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After having metabolic testing done and having a better understanding of how many calories I burn, I had to start thinking about how I wanted to consume my calories. As a full contact football player there are days when my body just needs more. How I use my 1800 calories a day make a huge difference in how I feel and how I perform at practice.
I am still figuring things out but I know how great I feel when I consume more protein and vegetables. I need the protein in order to fuel myself for practice and to refuel myself after practice. Though I could carry around eggs, grilled chicken, and veggies, some days it’s just not realistic. I need and want something else.
Pure Protein sells a variety of protein products which are easy to grab and great additions to my diet. Now that we are wearing full pads, the number of calories I burn during practice has greatly increased. I exert lots of energy and often leave practice completely wiped. Being able to refuel myself with Pure Protein has helped me to recover a lot quicker.
This week I tried Pure Protein’s High Protein Bar with 20g of protein and the Vanilla Creme shake with 15g of protein. Both products were tasty and gave me an extra boost of protein on practice days. Though I won’t use the products on days I don’t workout, they are perfect for days when I burn an extra 600-1000 calories.
My favorite Pure Protein product so far is their Whey Protein. This week I made a delicious smoothie using their Frosty Chocolate Whey Protein Powder.
In a blender I combined 1 cup of milk, 1/2 cup of mixed frozen berries, 1/4 cup of rolled oats, and 1 scoop of Frosty Chocolate Protein Powder.
The oats bring a nuttiness to the smoothie and make it much more filling! If you need a little boost in your smoothies, I highly recommend adding in some oats.
I’m usually more of a vanilla fan, but the chocolate frosty flavor was delicious!
I have enjoyed trying out these Pure Protein products and seeing how they help me to recover after a tough workout!
Now it’s time for one of y’all to win this awesome Pure Protein Prize Pack!! One reader will win the following…
- 1 tub of Pure Protein Vanilla Cream powder
- 12 Pure Protein Vanilla Creme protein drinks
- 4 Pure Protein bars (2 Chocolate Peanut Butter and 2 Chocolate Deluxe bars)
This giveaway is now closed! Congratulations to comment number 83, Jana, on winning the Pure Protein Prize Pack!
Jana said “I love Green smoothie with spinach, almond or coconut milk, vanilla protein powder, strawberries, and half banana”.
Thank you to all who entered the giveaway!!
To enter the giveaway…
1. Leave a comment on this post with your favorite smoothie recipe or flavor and the Pure Protein powder you’d use in that drink.
2. To earn a bonus entry, tweet the following:
” I want to win a @PureProteinPro prize pack from @coffeeckecardio! Eat Good. Look Great. #Giveaway http://tinyurl.com/al2shve ”
If you tweet, please be sure to leave a second comment on this post letting me know that you did! I will choose a winner on Tuesday, February 26, 2013.
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i love a banana, frozen yogurt, and peanut butter & co bee’s knees peanut butter with skim milk (plus 6 ice cubes for thickness). adding vanilla or chocolate protein powder would add flavor and staying power!
I love chocolate smoothies, and I would definitely add the powder to the smoothie!
I would enjoy trying a Pure Protein Vanilla Berry Banana Smoothie!
I love smoothies with lots of berries in them – raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries. My grocery store sells bags of frozen berries, so it makes making smoothies really easy.
I’d go with the vanilla protein powder so that the flavor of the berries can come through.
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My favorite smoothie is tropical fruit, greek yogurt, milk and a banana. I would love it with some vanilla protein powder!
My current favorite smoothie is my green garden smoothie! http://fruitnfitness.com/2013/02/23/sick-bentley-bear/ I also think it would be good to use vanilla protein powder and add peanut butter!
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I’ve been trying to sub in a protein shake for breakfast lately and have been loving banana+berries+vanilla protein+spinach. A little tart, sweet, and energizes me for a long day of teaching!
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I am a big fan of protein shakes, especially in the morning. Typically I throw together a banana & peanut butter one with a vanilla protein base. So, the pure protein vanilla cream powder would definitely be my choice!
I just started following your blog and I’m totally love the fact that you play full contact football. I wish there was a league out where I live!
I love all things strawberry banana flavored and I think the vanilla creme would be a great addition!
I also tweeted about the giveaway. I’m on my phone so can’t get the link but my username is @MandaRuns131
Awesome giveaway! I would use the chocolate with sliced bananas and a scoop of peanut butter. Yummmm.
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I love making green smoothies using kale and spinach with some fruit like pineapple, strawberries and blueberries! The Vanilla Pure Protein would be a yummy addition!
I love plain smoothies with strawberries, milk, PB, and protein. I think chocolate protein would be a great addition!
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I would love to try the chocolate protein powder in a banana and pb2 shake!
I love, love, love smoothies. I make mine with frozen strawberries, a frozen banana, plain Chobani, almond milk, and a nut butter of some sort. The vanilla protein would be great in my smoothies too!
I have an awesome chocolate smoothie recipe that I would use the “chocolate frosty” flavor of protein powder in. I love getting an extra kick of protein in my smoothies
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I love a smoothie with peach and mango. Vanilla protein powder would work well!
I love adding vanilla protein flavor to smoothies…my favorite combo is usually with banana, oats, yogurt, cinnamon, and almond milk.
I love chocolate protein powder with skim milk, half a frozen banana, and frozen blueberries. Sometimes I add cocoa powder for even more chocolateyness mmmmm
My favorite smoothie is frozen banana, pineapple, and coconut milk, so I’d probably use the vanilla whey powder. Yum!
I like smoothies with vanilla protein powder, Almond Milk,1 Cup Spinach, Mangoes, 1 Banana and Pineapple.
I love making smoothies in the morning!! I usually stick to Target brand of protein powder. I’d love to try Pure Protein chocolate in my shake! Make mine with protein powder, frozen berries, vanilla, cinnamon, chia seeds, and sometimes PB2.
I usually do prepare my shakes using spinach and the fruit that seems closer to ‘spoil time’. I would like to use the chocolate preotein powder because of the added flavors, others than just plain sweetness that some other flavors have.
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My favorite smoothie recipes consists of blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, bananas and raspberries so I would use the vanilla whey powder for some added sweetness! Love your blog!
I love a mint chocolate chip smoothie using chocolate protein powder, cocoa powder, frozen banana, spinach, and mint. When the fall gets closer, though, I crave pumpkin pie smoothies: vanilla protein powder, pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, almond milk, and a dash of maple syrup. So good!
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/j_mosh/status/305530257342083072
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My favorite smoothie recipe is:
Fat-free skim milk
Fruit (whatever’s on hand–been using pineapples, apples, blackberries, mangos, etc)
Fat-free yogurt (either Greek or regular–depends what’s in the fridge)
As much spinach as I can fit into the blender
Throw it all into the blender and blend until smooth. I make these before bed and then in the morning I just pulse the blender a few times so everything mixes up, and then I drink it on the way to work.
I know this is probably the least imaginative smoothie recipe on the Internet, but I like that it fills me up in the morning AND allows me to get some veggies into my system early in the morning.
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I really like just a basic strawberry protein shake, and sometimes I add peanut butter too. But today I made a simple shake with soymilk + coconut water + vanilla protein powder + 1 tbsp of sugar free cheesecake pudding mix. It was so good! Tasted like a cheesecake shake
My favorite smoothies are any kind if fruit, spinach, and milk. I would definitely try the vanilla flavor with them
Banana, almond milk, strawberries! I bet vanilla protein powder would really give that smoothie some staying power for after my crossfit workouts!
The Pure Protein Vanilla would be divine in my strawberry peach pineapple smoothie with Greek yogurt that I make!
I really like making a green smoothie with spinach, banana, milk, and some berries and adding in some protein powder to help keep me full!
I am a Frappuccino breakfast smoothie person cuz I get my coffee. My protein drink is 1 scoop protein powder and 1/2 cup skim milk with 1/4 cup greek yogurt and 1/2 cup strong coffee with sugar free carmel or vanilla syrup (or both) blended in my magic bullet with several ice cubes. So yummy!!!!
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I love spinach, frozen berries, protein powder and a handful of oats. Would love to add the vanilla powder to that!
I would make nutty butter smoothie! banana, yogurt, protein powder, milk, peaunt butter, and honey!
I love banana + chocolate smoothies
And oats sound like a great addition!
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Chocolate/PB/Banana type smoothies are the best, yum!
I used to LOVE one called The Chocolate Elvis.
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I would try a fruit smoothie with vanilla protein powder.
mm the vanilla sounds delicious with some almond milk!
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My favorite protein shake recipe, mocha banana protein shake:
http://www.sensualappealblog.com/mocha-banana-protein-shake/
I make it often
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I love banana smoothiies, I’d probably use the chocolate protein powder to add a little chocolate flavor to my shake!
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That smoothie looks delicious! There are a billion different smoothie recipes I adore, but I have to say that a pumpkin smoothie is probably my all time favorite: 1 cup pumpkin frozen into cubes, 1 cup almond milk, a bit of pumpkin pie spice, some vanilla extract and stevia for sweetness, delicious! The vanilla protein powder would be perfect to bulk it up, though I’m sure chocolate pumpkin would be fantastic as well
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I love any smoothie that’s peanut butter related! The chocolate protein would go perfectly in one of my smoothies!
I love Green Monster smoothies, so I’d add vanilla protein powder to mine! Mmmm!
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I love chocolate banana & peanut butter smoothies. So good but those berries look awesome too!
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I love fruit juice smoothies… Frozen fruit and juice! So refreshing! Hopefully I can add some protein powder
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I’d make an UBER Vanilla smoothie with real vanilla pod and vanilla extract.
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I’m not a big smoothie fan but I want to be!
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I like using frozen banana, PB, chocolate protein powder and a handful of spinach in a smoothie. I also recently tried a killer key lime pie smoothie (from Side of Sneakers) that’d probably taste just as good with a little vanilla protein powder added to it.
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Right now my favorite protein smoothie is frozen banana, strawberry, almond milk and French vanilla protein powder.
I’d use the vanilla cream to make a very cherry, kale, and milk smoothie. Mmm…
I’d use Frosty Chocolate in a chocolate-banana-almond butter smoothie!
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I’m not a huge banana fan – at least in its pure form, but I do love a good banana pb and chocolate smoothie! So I’d like to try the chocolate powder mix!
My favorite smoothie is so boring…vanilla protein powder, water, ice and a few frozen berries. I would love to try the chocolate and shake things up!
I love a chocolate banana smoothie – frozen banana, Silk choc almond milk, and spinich if I have it on hand. So good – and the choc protein power would be great in it too!
My latest is using the Yonanas machine~ frozen bananas, frozen cubes of choco protein shake and top with a little greek yogurt! AMAZING!
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I just really love anything chocolate, so the Frosty Chocolate would be great as just a chocolate smoothie AND with some fruit added in!
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I would like the choc. I’ve tried making smoothies before but dont really care for them.
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A simple wake-up smoothie that takes no time to make, is delicious, and healthy!
Wake-Up Smoothie
1 1/4 cups orange juice
1 banana
1 1/4 cups frozen berries, such as raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and/or strawberries
1/2 cup low-fat plain yogurt
1 tablespoon sugar
I’d use Pure Protein chocolate powder, 1 banana and 2 T raw almond butter with Ice in my magic bullet for post workout recovery!
I like 1/2 c mixed frozen berries, 1/2 c plain greek yogurt, 1 scoop vanilla pure protein powder blended up for breakfast.
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Favorite smoothie recipe: i keep it basic with spinach, vanilla protein powder, frozen berries, chia seeds and almond milk.
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I love Green smoothie with spinach, almond or coconut milk, vanilla protein powder, strawberries, and half banan.
You can’t go wrong with a strawberry banana smoothie. I’d probably just use a vanilla protein powder to not overpower the fruit!
I love vanilla protein powder- my favorite smoothie is fresh spinach, unsweetened almond milk, blueberries, vanilla protein, a gob of almond butter and ice cubes- keeps me going for hours!
My favorite protein shake (currently): Handful of frozen strawberries, scoop of chocolate protein powder (hopefully I’ll get to try Pure Protein’s Frosty Chocolate Protein Powder), add in milk of choice. Blend. Yummy. There is something about strawberries and chocolate.