Sunday, March 6, 2011

Chocolate Carob Protein Shake with SUNWARRIOR


Had an amazing workout at the gym this morning, and I want to share with you my latest post-workout drink. I'm loving it!

It contains only three ingredients:
  • 1-2 C Hazelnut milk
  • 1 scoop Sunwarrior Protein powder
  • 2 T Carob
You can mix them in a blender or shaker. I use my Vitamix. It's quick; it's easy. That is, as long as you have your hazelnut milk prepared. I've written before on how to make almond milk and touched on Hazelnut milk once in this article. But now I use Hazelnuts (also called Filberts) because they are locally grown, can be obtained in a truly raw state (unlike almonds which are by law pasteurized), and thus can be sprouted.

Hazelnut milk is also easy to prepare. You just need to plan ahead about 8 hours to allow the nuts to sprout.

Needed ingredients for 1/2 gallon of milk:
  • 1 C Hazelnuts
  • 1/2 C Brazil nuts
  • 6 large medjool dates
  • 1/2 vanilla bean
  • Water

  • First, I soak the nuts in water for at least 8 hours. This allows the nut to sprout, making its nutrients bioavailable.
  • Second, I drain the soaked nuts and put them in my Vitamix blender with the dates and vanilla bean and about 2 cups of water.
    I blend on high until the nuts are reduced to an extremely fine texture. They should be basically liquified.
  • Third, I add more cold water to make 1/2 gallon in total.
  • Lastly, I taste it. Mmmmm... yummy.
And that's it. You have your Hazelnut milk ready to go into the super-easy carob protein shake.

The reason I like the Sunwarrior protein is because it contains one amazing ingredient: Brown Rice Protein (Biofermented Raw Sprouted Whole Grain Brown Rice Protein). Talk about amazing. No fillers, extra junk, or dubious ingredients. It has a complete amino acid profile and is gluten free. If you have allergic reactions to most other protein powders, I encourage you to sample this one. Chances are, you will not react badly. I prefer the natural flavor because then I can tailor it to be chocolate, vanilla, or whatever.

This shake is just enough to recharge me right after a whirlwind session of weight training and intervals on the stairmaster.

2 comments:

Brian said...

I'll have to give you some samles of the chocolate Genuine Health protein. It's got the best amino acid profile out there and tastes amazing.

Amanda said...

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