Morning Glory or Afternoon Delight?

Many will know from these pages that I don’t go a bundle on too many protein shakes and perhaps it is for this reason that I only have one occasionally. Just recently however I have become a bit of a convert to a new-to-me brand from proteinmilkshake.com Their protein whey powders are low carb, low sugar, low calorie, low fat, gluten-free and naturally sweetened with organic stevia and so I have been enjoying one a day every now and then in the morning when pressed for time, or in the afternoon when I need an indulgent ‘fix’ that seems like a baked treat.

Not available in the UK as yet, they will hopefully be arriving soon but on sale in the US through their website. Not cheap – but is anything that tastes great and has a good nutritional profile? I do limit myself to no more than one a day and to be honest more like a couple of times a week since I do prefer to get my food from a meal rather than a shake.

This recipe is a great one to try for morning glory or afternoon delight and if you can’t get hold of this protein whey powder then use a good quality or your own favourite vanilla protein powder instead – we have found it works well with many of the brands we have here at bariatriccookery.com

APPLE STRUDEL SHAKE

Ingredients

METRIC/US

1 scoop (about 30 g/1 oz) vanilla whey protein powder (we used Vanilla Protein Powder from proteinmilkshake.com)

250 ml/1 cup chilled low-fat nut milk (we used unsweetened almond milk)

3 tbsp unsweetened apple sauce or purée

¼ tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp chopped raisins (optional)

squirt of low-fat cream and drizzle of sugar-free syrup to decorate (optional)

Method

Place the protein powder, milk, apple sauce or purée, cinnamon and raisins, if used, in a blender or shaker and process to mix.
Pour into a serving glass and top with a squirt of low-fat cream and drizzle with a little sugar-free syrup to serve if liked.

SERVES 1

WLS PORTION: ½ -1 (depending upon stage post-op eating)

CALORIES PER PORTION (without optional topping and raisins): 171

PROTEIN: 22.8g

CARBOHYDRATE: 9.1g

FAT: 4.6g

Image courtesy of proteinmilkshakebar.com