Fantastic Meal Replacement!

Fantastic Meal Replacement!

I often find myself procrastinating when it comes to making food, simply because I don’t want to stop what I’m doing, or I don’t know what I want to make. Being a sort of, “bodybuilder,” it’s very important that I get my macro-nutrients to not only help my muscles to recover, but to fuel my body to get through the day, and through another beating at the gym.

So when I don’t feel like making anything, or I’m running short on time, I’ve found that the best thing for me is to resort to a protein shake! I just recently started the LeanGains “diet” (Intermittent fasting), so it’s very important that I get high amounts of protein in every single snack and meal I consume, as well as plenty of complex carbohydrates, so I ‘designed’ this shake to do just that.

Required items:

  1. Bolthouse Farms ‘Protein Plus’ (In this recipe I use chocolate) – Serv. Size: 8oz. Calories: 190 Calories from fat: 25 Protein: 15g
  2. Eggs (If you don’t want to consume raw eggs, skip to the last recipe) Serv. Size: 1 Egg Calories: 70 Calories from fat: 40
  3. Bananas – Serv. Size: 1 6-8″ Banana Calories: 105 Calories from that: 0
  4. Ice – It’s frozen water
  5. Electric Blender of some sort – We’re not eating this…

For the Athlete/Bodybuilder:

  1. Pour 8-16oz of the Bolthouse Protein Plus into your blender, depending on your macro-nutrient requirements.
  2. Put 1-2 whole eggs into the blender, once again, depending on your macro-nutrient requirements.
  3. Put 1/2 or 1 whole banana in the blender (1/2 if 8oz, 1 whole if 16oz.)
  4. Pour 1/2 cup of ice into mixture, and blend.
  5. Once it’s blended thoroughly, pour and enjoy!
Nutritional Information for 8oz, with 1 Egg, and 1/2 Banana:
Calories: 312.5
From fat: 65
Percentage from fat: 20%
Protein: ~21g
Nutritional Information fro 16oz, 2 Eggs, and 1 whole Banana:
Calories: 625
From fat: 130
Percentage from fat: 20%
Protein: 42g

Late night / between meal snack:

  1. Pour 8oz of the Bolthouse Protein Plus into your blender.
  2. Put 1 whole egg into the blender
  3. Put 1/2 banana in the blender
  4. Pour 1/2 cup of ice into mixture, and blend.
  5. Once it’s blended thoroughly, pour and enjoy!Nutritional Information:
  • Nutritional Information:
  • Calories: 312.5
  • From fat: 65
  • Percentage from fat: 20%
  • Protein: ~21g

No eggs:

  1. Pour 8oz of the Bolthouse Protein Plus into your blender.
  2. Put 1/2 banana in the blender
  3. Pour 1/4-1/2 cup of ice into mixture, and blend.
  4. Once it’s blended thoroughly, pour and enjoy!Nutritional Information:
  • Nutritional Information 8oz, No eggs, 1/2 Banana:
  • Calories: 242.5
  • From fat: 25
  • Percentage from fat: 10%
  • Protein: ~15g
  • Nutritional Information 16oz, No eggs, 1 Banana:
  • Calories: 380
  • From fat: 50
  • Percentage from fat: 13%
  • Protein: ~30g

Unmotivated

What is seen above, is the progress I’ve made on one of my more recent designs. It’s been sitting like that for close to a week now, maybe a little less. There’s still so much that has to be done, that I don’t even feel like starting it up again, because just looking at it I can’t help but say, “I give up…”

Here is what it will look like once finished,

Not only do I have an additional 3-5 additional ‘div ids’ to add, but I also have to write up that portion of the CSS as well, and make sure the design is responsive. I know for sure at the moment that it isn’t Android compatible, not with the stock browser at least. I also keep getting all of these ideas for other designs, that it makes it impossible for me to stick with one. It’s what some might call, “a blessing and a curse.”

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