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Wild Blueberry Smoothie Recipe with Green Tea for Pre Training Meal

By Ruben Avila  · November 15, 2013  · @RubenEAvila


Healthy Shakes Help Lose Weight

This is a good smoothie for fat loss as well as to have before a training session.

Another shake recipe here that does not need any whey protein powder.  You get all your protein from the greek yogurt and the hemp seeds.  I’m kind of liking these.  And, I enjoy the fact that I’m not having a diary byproduct.  Not that I am anti-whey.  But, I’m definitely pro-greek yogurt due to the digestive enzymes it has.

If you thought blueberries were a great food to nourish yourself with due to their high antioxidant properties, you were right.  But, wild blueberries are even better than cultivated blueberries.  I am not surprised.  Mother nature always provides what is best for us, and we always find a way to mess with it thinking we know better.  We don’t.

A twist in this recipe is the green tea.  I took a risk and it worked out.  It was pretty delicious and this is why I’m sharing it.  No recipes here without my stamp of approval.  The green tea coupled with the high fiber and high fat content of this smoothie make for a good release of caffeine into your system.  So, if you are sensitive to caffeine you will not feel any type of jittery feelings.

Then again, I don’t know anyone that is sensitive to caffeine any more.

Let’s waste no more time, here is the blueberry smoothie weight loss recipe:

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ChocoButta: My New Favorite Chocolate Shake

By Ruben Avila  · October 11, 2013  · @RubenEAvila

A quick fat loss protein shake recipe that's delicious.
Chocolate? Peanut Butter? Coconut Oil? YES!

This chocolate fat loss protein shake recipe is AMAZING!

A couple of weeks ago, I had a shake that was prepared by the guys at the gym I go to.  They have a shake bar; it is pretty cool.  I had a chocolate peanut butter shake, and I loved the taste.  It was very good.  I have been trying to come up with something to rival that shake since then.  I think I succeeded with this recipe.  I call it ChocoButta.

This shake is pretty low in carbs, but not completely devoid in carbs.  Carbs are necessary, dudes.  The fat from both the peanut butter and coconut oil work together to make this a shake that is suitable for fat loss.  Check out this article which links to a peer reviewed study on coconut oil and its effects on fat loss.  Here’s an excerpt from the article:

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