Mint Chocolate Chip Protein Shake

• 250 g Nonfat milk (1 cups)
• 60 g raw Frozen banana (2.1 oz raw)
• 20 g raw Baby spinach (⅔ cup raw)
• 6 g raw Fresh mint leaves (⅓ cup chopped)
• 2 g Vanilla extract (½ tsp)
• 35 g Vanilla whey protein powder (1.2 oz (about 1¼ scoops))
• 8 g Dark chocolate, finely chopped (0.3 oz)
• 100 g (a handful) Ice cubes (a handful (about 3.5 oz))

You'll need: Blender, Cutting board and knife, Tall glass.

Method

1. Chop the chocolate

   Chop the dark chocolate very finely on the cutting board, so it will be like chips in a scoop of ice cream.

   Chop it fine. Big chunks stick in the straw.

2. Load the blender

   Pour the milk into the blender first, then add the banana, spinach, mint leaves, vanilla and whey.

   Spinach gives the shake its green color and you can't taste it, but the mint is strong; start with 6 g.

3. Blend and stir in the chocolate

   Add the ice cubes and blend for about 45 seconds, until thick and smooth. Pour into the glass and stir in the chopped chocolate with a spoon.

   Stir the chocolate in by hand, not in the blender, so it stays as flecks.

Swaps

• Vanilla whey protein powder → Casein or a whey-casein blendThicker and more like soft-serve.
• Frozen banana → Frozen cauliflower rice, same weightAbout 40 kcal fewer and no banana taste.