Caramel Almond Protein Shake
Caramel Almond Protein Shake
This bariatric friendly shake is a classic vanilla shake with added flavors from caramel and almond extract. Tired of the usual vanilla shake?? Extracts are a GAME CHANGER!
Having this shake in the evening instead of a sweet treat is also a great idea. For patients that are tired of sweet shakes, you might prefer the “Not So Sweet Vanilla Shake.”
Protein shakes CAN be a wonderful tool on your weight loss journey – if used in the right ways!
So, what are the right ways??
For many patients, protein shakes on the pre-op diet will be a given. Some programs will require you lose weight before even getting a surgery date, while other programs will have you do a liquid diet or a “pre-op diet” two weeks before your scheduled date. If you are wondering more about what to eat as a pre-op patient or what to expect with the pre-op diet, read this post.
Another for sure time for protein shakes will be early after surgery on the post-op diet. Many patients will be SO TIRED of sweet shakes, this may not be a good fit for that time because of taste preferences.
Further down the road after surgery, protein shakes aren’t always a good idea except if they are used as a sweet treat replacement. If this White Chocolate Protein Shake keeps you from ice cream or cheesecake, then YES, absolutely a great use of this recipe. Check out my members video series on “The Do’s and Don’ts of Protein.”
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Caramel Almond Protein Shake
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese
- 1 scoop whey vanilla protein powder
- 1/2 tsp caramel extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 1 cup water
- 6 ice cubes
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend on high until smooth.
I want try that caramel and almond protein shake
I don’t like cottage cheese, is there a substitute for it?
Sure thing. The cottage cheese is what makes this recipe thick and creamy so it’s not noticeable but I understand not wanting to keep cottage cheese in the house either! You could skip it and have a thinner shake or you could add a 0% fat plain Greek yogurt. It will have more of a yogurt tang but would keep it creamy.
How is the sodium that high? I just checked it against my own ingredients and got 345 mg oof sodium rather than 1710mg.
Thanks for noticing and for the comment! Sounds like a software error. I will update it. With recipes online, it’s always helpful to compare it to your own ingredients like you said. There is a lot of opportunity for inaccuracies depending on both software (though I try to catch it) or the actual ingredients used!