I've grown tired of being fat, of not finding clothes I like in my size, and as such, I have changed a few ways of doing things, specifically the way I eat. I've begun making a protein shake for breakfast, for two reasons: 1) I'm super lazy when I wake up and generally have no interest in cooking food for breakfast and 2) I snack less throughout the day when I've had a protein shake first thing. Generally speaking, my favorite way to prepare one is with a scoop of my favorite protein mix (I'm currently using ProFit vanilla), some version of milk (I live with a disbeliever so this is standard cow's milk for me, but it would be almond milk if he was less stubborn), and then a healthy spoonful of peanut butter and a healthy spoonful of strawberry jelly, followed by ice and whatever liquid and/or powder supplements I like to add (this includes It Works Greens and often elderberry syrup concentrate, to boost my immunity). All this goes in a blender, and makes a yummy icy shake. But lately, with my pumpkin pie challenge, I'd been wondering what a pumpkin spice protein shake would taste like, so I went in search of some basic recipes and found this one from Love Grows Wild. I only altered it to be cow's milk, and then since I didn't have nutmeg to make my own pumpkin spice, it's missing that...and I added some stevia for sweetening. I usually use stevia for individual sweetenings because it doesn't raise my glycemic index as much as other alternatives.
It's pretty good. I think the nutmeg would have helped, and I think I personally overdid it on the cloves, but otherwise, with a slightly tweaked amount in my blender, I think it could be a welcome fall treat for breakfast, so long as I choose to do a protein shake for breakfast.
Out of 5 stars, I give this one a 3.5.
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