Homemade Protein Power

Hi,

Protein shakes are a dime a dozen. However a high-quality protein
drink that is both homemade and nutritious is a rare find. Most
protein drinks today have traveled the path of least resistance --
cheap and potentially dangerous sweeteners, sugar alcohols (in
order to bring down the supposed "carb count"), and protein sources
that are often dubious...and accompanied with more outrageous
claims than grams of the good stuff.

The strategy for building this drink was simple:

1. Go hormone-free and organic with everything possible;
2. Go with plenty of healthy fats rather than cheap sugar
substitutes to help control insulin and provide more satiety;
3. Think 'raw';
4. Make it delicious!

Below you will find this recipe, complete with the exact ingredients
used. It takes less than five minutes to make and keeps me full for
2-3 hours. It is less than 1/3 the cost of an out-of-the-box MRP
(Meal Replacement Product) and contains 1/10th the number of
ingredients -- and that's a good thing. If you cannot pronounce it,
it's probably bad for you. And it tastes fantastic!

Mix the following into a high-quality blender:

1. One heaping scoop of Jay Robb's Egg White Protein
You will need to adjust this amount to your body weight.
Jay uses the best sources available, including hormone-free cattle
and Stevia, a herbal sweetener, to make his excellent protein.
There are no additional carbs to speak of and only the bare
essentials ingredient-wise. Jay also makes a high-quality whey.
I will often combine the whey and the egg white powders,
using about half a scoop each.

2. One raw egg (cage-free)
Do not worry about cholesterol or getting food poisoning. These
claims are mostly media hype. You need the high-quality protein and
fats found in the egg. Most people try to go low-fat when making a
protein shake. This is a mistake, as fats are crucial to the
digestion of protein. As for contamination: Roll the egg on the
counter. If it wobbles, you are safe to consume it. I've used this
technique for several years and I've yet to have one case of food
poisoning consuming raw eggs. Oh, and it makes the protein drink
taste better (believe it or not.)

3. Five grams of L-Glutamine
Powdered L-Glutamine (I use Jarrow's brand) is one of the
healthiest things you can supplement your diet with. L-Glutamine
has been shown to be one of the most powerful nutrients for both
recovery and immunity enhancement. It makes a tremendous
difference in both performance and wellness. It is tasteless, too.

4. Five grams of Creatine Monohydrate
If you want more strength and muscle fullness, good old creatine
monohydrate (the non-fancy stuff; just monohydrate for me) works
like you would not believe. Five grams per day is all you need.
Like L-Glutamine, it is tasteless. I use Jarrow Brand.

5. Raw almonds
I cannot say enough good stuff about almonds. Besides tasting
great, they are loaded with essential fats and healthy fiber. Here
is how I measure how much to use. This comes right out of a book
"The Every Other Day Diet" by author Jon Benson found here:

The Cheat-To-Beat-Diet <-- click.

You can find 15 other shake recipes and over 40 pages of recipes in
that book that fit the bill of being tasty and fantastic fat-burning
meals. Here is the trick: Divide your body weight by 10. That's it.
If you weigh 200 pounds, that means 20 almonds. Simple,
right? There is an entire measuring system for Every Other Day
Diet's SNAPP! System of eating that is this simple for everything:
Calories (none to count), carbohydrates, fats, protein intake...
even water!

6. Frozen berries (raspberries mixed with blueberries)
Yes, fresh is better than frozen... but frozen makes the shake more
frothy. Plus, buy organic berries and freeze them in containers.
There is practically nothing lost in the process. How much? Simple:
Divide your body weight by 5! Same weight as above means 40 berries,
or about a handful. Once you count them out once or twice you never
have to again.

7. Pumpkin seeds
This was a great find: A super-healthy and tasty addition to the
protein recipe, plus a nice bump in the fiber content. Measuring
something as fine a seeds is a bit more challenging using the
numeric system, so we keep it simple: Use your palm. Just pour the
seeds into your palm. Make sure they are not forming a pyramid or
overflowing. That's the ideal amount.

8. 1 to 1.5 cups of pure water
I use only 1 cup of water as I like my shake thick.

9. 1 cup of ice
Adjust to taste and texture preference.

10. Stevia (to taste)
I love Stevia. It is an herbal sweetener that does not cause an
insulin spike like sugar or even sugar alcohols can, and does not
have the health hazards of artificial sweeteners.

There you have it: A mostly raw, protein-rich, health-fat,
carb-friendly protein drink that will fill you up for hours, tastes
great, and contains more raw nutrition than most people get in a
week.

Want more? Go here:

The Cheat-To-Beat-Diet <-- click.

Yours in Fitness,

Jorma Persson

More books by Jon Benson:

Author, Fit Over 40
-- > Fit Over 40 Success Stories

Author, 7 Minute Muscle
-- > 7 Minute Muscle Freee Report

Author, Every Other Day Diet
-- > Every Other Day Diet Plan

Co-Author, Low Pressure Sex-System
-- > Try It For 14 Days Freee

Creator, M-Power Turbocharge Audio Series
-- > Free Audio Samples

Co-creator, NaturaPause Hormone-Solution Kit
-- > Hormone-Health For Men and Women

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