorall-chocolate-choice.html

*Diesel Isolate available online:
http://www.healthyusupplements.com/perfect-sports-diesel-new-zealand-whey-protein-isolate-5lb.html

Blueberry Matcha Smoothie

Blueberry Matcha Smoothie

No protein powder, no problem! This shake has 20grams of protein without any protein powder!

 Blend all ingredients listed below:

-1/2 cup egg whites
-1/2  cup unsweetened almond milk
-1/2 cup frozen blueberries
-1 Greek Yogurt (vanilla or blueberry)
-1/2 tsp Matcha powder

Candy Cane Chip Shake

Candy Cane Chip Shake

Enjoy this delicious festive shake without the guilt (and the stomach ache) that can come from the big bowl of candy cane ice cream that you've been dreaming about!

-1 scoop vanilla ISO Plus protein
-3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
-1 tsp dark semi-sweet chocolate chips
-1 small candy cane
-ice

Blend all ingredients until the ice, candy cane and chocolate is chopped into small pieces and the consistency is smooth & creamy. This shake makes a great post workout treat or dessert!

***To make it into ice cream, just blend without the ice, pour into a zip lock bowl and freeze for 1 hour :)

Banana Blueberry Cream Shake

Banana Blueberry Cream Shake

This shake will keep you feeling full and its texture is creamy like frozen yogurt, without the lactose & added sugar!

-1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk (vanilla)
-1/2 avocado
-4-5 ice cubes
-1/4 cup blueberries
- 1 scoop Diesel banana whey isolate

 Blend until smooth. Drink up!

Whole Food Immunity Boost Shake

Whole Food Immunity Boost Shake

It's that time of year again..cold season! To keep away the colds we have to amp up our immunity systems to fight off all of those germs. What you put in your body influences your ability to stay healthy. To make sure we are preparing ourselves for battle we have to fill our bodies with as much vitamins and minerals we can. The more of those vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that we get from food, the better!

Here is a whole food shake that provides healthy omega fats, complete proteins, iron, vitamin C,vitamin K, folate and antioxidants (just to name a few!)



This shake is dairy free and free of artificial sweeteners. A great morning detox!

-1 cup egg whites
-1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
-1 cup spinach leaves
-1/2 cup blueberries
-1 tbsp ground flax seed
-sprinkle of cinnamon
-3-4 ice cubes

Put into blender as listed and blend all ingredients until smooth.

Stay healthy this season Fit Friends!

Banana Bread Shake

Banana Bread Shake

-1/4 cup water

-1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk

-2-3 ice cubes

-1/2 frozen banana

-1/4 tsp maple extract

-sprinkle of nutmeg

-1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder

Put all ingredients in a blender in order (best way for no clumps!) and blend until smooth. Makes a perfect post-workout thick and creamy treat! *

My Go-to Post Workout Shake

Chocolate-Banana Recovery Shake

-1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
-3-4 ice cubes
-1/2 frozen banana
-1 tbsp cocoa
-handful of spinach
-1 scoop whey protein isolate (vanilla or chocolate)

BLEND!

*To freeze bananas, peel, cut into pieces and put in a zip lock bag. I do many bananas at once to make it convenient. If you cut each banana in the same amount of pieces each time, regulating serving size is easy!

Protein Iced Cappuccino

Protein Iced Cappuccino

½ cup cooled coffee

1 scoop chocolate whey protein powder

1 packet Stevia

Ice cubes