Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Shakeology Chocolate Bananas Foster Recipe

  • Chocolate Bananas Foster Chocolate Bananas Foster

    1 scoop Chocolate Shakeology
    1 banana
    3/4 cup nonfat milk; or water; or soy, rice, or almond milk
    1/2 tsp. cinnamon
    1/2 tsp. rum extract
    Ice to taste
  • Monday, September 17, 2012

    Shakeology® Is Low-Glycemic: What That Means and Why It Matters to You!

    Shakeology® Is Low-Glycemic: What That Means and Why It Matters to You!


    What's the Glycemic Index? Simply put, the glycemic index is a way to measure how carbohydrates react in your blood. When you eat carbs, your blood sugar level rises anywhere from a little to a lot. The GI (Glycemic Index) uses a scale of 0 to 100, with higher numbers given to foods that cause the most rapid rise in blood sugar.

    What do high-GI foods do to my body? They cause the body to produce higher levels of insulin, but sometimes too much. This gives you an energy burst known as a "sugar rush." It feels good at first, but then your blood sugar drops rapidly and you "crash." Eating low-GI foods is a smart way to avoid this, because they stabilize your blood sugar levels instead of spiking them.
    Blood Glucose Concentrations
    What kind of high-GI foods to steer away from and why:
    Foods with a high GI (above 70) include white bread, pretzels, potatoes, and most processed foods. Eating these foods triggers a rapid rise in blood sugar and insulin levels, which:
    • Encourages the body to store fat
    • Creates a cycle of hunger pangs and feeling unsatisfied
    • Causes an energy crash that leaves you irritated or tired
    • Can lead to high blood pressure, fluid retention and diabetes
    In contrast, foods with a low GI (under 55)—like broccoli, oatmeal, peanuts, and Shakeology—help stabilize blood sugar and insulin levels, which:
    • Increases levels of glycogen, a hormone that causes body fat to be burned
    • Helps satisfy feelings of hunger
    • Helps balance moods
    • Reduces the risk of heart disease, helps control diabetes, and positively affects the aging process
    Glycemic Index Range
    So you see, eating low-GI foods like Shakeology is good for you! Shakeology's GI rating of 24 is much lower than most fruits and some vegetables. Low-GI foods help keep your sugar levels in check while supplying nutrition that satisfies, energizes, and helps promote good health!

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    Thursday, September 13, 2012

    Banana Nut Shakeology

    Banana Nut Shakeology

    Banana Nut Shakeology

     Bring back those memories of warm from the oven banana nut bread. Just like the times when mom would sneak in chocolate morsels! So good!

    What a great way to lose weight, gain energy and feel amazing!

    I think you can use either the Chocolate or Chocolate Vegan Shakeology and have the taste buds feeling pretty happy!

    Banana Nut Shakeology
    * If you don’t have Shakeology, you can get it here.

    Banana Nut Shakeology

    No other shake contains the world’s most powerful superfoods. Now in 2 Vegan Formulas!
    Shakeology is an ultra-premium nutritional shake. To create it, Beachbody searched the world for the most potent ingredients your body can easily absorb and utilize. This perfect combination of enzymes, prebiotics, antioxidants, and many rare ingredients—like adaptogens, Camu-Camu, and sacha inchi— give you the essential nutrients you can’t get from an average diet. Even eating the recommended serving of fruits and vegetables every day won’t give you this much nutrition.
    It has never been easier to enjoy a 100% vegan, soy-free, and dairy-free shake.

    Because now, Shakeology comes in two amazingly delicious and incredibly healthy flavors:
    Chocolate Vegan Shakeology reawakens the rich, centuries-old flavor of true chocolate. Our cacao is harvested by hand from the pod, and dried by the sun. So you’re tasting chocolate the way nature intended—with all its rare antioxidants and incredible health benefits intact. You’ll also get the benefit of all the “bliss factor” endorphins triggered when you consume pure cacao.

    Tropical Strawberry Shakeology is a light and refreshing, mouthwatering mix of sweet strawberries, smooth bananas, luscious papayas, and tangy pineapples. It’s packed with whole foods and superfoods from around the world that not only taste good, but are good.
    No other shake, meal, or vitamin can make a claim this substantial.

    Shakeology may help you:
    1. Lose Weight
    2. Feel Energized
    3. Improve Digestion and Regularity
    4. Lower Cholesterol (results may vary)
    Tastes delicious, too!

    Wednesday, September 12, 2012

    Shakeology Chocolate Peanut Butter

    Shakeology Chocolate Peanut Butter

    • Ice to your liking
    • 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter or almond butter
    • 3/4 cup of water
    • 1/2 cup of unsweetened almond milk (or nonfat milk, soy milk, rice milk)
    • 1 scoop Chocolate Shakeology



    HOW DOES THIS SHAKEOLOGY RECIPE TASTES- Freakin incredible! It tastes like you’ve thrown in some Reese cups (which I don’t eat anymore) into a chocolate smoothie.