3 Delicious, Protein-Packed Shake Recipes to Feed Your Muscles

Muscles are shredded in the gym and built in the kitchen. As important as it is to lift weights when focusing on muscle gain, it is even more important to feed your muscles the adequate nutrients it needs. Protein is essential for muscle gain and muscle retention. With hundreds of thousands of tips, recipes, articles, and videos online, one might become a bit overwhelmed with where to begin. Luckily, protein shakes happen to be one of the easiest means of packing in high quantities of protein without over-complicating the matter. The following are just a few yummy, protein-packed shake recipes to feed the muscles after an strenuous workout.

Strawberry Cheesecake Shake

Anyone who loves cheesecake will enjoy this Strawberry Cheesecake protein shake. It’s dessert in the form of a sweet protein shake. It’s a great treat after a hefty lift session.

• 1 cup frozen strawberries
• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup cottage cheese
• stevia to taste

Coffee Protein Shake

Those looking for a pre-workout smoothie can start their productive workout days with this Coffee Protein Shake recipe. It’s like having a Mocha Cappuccino with all the added benefit of getting a good dose of protein in. What a way to start the day!

• 2 tablespoons brewed coffee
• 1 scoop Mocha Cappuccino Whey+ protein powder
• 1 cup low-fat milk

Cinnamon Roll Protein Shake

For more sweet, dessert style protein shakes, the Cinnamon Roll Protein shake makes for another tasty post-workout beverage.

• 3 tablespoons liquid egg whites
• 1 small scoop stevia
• 1 teaspoon pure maple syrup
• 3/4 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 scoop Cinnamon Cereal Whey+ Protein Powder
• 1 cup ice

Try one of of these delicious and healthy protein shakes after the next workout to experience even more gains after the gym.