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How to make a natural protein shake without protein powder

How to make a Natural Protein Shake without Protein Powder (Dairy Free, Paleo, Vegan, Raw)

Natural high protein meal replacement smoothie
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Total Time 2 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Cups Milk. Use your favourite milk. I use either Homemade Almond Milk or Homemade Coconut Milk
  • 1 Banana or mango or peach
  • 1 Peach or pear or mango
  • ¼ Cup Dates like this or raisins or use your own healthy sweetener to taste
  • ¼ cup of Pumpkin Seeds
  • ¼ cup of Almonds or ¼ cup of pumpkin seeds or other seeds
  • TO MAKE INTO A GREEN SMOOTHIE Add:
  • 1 Cup Spinach tightly packed or 2 cups loosely packed (or any other mild greens)
  • OR if you run out of fresh greens add 2 scoops of Amazing Green Powder for an extra healthy green boost. (like this)
  • OPTIONAL EXTRAS
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract or half a vanilla pod like this adds amazing taste and contains no nasties - but only suitable for high speed blenders
  • ¼ teaspoon Cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Blend the ingredients in the following order:
  • 1. Blend the dry ingredients and liquid first for a short time
  • 2. Blend the greens next for a short time (if using)
  • 3. Blend the fruit and the rest of the ingredients until smooth (or as smooth as your blender will allow. High speed blenders may need 2 minutes for a Green Thickie, less powerful blenders may need a lot more, sometimes 5-10 minutes)
  • More tips:
  • Blending this way allows the dry ingredients to be blended for longest, it means the greens will fit in your blender and your fruit gets less blending so it doesn’t become too hot.
  • - Add more water if required to thin it out.
  • - Substitute any of the ingredients for whatever you already have.
  • - If your smoothie is too warm, you can cool it down in the fridge or freeze some of your ingredients before blending. You can also replace half of the liquids with ice. Add the ice at the end. It is better to add frozen ingredients at the end to cool the smoothie down.
  • How much should I drink to replace a meal?
  • - This smoothie serves 1 so if you have higher calorie requirements you might need to make more.
  • Suitable for Special Diets:
  • - Gluten free
  • - Raw
  • - Vegetarian, vegan, dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, wheat free, soya free (don’t use soya milk or tofu),
  • - Salt free (don't add salt)
  • - Nut free (replace nuts with sunflower or pumpkin seeds. This doesn't include coconuts)
  • More information about making the perfect Green Thickie
  • If you are new to Green Thickies and have more questions about making the perfect green thickie, please read this guide on How to make a Green Thickie