On a sunny Saturday in February, I took advantage of the great weather to take a 4 mile walk around town. By the time I returned home, it was about 1:30pm. For me, this ended my intermittent fast, as I had only had water and coffee. Before I prepared a smoothie, I glugged down another 16oz of water.

For this smoothie, I am substituting the Orgain Organic Protein in since I had no spinach on hand.

INGREDIENTS (followed by protein/calories/carbs in grams)

Greek Yogurt (11/50/5)
Mixed Nut Butter (3/100/4)
Blueberries (1/42/4)
Banana (1/105/14)
2% milk (8/120/12)
Orgain (11/80/10)
PB Fit (7/60/6)
Isoflex (27/120/2)

Totaled up, this smoothie recipe has 70g of protein, 680g calories, 55g of carbs, and also 39g of sugar. For me, that is on the high end for sugar, but on target for staying around 10-100g of carbs per day. A small amount of blueberries sure makes for a colorful drink. It makes me immediately get the blender into the wash with some hot water, so I don’t end up with a purple mess.

I don’t usually take the time to do the math on every smoothie. But every once in awhile, especially if I have changed ingredients, I verify that I am still understanding what I am getting. This is a meal replacement I do every other day. I don’t always have milk around, so I was a bit surprised that there were 120 calories in 8 oz of milk. Noted.

Still of the menu for later today are leftover chicken legs. I may also have some Extra Sharp Cheddar cheese. Very likely about 500 calories and another 60g of protein without adding to the carbs.

I’ll finish up the evening with a herbal or green tea.