{"id":2166,"date":"2012-04-07T05:17:01","date_gmt":"2012-04-07T11:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=2166"},"modified":"2012-08-23T15:29:51","modified_gmt":"2012-08-23T21:29:51","slug":"carrot-cake-protein-shake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=2166","title":{"rendered":"Carrot Cake Protein Shake"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Carrot<\/p>\n

I usually like to hide veggies in shakes\u2026but this time the vegetable gets the spotlight!<\/p>\n

I\u2019m trying to shake things up with my smoothies (pun sort of intended) and attempt new flavours. Sometimes I get stuck in a rut\u2026usually chocolate or green smoothies are my go-to shake. However, it\u2019s good to have some variety.<\/p>\n

Enter carrots.<\/p>\n

\"Carrot<\/p>\n

This is a sweet, creamy shake that is great for after a workout! Or maybe it\u2019s your solution to getting your kids to eat their carrots. It\u2019s full of nutritional goodness and it\u2019s pretty yummy too!<\/p>\n

I recommend that you use carrot juice (Bolthouse Farms has a delicious juice!) instead of almond milk when blending for a stronger carrot flavour. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any in the house\u2026so I went for a milder carrot flavour with organic baby carrots. This serves 2.<\/p>\n

Carrot Cake Protein Shake<\/h2>\n
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  1. \u00bd frozen banana<\/li>\n
  2. \u00bd \u00a0cup organic baby carrots<\/li>\n
  3. \u00be cup almond milk<\/li>\n
  4. 1 scoop protein powder<\/li>\n
  5. 1 tsp. organic flaxseed<\/li>\n
  6. 4 cubes ice<\/li>\n
  7. Pinch of cinnamon<\/li>\n
  8. Pinch of nutmeg<\/li>\n
  9. \u00bd tsp. pure vanilla<\/li>\n
  10. Walnuts, crushed<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Blend in your high-speed blender. Pour into two glasses and top with crushed walnuts. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

    \"Carrot<\/p>\n

    Pour one tall glass…or share with someone!<\/p>\n

    \"Carrot<\/p>\n

    Nutritional Info (per serving):<\/span><\/strong> Cals: 130, Fat: 3g, Sodium: 175mg, Carbs: 15g, Fiber: 3g, Sugars: 8g, Protein: 12g<\/p>\n

    Note: Calories will be more or less depending on what kind of protein powder you use.<\/em><\/p>\n

    What Easter Means to Me<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    This time of year is really special. It\u2019s not just that we get to hang out with family and maybe relax\u2026I love the Easter story.<\/p>\n

    \u2026And there\u2019s parts of it that I don\u2019t like. On Good Friday we remember the sacrifice that was made that day. The fact that Jesus was tortured, beaten, and crucified so that He could make a way for us to be with Him forever. Taking my sin and offering me the gift of eternal life\u2026the most beautiful gift ever given.<\/p>\n

    The best part of the Easter story, is when death gives way to life\u2026to victory. The part when the Hero can\u2019t be hindered by such a small thing as death anymore. I wouldn’t want my life in any other hands but His.<\/p>\n

    (click photo for source and a message of hope)<\/em><\/p>\n

    \"Easter<\/a><\/p>\n

    Easter is such a wonderful time to remember that gift of life!<\/p>\n

    Do you have any special Easter memories? What are you doing for Easter? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    I usually like to hide veggies in shakes\u2026but this time the vegetable gets the spotlight! I\u2019m trying to shake things up with my smoothies (pun sort of intended) and attempt new flavours. Sometimes I get stuck in a rut\u2026usually chocolate or green smoothies are my go-to shake. However, it\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2167,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,232,290,8,4],"tags":[348,951,948,950,949,445],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2166"}],"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=2166"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3278,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2166\/revisions\/3278"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}