What should I put into my smoothie?
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You want it to be as close to real food as possible so your body will absorb it quickly. When your body is low on key nutrients, it sacrifices the muscle mass you've built to get what it is lacking, and you don't want that to happen.
Most commercial smoothies are made with fresh fruit, some nutrient powders, and shave ice to keep them cold. These are better than powdered mixes because they contain more micro-nutrients, but you can do better at home.
You can improve on this by freezing chunks of watermelon while they're in season, and using those instead of the ice to get more trace nutrients. If you freeze halved strawberries, blueberries, etc. they'll give your muscles a better treat than frozen water. Freeze these things in freezer bags so they can be broken into chunks later.
Sliced apples and pears work well as a fresh fruit base, and some whole milk or a spoonful of ice cream adds flavor and necessary fat. 20-30g of Whey protein per serving will take care of your muscles.
One trick I found that helps with cleanup is to add a little liquid soy lecithin before blending, and the whole thing pours out without coating everything.
If you're low on time, a packet of instant breakfast, a banana, cold milk, and enough whey powder to add 20g protein should give you a quick, balanced meal your muscles will soak up, yielding at least 30-35g protein and enough carbs and nutrients to keep your muscles from starving.
i use bananas and apples and peaches and ice cream and little milk and ice,im fat...i wonder if this is why?
Go to the grocery store or better yet a sporting goods store and buy a certain powder designed to enhance muscle building. My friend is trying to "buff up" for football and he is drinking like 3 a day and it seems to be working. Mix some in with 1 cup strawberries, 1 kiwi, 1 cup vanilla yogurt, and some ice. Enjoy!
bananas, peanut butter, some berries (strawberry, blueberry, peaches - your choice), protein mix and milk
I would put,strawberries,blueberries,a... peaches it makes for a good smoothie.
whey protein powder( protein is what build muscle mass), low fat yogurt or milk,bee pollen is good for energy, and any fruits
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