Personal Recipes I

Mike's Get Big and Ugly Protein Shake or Oh Shit, I'm Late For Work Again and No Time For A Full Meal Shake!


Ingredients: 1 whole frozen banana, (the almost perfect food).
1/4 cup strawberries, melon or any favorite fruit, also preferably frozen.
1 scoop soy protein, I use Advantage/EAS brand from wal mart - it's cheap and inexpensive.
1 heaping cup instant oatmeal, I use dollar general brand - it's real cheap and real inexpensive.
1/3 cup dry milk, fresh milk is too expensive and with three girls in my house the milk doesn't last long anyway.
1 (individuals choice of size) spoonful of honey, a good pure simple sugar and not refined.
1 container ( 6-8ozs.) low fat yogurt, optional, but the cultures are good for your GI tract and a good source of calcium.
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, supposed to be good for preventing diabetes ( so the herbalists and some research says).
water, 1-1 1/2 cups, depends upon how thick you want this concotion to be, use Hitchcock, Texas tap water - adds flavor.


Throw it all in a blender on high for about a minute and gulp it all down. Toss in the oatmeal as is from the container, don't concern yourself with cooking it, good source of fiber. Be sure to drink lots of water, 2-3L/day, it's good for you. I'm sure you can add whatever else to the mix to suit your personal taste, I usually follow up with a good strong cup of coffee. Bon appetit!