Thursday, August 5, 2010

Recovery Shakes

Here's my top secret bestest long workout recovery shake ever. We found this in Cooking Light magazine. My edits from the recipe are noted. Blend the following:

One cup of Chobani Greek yogurt
Banana
Skim milk (I add by feel)
Ice
Honey
Ground nutmeg
Teaspoon of Glutamine powder (only for extreme workout recovery)

Chobani yogurt is really good stuff, with 23g of whey protein per 8 oz. No added sugar and zero fat.

You can also make a sweeter, heavier version of the shake as follows:

One cup of Chobani Greek yogurt
Frozen mango
Frozen peaches
Peach/mango V8 Splash (I add by feel)
Teaspoon of Glutamine (for extreme workout recovery)

I prefer the lighter, less sweet banana shake after a long bike ride, but they're both great. Enjoy!

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