This cool, frothy, Piña Colada Protein Shake is a great choice for the summer weather!
With a little pineapple, banana, coconut and some MariGold Creamy Vanilla Whey Isolate, it’s an easy and delicious way to up your protein intake.
This can also be enjoyed as a morning breakfast, giving you plenty of nutrients to start your day off right…or as a post-workout afternoon snack to give your body the fuel it needs to recover.
What better way to relax after a long day than with a tasty, tropical drink?
This tropical shake is like spring break for your muscles, and only tastes sinful! Pineapple naturally boosts your body’s ability to heal post-workout inflammation.
Ready in: 5 minutes
Makes: 2 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese
- 1 cup crushed pineapple, drained, or
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- ½ frozen banana
- ½ cup skim milk
- 1 tbsp shredded coconut
- ½ scoop vanilla whey protein powder
- 1 cup ice cubes
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a blender and process to a smooth consistency.
Nutritional Breakdown: 49% carbs, 41% protein, 10% fat
Nutrients per serving: Calories: 210, Total Fats: 2.5 g, Saturated Fat: 2 g, Trans Fat: 0 g, Cholesterol: 15 mg, Sodium: 60 mg, Total Carbohydrates: 25 g, Dietary Fiber: 2 g, Sugars: 19 g, Protein: 22 g, Iron: 1 mg
Written by Helen Vong for Oxygen Magazine and legally licensed through the Matcha publisher network. Please direct all licensing questions to legal@getmatcha.com.
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MariGold Whey Protein Isolate!
At MariGold, we care about staying healthy and treating your body well.
Our premium quality Whey Isolate Protein Powder is designed to support all your protein needs and has everything you want in a protein powder and none of the stuff you don’t.
MariGold Grass-Fed Whey Isolate Protein Powder has 26 grams of protein per serving and is derived from sweet Irish milk given from Truly Grass-Fed™ cows who spend 95% of their time roaming freely and feasting upon the delicious green grasses of the breathtaking Irish countryside.
It’s cold processed and micro filtered, leaving it UNDENATURED and incredibly creamy.
Then it’s INSTANTIZED, with choline rich sunflower lecithin, so it mixes easily into your favorite recipes or shakes. Sunflower lecithin is rich in phosphatidylcholine, which helps protect from inflammation in the gut. That means MariGold WPI can help keep your gut healthy! Sunflower lecithin is also a brain-boosting ingredient.
Our protein powder is 100% pure, non-GMO, rBST free, lactose free, soy free, gluten free. It is low sugar (or no sugar) and contains no added sugar, and no sugar alcohols.
It’s also keto-friendly, lectin free, and low FODMAP!
