Frozen Raspberry Vanilla Frappe

For quite some time I have been obsessed with my Banana, Cinnamon and Oat Smoothie and I’ve found it hard to choose something else for brekkie but this morning I got up and the last banana was beyond brown and I had to go for something else.

Overdue for supermarket shopping I found my options were somewhat limited, but I always keep frozen berries (raspberries, blueberries and strawberries) in the freezer so that’s where I turned.

This smoothie is ridiculously quick and easy, and on a day like today when the weather was quite balmy – so yummy and refreshing!!

Recipe

• 150 ml of chilled, filtered water*
• 25 ml organic cream (Yup, you read that right. Cream. I will explain later**)
• 1 1/2 scoops of Whey Less French Vanilla***
• 1/2 cup frozen raspberries

Blend, blend and blend!

If you’ve read my earlier recipe forgive me for repeating myself here, ignore the rest of this article, and enjoy your smoothie – but for anyone who is scratching their head, read on.

Notes:

* about the chilled, filtered water. I am personally not a fan of ice-cold drinks but typically smoothies are made with milk cold from the fridge. Omitting this and using room temperature water means it can be a bit tepid and meh. So the chilled water gives the smoothie the right mouth feel and flavour.

** about the organic cream. I do sometimes make my smoothies using straight milk (organic of course) but when you use this blend of water and cream you end up with roughly the same amount of fat but half the sugar content. This is a nifty little option to reduce the carbohydrate load of any smoothie but particularly prudent if you’re adding fruit. Want to see the math..?

Frozen Raspberry Vanilla Frappe with Cream

Frozen Raspberry Vanilla Frappe with Milk

Yes. You get more protein using milk but if you want more protein, or want to improve the P:C:F ratio, simply add more protein powder so you get a more bioavailable, more digestible source.

*** about the Whey Less. You can use any good quality, low-carbohydrate protein powder you wish. I work for this company and sell this product on TVSN. But I work for this company because they’re amazing and I personally use (and recommend) Whey Less because it is an outstanding formula. I love it both for what is in it, and what has been left out. The key stand-out things to mention are:

• Whey Less contains…
  • ultra-purified, high-grade whey protein isolate and concentrate (please note cold, enzymatic, ultrafiltration techniques have been utilised to preserve the quality of the protein)
  • added vitamins, minerals, and glutamine
  • probiotics for digestive support
  • a ‘chill pill’ called Lactium that research shows stimulate the activity of GABA. This neurotransmitter inhibits anxiety (and thus reduces stress) which amongst other things may reduce emotional eating

• Whey Less does not contain…
  • nasty chemicals like artificial sweeteners, flavours, preservatives etc
  • things you don’t want or need like casein and gluten
  • any GMO ingredients