Strawberry Ice Cream Fitness Shake Recipe

This protein shake is a great substitute for strawberry ice cream. It has a lot of healthy calories great for gaining lean muscle and the fruit combination makes the taste truly delicious. Substituting this strawberry shake for ice cream you get vitamins, fiber and a healthy dose of protein. At the same time you avoid the cane sugar and additives you find in store bought ice cream.

This is a weight-gain smoothie not a weight-loss smoothie. The point is to use this strawberry ice cream smoothie as a way to increase your healthy calorie intake and grow muscles instead of loosing weight or gaining fat. I especially like drinking one of these after a hard day of weight lifting. I consider it a guilt-free reward for lifting hard at the gym.

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Strawberries
• 1 Cup Papaya
• 1 Banana
• 1.5 Cups Milk
• 1/2 Cup Oats
• 1 Scoop Strawberry Protein
• 1 Cup Ice

Directions:

• Grinding the oats up beforehand in a coffee grinder works best for me. Otherwise soaking them in water for a while before adding to the blender helps them blend.
• For a creamier smoothie try to substitute half and half for the milk.
• You can easily make this smoothie vegan by using hazelnut milk or some other non-dairy milk instead of cow milk.

Twists:

• If you do not have Strawberry flavored protein powder, vanilla would be a decent substitute.
• If oats are not your thing, try a table spoon or even two of peanut butter, almond butter, or whatever your favorite nut butter may be.

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