Frank Zane’s Protein Powder Piña Colada
I love making smoothies for myself and the boys. During the last few months, several people have asked me what kind of protein powder I use in my frozen drinks. My favorite protein powder, in fact, the only one I use is made of egg white and stevia and is produced by the incredible Frank Zane.
Zane's protein powder is delicious any way you serve it. I love making a fruit filled smoothie for the boys after school and throwing in a scoop of this. It's high in protein (25 grams per scoop) and low in carbohydrates (1 gram per scoop). While I've created this smoothie recipe using Zane's protein powder, I have several others that I make for the boys as well, so stay tuned...
The boys love this drink and I love giving them this high protein piña colada.
½ cup water
½ cup coconut milk
1 heaping cup frozen pineapple
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 scoop protein powder
2 ice cubes
- Combine water, coconut milk and frozen pineapple in a Vita-Mix
(or other high speed blender)
- Puree on high speed until smooth
- Blend in coconut oil, then protein powder, then ice cubes
- Serve to hungry little children or thirsty adults
1-2 servings
The boys also enjoy having this shake for breakfast. Given all the processed starchy things they eat, I like to get some of this pure clean protein into them whenever I can.
I'm looking forward to heading out to San Francisco this weekend with my husband and the boys for the Blogher Conference where I will be speaking about Best Blogging Practices. This will be my first Blogher and I'm really looking forward to attending!
I'm hoping I bump into the Pioneer Woman at the conference so that I can thank her for featuring me on her site tastykitchen.com. Just in case I don't meet her there, I'll say it now. Thank you!
Posted on September 22, 2009 in beverages by Elana
other entries you may like: Raspberry Smoothie
or Greeña Colada
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That protein smoothie sounds delicious!! How many servings do you get from that? Just curious because when I make this I'd just want a single serving and just want to know how much less liquid and fruit to add! Thanks.
Is there an online way to buy Frank Zane's protein powder? His website looks like you have to mail or call in your payment info.
i just went to the link Elana provided and clicked on the "ORDER FORM" button
the form is for an online order, it says at the top of the page "Please fill in the following secure ordering form and submit online"
Wonderfully refreshing shake!
I am so thrilled that you have found a protein powder that is made from eggs. I look repeatedly and have yet to find one without whey. I'm going to check into his protein powder as we make smoothies here regularly.
We made smoothies at our support group meeting tonight. I was serving them to my members on a silver tray. :-) It was a lot of fun.
This recipe looks great, Elana. I've always been wary of protein powder, but this one looks like a really good choice. Thanks for sharing.
See you at BlogHer! Can't wait!
Shirley
Hi Elana - I'm enjoying trying new smoothies...made a variation of your greena colada today.
I looked at the ingredients on this protein powder and was wondering if you are concerned about the sucralose that is in the powder? http://www.frankzane.com/ZaneXYZ.pdf
If you follow the actual link that Elana provides above you will see that there is no sucralose in Frank Zane's Egg White Protein Powder.
I did follow the link and I was looking at the XYZ powder and not the egg white powder. My bad :(.
Great smoothie idea Elana! You don't know this, but you've already been inspiring my smoothie selections. Last night I made your purple velvet torte. This morning I put the leftover shredded beats in my smoothie. It was delish!
Enjoy Blogher. I predict you will have a fantastic time.
Vitamin Shoppe has the exact same egg protein product for less money...you may want to check if your local Vitamin Shoppe carries it before placing an online order.
Frank's wife Christine is my cousin and is one of the sweetest people I know! ;-) So neat to see Frank featured on your site!! ;-)
Recent studies suggest that taking protein powder daily can boost the immune system and facilitate the healing of wounds after surgery or injury. It also promotes healthy skin and fosters muscle strength and development. Humans need protein daily because this is what the muscles and tissues are built from. Our body doesn’t have any extra place to store protein. The necessity of protein in our body is equal to that of water.
We were adding protein powder to our boys' milk to get them to drink more milk. Our pediatrician put a stop to this saying that much protein is too hard on a child's kidneys.
Love this site -- just found it today! Just thought I'd pass on this tidbit FYI.