Protein + My Everyday Favorite Smoothie
Sometimes it can get a little daunting adding more protein if you haven’t ever really paid attention to how much protein you’re actually eating before. If reaching your recommended protein goals seems overwhelming, here a few tips that may help.
Split your protein up equally between your meals. For example, if your goal is to eat around 120 grams of protein throughout the day and you eat 4 meals a day you would just aim to get roughly 25-30 grams per meal. Or if you eat 3 smaller meals and 2 snacks you would just shoot for 25-30 grams per meal and around 15 grams per snack.
Meal planning always wins. Like I said in my last post, meal planning will help TONS when it comes to sticking to your goals. Plan your meals with protein in mind and it will make getting it in a breeze.
Add protein to snacks. Whether you balance your proteins throughout the day or not if you add proteins to your snacks they will not only be more filling and satisfying but you won’t be trying to fit all your protein into your main meals which may give you more flexibility for meals that aren’t as protein heavy.
Grab a bar or pre-made shake. Whole foods protein sources will always be the most ideal but sometimes it’s just not happening. There are endless amounts of bars and shakes available these days but try to stick with something that has recognizable ingredients and is less processed. My favorites are go macro bars and koia drinks.
Make a smoothie/shake. As much as I absolutely love eggs and sausage and bacon and alllll the breakfast things, my stomach does not. I have the same smoothie/shake every single day and I love it so dang much. Having a protein heavy breakfast helps me to rarely struggle to hit my protein throughout the day. I’ve been making the same shake for a loooong time and have it exactly how I like it down to the last gram of ice and I’ll post the full recipe for my favorite shake below but when making a smoothie/shake try to shoot for protein + fruit + veggie + fat.
My Favorite Everyday Smoothie
240-260 grams almond milk
100-120 grams banana
20-25 grams peanut butter
75 grams frozen riced cauliflower
1 scoop chocolate protein powder (my favorite is Active Stacks)
1 scooop collagen (my favorite is Vital Proteins)
Add all the ingredients to a blender in the order of recipe and blend, blend, blend.
Roughly…
40 grams protein
39 grams carbs
17 grams fats
