How to make Protein Shakes For Teens WITHOUT POWDER | Video & Blog
Anyone close to a teenager knows that they can quickly eat you out of a house and home. A teenagers body is working over time to develop into adulthood, and their lives are often filled with with demands from sports and the classroom. It is important that teens receive a healthy amount of daily protein and these two shakes can help your teen do so in a simple and healthy way.
BUT FIRST! Let's find out more about protein for kids and why you may not want to use protein powder for them.
How Much Protein Does a Teenager Need?
Proteins job is to assist in the growing and repairing of the bodies tissues and muscles. Proteins also give your body the amino acids that are necessary for your body to make important insulin and growth hormones. Knowing this, makes it clear just how important it is for teens to get enough protein.
There are a few factors that influence what constitutes a healthy amount of daily protein for a Teenager. Such things as gender, height, and weight, should be considered when understanding the right protein amount for a Teen.
On average, between age 14-18, a teenage girl needs to intake 46g of protein daily, while a teenage boy needs 52g. However, if the teen is a very active, they should consume more.
image credit pixaby
Is Protein Powder Safe For Teenagers?
When thinking of ways to up ones protein intake, many of us instantly think of protein powder and protein bars. Yet somewhere in the back of their minds, parents may ponder if protein powder is good for kids. When it comes to teenagers, it's important to think twice before grabbing such options. The general consensus from health professionals is NO!!!
It is not recommended that children or teens take dietary supplements as a way to get their protein. Such supplements are not closely regulated by FDA, and the clinical trials conducted for most of them are not tested on teens. This means that no one really knows how such supplements can affect your child. While TeensHealth reports that athletic teens may need more protein than those who are not athletic, most teenagers are able to reach their recommended amount of protein per day, through a well balanced diet.
A simple way to help ensure your child is getting enough protein is to make healthy protein shakes without powder. Enjoy this quick video where I make some protein shakes for my athletic teen.
Shake Ingredients - Protein Shakes Without Protein!
COCOA NUT PROTEIN SHAKE
- 1 frozen banana
- 1 cup of Milk
- 1/2 cup Vanilla Greek Yoghurt
- 4 pitted & chopped Dates
- 1TBS Cocoa Powder
- 1TBS Peanut Butter
- 2 tsp Coconut oil
BERRY - LICIOUS PROTEIN SHAKE
- 2 ice cubes
- 1/2 cup blueberries
- 1/2 cup of raspberries
(or replace 1/2 cup blueberries & half cup raspberries with 1 cup of mixed berries) - 1/4 cup of oats
- 1 frozen banana
- 1 cup of Vanilla Almond Milk
Thank you so much for reading. Pease upvote if you enjoyed & Lets connect in the comments
Tell me, what is your favourite sport?
▶️ DTube
▶️ IPFS
Steemit: https://steemit.com/@cluelessmamad
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEA7-yZ_sG7ySw8NI4vEAbQ
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cluelessmamad/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cluelessmamad/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cluelessmamad
This shake looks amazingly delicious! Following you now...
Thanks. They really are yummy
Tryed the recipe and it’s delicious.
Great blog very informative.
Keep up the good work.
Ha, what a cool show! I'm actually not a huge fan of food / nutrition videos, but this one here really got me. Very entertaining and informative at the same time, so you got my 100% upvote and resteem :-)
Great to have on on board of the DTube channel! Keep publishing the good stuff!
Aww I’m straight up tearing up lol I wasn’t sure how my style would be perceived on DTube do your kind words mean a lot to me ❤️
You are more than welcome, and I hope you'll get even more attention for your next clips. You and your sweet little partner would really deserve that :-)
Steem on!
This is so yum! I can include this in my diet plan. However, we do not have raspberries and blueberries here in our country. Do you maybe know what's the best alternative?
Absolutely! The berries are more for flavour without high calories. So any similar fruit would do. What’s a popular fruit in your country and where are you from ?
I am from the Philippines, we have a lot like bananas, mangoes and others but we don't have much berries here. Thank you for the tip.
Yummmmm! I definitely am going to try these recipes! Also you two crack me up! <3
They are yummy
Hey, thanks for sharing this one. Totally agree and i'll be trying something like this soon.
Yay! That’s awesome. Hope you enjoy 😉
can i use this with gym
Absolutely, they are a great source of protein
Also chia seed gel!!! I've been putting that in all my smoothies and it would go great in your first recipe here :) @lonestarpoet
yes Chia is sooooo good for shakes. ive seen the gel at Costco but haven't used it
Well to make the gel you just put some seeds in water and stir it with a fork and viola!
mmm I might make a smoothie right now...
Looks good.
Mmm so yummy
Oh yes! 2018 is the year of smoothies for me. I have my protein smoothie down and look forward to trying yours but my teen is stubborn. She may go for some of these. Thank you thank you! Blessings. Resteemed.
Oh mine is stubborn too. In fact the whole family is lol.