Epiblogue: Post-Kid Kitchen: Smooth(ie) Operator

I've been messing around with Sunwarrior Protein for a few days now, and I think I may have found a way to choke it down make it work for me. The key, as I suspected, is bananas and peanut butter.

Peanut-Butter-Banana Protein Shake, Version 2.0
Serves 1

In a blender combine:
2 scoops Sunwarrior Raw Vegan Protein (Natural)
1 Tbsp natural peanut butter
1 medium (5-ounce) banana
1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

4 ice cubes

One shake provides: 406 calories, 13.5 grams fat, 43.4 grams carbohydrates, and 40.5 grams protein!

Sorry for the bold-italic, but I was surprised. And pleased. Do you know how much easier it is to get your 100 grams of protein a day when you have 40 of them for breakfast? Much easier!

How does it taste, you're wondering. Sadly, not great. Still pretty protein-powdery. But I think I'll get used to it. (There was a bit of a taste-bud learning curve with the hemp protein powder, too.) The ice seems to help offset the health-foodiness of it, and bring it ever-so-slightly closer to milkshake territory. I'm sure sweetened non-dairy milk or agave (or both) would make it better, though even more calorie-dense.

Drinking one of these things first thing in the morning after my obligatory 24-ounce glass of water totally makes me feel like a bodybuilder. (In a way, I am one.)

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