My "ultimate" pseudo-veggie shake

Ok, here is my fine-tuned pseudo-veggie shake recipe (I say pseudo because it is mostly fruit hehehe).  But it tastes great!

- 1 banana (120 g)
- 1 scoop (36 g) of CytoSport chocolate protein powder (you can get a huge bag of this at Costco)
- 50 g of spinach leaves
- 100 g of fresh strawberries
- A little bit of water (like half of a cup) so it will blend

Blend that all together and consume.  Tastes great, you can hardly taste the spinach due to the strawberries and banana.

Nutrition facts:
289 calories
30 g protein
40 g carbs
2 g fat

Conclusion: tasty and healthy :)

The quest for the ultimate veggie shake continues!

Today, I blended a banana, 1 scoop of chocolate protein powder, 85 grams of spinach and a minicucumber together.  I tried to find some veggies that didn't have much of a taste.  Unfortunately, in the final product, I can really taste the cucumber and the cucumber/banana blend is pretty disgusting.  So next time I am going to try this with just the spinach and no cucumber.

Ever blended vegetables together before?

So as a little experiment I decided to blend some vegetables together and then drink it to see if I could quickly consume a bunch of vegetables without the "agony" of eating them at a normal pace.  Here is what I attempted.

Conclusion: This stuff tasted pretty nasty (and was heavy on the red pepper flavor).  But I drank it all, dangit!  I might try this again using just a cucumber since those are pretty tasteless.  I will definitely leave the zucchini out next time.  :)

Calorie tracker improved

Now my calorie tracker shows the percentage of protein, carbs, and fat you have eaten that contribute to your total daily calories.  In this example, I have about a 40/40/20 ratio (percentages computed are definitely approximated) which is fairly close to my goal.  Only problem is I need to be eating a lot more veggies.