This year for Teacher Week 2015, Blog Hoppin' has Tuesday as your favorite make ahead meal. Mine is listed below! After you check mine out, head over to Blog Hoppin' to check out the rest of the Make Ahead Meals!
My 'Make Ahead Meal" is sort of like a meal, and sort of like a drink. It is a protein shake!
I love, loVE, LOVE this shake for many reasons. Not only is it super tasty, it is packed with protein. Protein not only helps you lose weight and store less fat, it also give you energy! Energy you so desperately need to chase your students or your own littles around all day! I make this protein shake the night before, and it lasts two to three days in the refrigerator. So when I'm either too lazy to make something healthy for breakfast or if I woke up too late, I just grab a shake out of my fridge! Since I am no longer working, I drink this shake either as a meal replacement or right after a gym class.
Here is the recipe below for my Pinky Protein Shake:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of mixed berries, fresh or frozen (I buy a big bag of frozen antioxidant blend from Costco)
- 1 cup of sliced pears, fresh or frozen
- 1 cup of milk (any kind will do! I use whole milk but almond milk makes this delicious shake even sweeter!)
- 1/3 cup of yogurt (plain or flavored, totally your choice!)
- 1/3 cup of rolled oats
- A few drizzles of honey
- 1 scoop of protein Powder (use the one you like. I like the vanilla flavor. It makes me feel like I'm drinking a milkshake!)
- A few handfuls of ice
- Vitamix, or any blender will work
Here we go!
Add all of these ingredients in the Vitamix. You can add them in order (or not, I've done it tons of different ways! I know, I'm a rebel!)
Add the ice and you're ready to mix!
And voila! You're done! You've got a Pinky Protein Shake! This makes enough for two shakes for me, giving me about 22 grams of protein for each one. I put them in a mason jar or shaker cup, so I can shake them up right before drinking.
Hope you enjoy my make ahead meal as much as I do!
