Power Shake

For those of you following us on Facebook, you might have spotted Body Shop owner Bruce posting a picture or two of his morning shake making. Bruce is the king of shakes and knows a lot about what to put in them in order to get all the goodness of fruit and veg into one cup. When it comes to shakes a lot of it comes down to taste, if you don't like strawberries, don't put them in, but the more bright colored fresh produce the better. Favoring organic and avoiding GMO stuff is a given, when available and affordable, but work with what your budget allows. Try to use fresh produce for the most part, but if fresh is hard to come by frozen fruit and vegetables can be mixed in. As a rule, they will have been frozen a very short time after harvest and therefore retain a lot of their nutrients. (Be aware that the consistency of the finished smoothie might be different as frozen foods contain more water than fresh).

The essential equipment needed for making shakes/smoothies is a good blender, so you can get the texture nice and smooth. Bruce uses a Vita Mix blender.

Here is one of Bruce's typical concoctions:

1 orange
6 strawberries
1/2 cup blueberries (can be substituted for grapes or blackberries)
1/2 cup raspberries
1 kiwi
1 small apple
1 cup fresh broccoli
1 cup fresh spinach
1-2 scoops Met Rx Protein Powder
1 scoop veggie protein powder
10 grams Creatine
10 grams Glutamine
Add any amount of water to get the consistency you desire, alternatively add ice if you prefer a chilling smoothie.

As you can see by Bruce's staging of this photo, he does not exclusively eat healthy stuff.

If you have any questions about making shakes Bruce is happy to talk about it if you catch him at the gym.