Have my dessert & eat it too!
29 Jun 2010 Leave a Comment
in Smooth Operator Tags: body for life, body for life diet, competition diet, eating for lifestyle, healthy diet, midafternoon meal, protein pancake, protein shake, vanilla protein malt, vanilla protein smoothie
Okay, cooking my way through the Body for Life cookbook! Just in case you’re wondering:
Eating for lifestyle is a style of eating in which healthy, nutritious, delicious foods are enjoyed six times a day. Meals include breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, as well as a morning midmeal and an afternoon midmeal. Each meal is made up of a portion of protein and carbohydrates and regularly includes fresh fruits and vegetables.
My second meal of the day, when I wake up at 2 in the afternoon: would that be considered morning midmeal or afternoon midmeal? Regardless, I decided to make a smoothie! 2 meals, 2 recipes! Wow, I might make it through this cookbook before July 8th after all! I omitted the protein powder and made the same shake for the midgets in my house. One was made with vanilla pudding, the other with chocolate pudding. The chocolate pudding smoothie was consumed in its entirety, while the vanilla smoothie was not. However, I think this is more a reflection of the finicky eater, rather than a reflection of the quality of the smoothie. Plus, it was another opportunity to use the coolest blender in the world, so I was really happy!
BFL Vanilla Malt
1 c. cold skim milk (I used 3/4 c. of 1% milk, because that’s all that was left in my house)
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
2 T. malted milk powder (I used 1 T. in mine)
1 T. fat-free, sugar-free vanilla instant pudding mix
6-8 ice cubes
Place skim milk & protein powder in blender & blend on medium speed for 15 seconds. Add malted milk and blend 15 more seconds. Add pudding mix & blend for about 30 seconds. Add ice cubes and blend on high speed until smooth, about 30 more seconds. Enjoy your midmorning snack, while you’re watching the pounds melt away!
View of the malt from the top of the Vitamix!
Serving size: 1 smoothie
Calories 261
Fat 3g; Na 511 mg; Carb 26g; Protein 32g
Vanilla Malt Nutrition Facts Label courtesy of Nutritiondata.com
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