{"id":1674,"date":"2011-12-08T12:32:44","date_gmt":"2011-12-08T12:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=1674"},"modified":"2012-08-31T14:57:24","modified_gmt":"2012-08-31T20:57:24","slug":"chocolate-orange-protein-shake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=1674","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Orange Protein Shake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1675\" title=\"Chocolate Orange Protein Smoothie 001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Chocolate-Orange-Protein-Smoothie-001-400x600.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate Orange Protein Smoothie 001\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Chocolate-Orange-Protein-Smoothie-001-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Chocolate-Orange-Protein-Smoothie-001.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of my favourite chocolates of all time are the ones that come out around Christmas. It\u2019s those orange flavoured chocolates that are molded like an orange and come apart in sections. Not only do I get immense satisfaction from smashing the orange (so the sections come apart) before I devour it, but I think <!--more-->they are absolutely the yummiest thing ever.But then, you all know I\u2019m crazed about chocolate.<\/p>\n<p>I also love, love the essence of orange. (below: one of my new favourite teas!)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1676\" title=\"NuNaturals Sweeteners 032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/NuNaturals-Sweeteners-032-510x330.jpg\" alt=\"NuNaturals Sweeteners 032\" width=\"510\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/NuNaturals-Sweeteners-032-510x330.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/NuNaturals-Sweeteners-032-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/NuNaturals-Sweeteners-032.jpg 1668w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Orange flavoured everything is great\u2026but like everything else, it\u2019s always better with chocolate!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1679\" title=\"Chocolate Orange Protein Smoothie 008\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Chocolate-Orange-Protein-Smoothie-008-510x316.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate Orange Protein Smoothie 008\" width=\"510\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Chocolate-Orange-Protein-Smoothie-008-510x316.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Chocolate-Orange-Protein-Smoothie-008-1024x634.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Chocolate-Orange-Protein-Smoothie-008.jpg 1743w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So in honour of my favourite Christmas chocolate, I decided to make a protein shake to mimic that delicious Christmas chocolate flavours. Serves 1.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"recipeTitle\">Chocolate Orange Protein Shake<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"recipe\">\n<li>1 cup ice<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup unsweetened almond milk<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp. orange juice concentrate<\/li>\n<li>2 mandarin oranges<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp. cocoa<\/li>\n<li>4 tbsp. hemp chocolate protein powder*<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp. orange flavoured fish oil (opt)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>*You can use any chocolate flavoured protein powder &#8211; I used <a title=\"Nutiva Chocolate Protein\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/RwP21s\" target=\"_blank\">Nutiva chocolate hemp protein<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Blend into submission. Stick a straw in and you\u2019re good to go! The fish oil is totally optional\u2026I just added it because I\u2019m trying to get more of my healthy fats in, and it was orange flavoured oil anyway, so I couldn\u2019t taste it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1677\" title=\"Chocolate Orange Protein Smoothie 019\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Chocolate-Orange-Protein-Smoothie-019-510x368.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate Orange Protein Smoothie 019\" width=\"510\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Chocolate-Orange-Protein-Smoothie-019-510x368.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Chocolate-Orange-Protein-Smoothie-019-1024x739.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Chocolate-Orange-Protein-Smoothie-019.jpg 1496w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1680\" title=\"Chocolate Orange Protein Smoothie 036\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Chocolate-Orange-Protein-Smoothie-036-510x291.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate Orange Protein Smoothie 036\" width=\"510\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Chocolate-Orange-Protein-Smoothie-036-510x291.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Chocolate-Orange-Protein-Smoothie-036-1024x586.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Chocolate-Orange-Protein-Smoothie-036.jpg 1887w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Nutritional Info (excluding protein powder &amp; supplements): <\/span><\/strong>Cals: 136, Fat: 2.5g, Sodium: 92mg, Carbs: 21g, Fiber: 7g, Sugars: 20g, Protein: 3.5g<\/p>\n<p>I had this after a fantastic workout of 30 minutes of treadmill cardio and 30 minutes of a Nike workout off my iPod. Smoothies are just so refreshing post-workout and they\u2019re amazing for recovery, especially if you have a bit of protein in there.<\/p>\n<p>Want to shake things up a bit? Try these<a title=\"5 Bodyscultping Protein Shakes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/2011\/12\/06\/5-body-sculpting-protein-shakes-to-try\/\" target=\"_blank\"> 5 Body Sculpting Protein Shakes<\/a> if you need some more creative ideas for healthy protein smoothies!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1678\" title=\"Get Your Protein In\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Chocolate-Orange-Protein-Smoothie-032-510x361.jpg\" alt=\"Get Your Protein In\" width=\"510\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Chocolate-Orange-Protein-Smoothie-032-510x361.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Chocolate-Orange-Protein-Smoothie-032-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Chocolate-Orange-Protein-Smoothie-032.jpg 1523w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Today: <\/span>I can\u2019t believe that Christmas is in 17 days! I have so much shopping and Christmas projects that need to be tackled\u2026it\u2019s crazy! I don\u2019t know how December filled up so quickly with events, appointments, concerts we have to do, and giant to-do lists! Somehow I\u2019ll get it all done\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>How\u2019s your Christmas season going? Do you have all your shopping done yet?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favourite chocolates of all time are the ones that come out around Christmas. It\u2019s those orange flavoured chocolates that are molded like an orange and come apart in sections. Not only do I get immense satisfaction from smashing the orange (so the sections come apart) before I devour it, but I think<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,232,1182,290,8,4],"tags":[38,452,451,144,450,453],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1674"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1674"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3426,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1674\/revisions\/3426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}