Summer Protein Shakes | Ice Cold & Refreshing
Somewhere out there, summer is happening. If, unlike us, you’re actually lucky enough to be experiencing the sunshine and warmer weather — then you’ll love these ice cold, refreshing protein shakes from Niall Kirkland.
And if not, you can join us in denial as we cling on to the hope that this rain will blow over soon and enjoy these delicious shakes regardless.
Plus, they’re just the thing for cooling you down after tough training session, rain or shine.
Niall’s gone all out with this trio of irresistible flavours — we’d strongly recommend trying them all.
https://youtu.be/uV-t8oQPWB0
Ingredients
- 100g frozen raspberries
- 30g white chocolate
1 scoop Impact Whey Protein (Vanilla) - 150ml almond milk
- Handful ice
- ½ banana (frozen)
- 2 tbsp. Greek yoghurt
1 scoop Impact Whey Protein (Chocolate Smooth) - 15g cocoa powder
- 150ml almond milk
- Handful ice
- ½ banana
1 scoop Impact Whey Protein (Chocolate Smooth) - 150ml almond milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. instant coffee
- Handful ice
Method
1) To make each shake, simply add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
2) Garnish with grated white chocolate, grated dark chocolate, or cocoa powder, and enjoy!
Nutritional info per shake:
| Raspberry White Chocolate | |
| Calories | 318 |
| Carbs | 22g |
| Protein | 24.5g |
| Fat | 14g |
| Banana Brownie | |
| Calories | 263 |
| Carbs | 16g |
| Protein | 25g |
| Fat | 9.4g |
| Iced Frappuccino |
| Calories | 193 |
| Carbs | 18g |
| Protein | 21g |
| Fat | 9.3g |
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Lauren is an English Literature graduate originally from the South. She’s always loved swimming, has discovered the power of weight training over the past few years, and has lots of room for improvement in her weekly hot yoga class.
On the weekends she’s usually cooking or eating some kind of brunch, and she enjoys trying out new recipes with her housemates – especially since shaking off student habits, like mainly surviving off pasta. Above all, she’s a firm believer in keeping a balance between the gym and gin.
Find out more about Lauren’s experience here.
