Smoothie Challenge Recap
Only one more day of the Smoothie Challenge! Wahoo!
Even with the traveling I’ve been doing I’ve been fitting in a smoothie every day. I think having a smoothie every day has become a habit now. Well, they say it only takes 28 days to form a habit – and by tomorrow it’ll be 31 days. I think the secret to not getting bored of the daily smoothies is VARIETY. I’ve been keeping everything fresh and interesting with lots of yummy recipes.
I made a delicious berry recipe from one of Tosca Reno’s books (love her books!). Dee-licious.
I’ve also been making a LOT of chocolate shakes. You know me – I’m all about the cocoa! I made LeanBodyLifestyle’s Frozen Mocha Protein Shake and I will be making it again! Then, OF COURSE, when nothing else grabs my attention, my chocolate peanut butter protein shake gets made. If you’re not too sick of smoothie recipes, I might even share it with you (grin).
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Two of my goals for the challenge were to eat more protein and to lose a couple vanity pounds. The results made me happy, I lost a few pounds and I ate a lot more protein.
I’ve learned that when I’m craving desserts there are LOTS of yummy low-carb and high-protein recipes I can make without sugar. One of my favourites is Jamie Eason’s Cinnamon Protein Cake (I’ve made this one a couple times!) and everyone in the family loved it. It was great because my gluten-free eating Dad could eat it as well.
While we’re on the subject of healthy sweets – I made my friend Kris’s Sweet Peanut Butter Protein Balls (grain-free and high-fiber). For extra indulgence, I lightly coated half of the ball with some melted chocolate. Absolutely decadent.
That’s it for today – but I wanted to leave you with a few fun photos of some of the more creative entries into the July Smoothie Challenge! More pics to come next post (when I announce the prize winners!!!) so check in on Wednesday!
Also, I wanted to announce this week’s random winner of the Vega Energizing Smoothie is Steph! Congrats girl!
(fruit smoothie from SemiSweet)
(collages from The Chicken Scoop, Run For Today, and Leanne)
(cute overload from Rawdorable)
Got any healthy protein “desserts” to recommend to me? Links welcome!
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That cinnamon protein cake looks amazing! I could always use some more protein in my diet and protein shakes are a such a great way to do that!
Every food/drinks look so delicious….
3lin
I have a protein smoothie everyday and sometimes 2 times/day. A green smoothie of some sort and a fruit smoothie for recovery. I’m bummed I missed the challenge. Next time :)
One of my favorite smoothies right now is here http://jillconyers.com/2012/07/post-workout-recovery/
Ha ha. So cute that SemiSweet posted a stuffed animal in her pic, too. Love Tigger :-)
Thanks for posting my pics again. That makes me feel so special. I’ve had such a blast with this challenge and am now totally addicted to smoothies. Already tweeted today’s colourful smoothie.
It’s difficult to pic a favorite protein dessert, but I am a huge fan of protein packed puddings and frozen treats. No wonder I enjoyed this smoothie challenge so much.
Congrats on achieving your two main goals! Smoothies look gooood
Wow that cake looks delicious! And congrats on reaching your goals!!! Loved doing the challenge with you. It definitely gave me more ideas for adding in a bit more nutrition to my day when I need it!
~Ang
That cake looks so good! Had a lot of fun participating in the smoothie challenge!
The smoothies all look refreshing!