| If you are serious about building muscle mass or | | | | could add a few raw egg whites (if you are worried |
| sculpting your body you most likely supplement your | | | | about eating raw eggs you may be able to find |
| diet with commercially available whey or soy protein | | | | treated egg whites in cartons at your supermarket). |
| powders (and possibly other supplements). No doubt | | | | You could always simply dump an extra scoop of |
| within a short period of time you discovered the | | | | whey powder in there as well. |
| protein shakes whey powders produce may not be | | | | 4. Make sure you have enough liquids. If you get a |
| the best tasting drinks you've ever had. Despite this | | | | little too carried away you may discover your shake |
| you try to stick with them because your goal is a | | | | is easier to eat with a spoon then drink from a glass. |
| better body and a supplement shake that doesn't | | | | When you first start creating your shakes it is a |
| taste so great is simply a sacrifice you make. | | | | good idea to add your liquids (water, fat-free milk, |
| People find that the flavor of the protein shake | | | | fruit juices, etc.) in stages so that you get your |
| powder they paid a good money for quickly gets | | | | desired consistency. |
| boring. If you are taking your protein shakes two or | | | | 5. Examine the nutritional information for each |
| even three times a day it can become a real chore. | | | | ingredient and consider the impact it will have on your |
| This is when people start to experiment a little by | | | | dieting goals. For example, you may be opting for fat |
| adding other ingredients to make their protein shakes | | | | free (skimmed) milk if you aren't trying to gain |
| taste a little better. | | | | weight. |
| You can soon turn your boring, often tasteless, | | | | 6. Always know what your goal is and make your |
| protein shakes into mouth-watering bodybuilding or | | | | shakes accordingly. If you are trying to shed the fat |
| dieting delights. All you need to have to get started is | | | | you will be skipping the types of ingredients that add |
| a blender and a little imagination. | | | | too many carbohydrates and fats while trying to |
| Some Tips For Picking Your Bodybuilding Shake | | | | increase the protein content. |
| Contents | | | | 7. Think of how you might create a unique flavor. |
| Before rushing off to your refrigerator to blend | | | | You can try things like cinnamon, vanilla, honey, |
| everything in site, let's go through some basic | | | | coconut milk, etc. Once you get the hang of this you |
| principles you will want to consider first. Not only do | | | | will see the possibilities are endless. |
| you want to create the best tasting shakes but you | | | | Blending the Ingredients of Your New Protein Drink |
| should also aim to make the most effective protein | | | | Once you have decided on the ingredients for your |
| shakes for your dieting requirements. This is | | | | shake you are ready to start. It couldn't be simpler |
| important because there is no point throwing full fat | | | | and if you can make toast you won't have a |
| ice cream, chocolate sauce, peanut butter and full fat | | | | problem. It's a good idea to think about the order in |
| milk all together to create a wonderful tasting fat | | | | which you will add your ingredients into the blender. |
| gaining shake. You need to be a little wise when | | | | Always add your main liquid source first so that |
| choosing your ingredients. | | | | everything else you add afterwards is easily blended. |
| So what kinds of ingredients make good choices for | | | | Following this, add your protein powder and give your |
| your shakes? I recommend using the following tips | | | | blender a quick 'burst'. Now you are ready to add the |
| when getting your ingredients from the supermarket | | | | rest of your ingredients and blend until you get the |
| or refrigerator: | | | | right consistency. At this point you may want to add |
| | | | a little more liquids to tweak your shake's thickness. |
| 1. Try to keep as many of your ingredients as natural | | | | Throw in five or six ice cubes to make your shake |
| as possible. A good example of this is using natural | | | | more refreshing. |
| peanut butter instead of regular peanut butter. The | | | | Now you can let your imagination invent all sorts of |
| natural version has better protein content and also | | | | bodybuilding and dieting concoctions that make your |
| natural fats that are important in your diet. | | | | supplement shakes a great deal tastier. Don't forget |
| 2. Fresh fruit should be used whenever possible. Fruit | | | | to share your creations with friends at the gym and |
| contains the carbohydrates that will fuel your | | | | people across the world through the internet. You will |
| workouts and your day. The complex sugars in fruit | | | | also discover many ideas other people come up with |
| are important to any diet (unlike the simple sugars in | | | | to inspire you further. Visit websites and online |
| sweets, sodas, etc). | | | | forums for recipes and you can get some ideas from |
| 3. Think about ingredients that will boost your shake's | | | | my site's homemade protein shakes using whey |
| protein content. For example, you could throw a | | | | supplement powders section. |
| handful of nuts into the blender for a little extra | | | | Happy blending! |
| protein without making the shake much thicker. You | | | | |