As I wrote in my last post,
VitaMix is sponsoring a couple of Ultra Marathoners as they run across America as their contribution to finding more solutions around the burgeoning epidemic of childhood obesity across America and the world.
VitaMix will be right there with them (I'm thinking in a camper that doesn't exude too much exhaust-- maybe a hybrid?). The runners, Charlie Engle and Marshall Ulrich, will need massive amounts of calories and nutrients to fuel them each 70-mile day. I don't have access to the soups, etc., that they will eat, but the smoothies are looking like
lacto-vegetarian fare. I would think that these would be excellent for your run-of-the-mill marathoner.
I suggest that the absolute best nutrient-dense thirst-quenching sport drink mix can be found
here and I have also provided links to the finest sports protein mix on the market. (VitaMix provided the recipes)
Skøl!
Banana Apple Oatmeal Smoothie
1 ½ cups soy milk or low-fat milk
¼ cup oats
1 banana
1 apple, quartered
½ cup dried cranberries
½ cup vanilla yogurt
¼ cup almonds
3 cups ice
Yield: 2 (3 cup) servings
Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana Smoothie
1 banana
1 ½ cups soy milk or low-fat milk
2 tablespoons peanut butter
2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
1 scoop
protein powder
2 cups ice
Yield: 1 (3 cup) serving
Green Protein Smoothie
1 ½ cups pineapple juice
1 banana
2 cups fresh spinach
1 scoop
protein powder
2 cups ice
Yield: 4 ½ cups (1-1.5 servings)
Banana Split Power Smoothie
1 cup tofu
1 cup plain yogurt
½ banana
1 cup strawberries, frozen or fresh
1 ½ cups pineapple, frozen, fresh, or canned
Note: If using fresh or canned fruit, add 1-2 cups
of ice before blending
Yield: 1 (3 ½ cup) serving
Recipe Instructions:
1. Place ingredients in the Vita Mix container in order
listed and secure lid.
2. Select Variable #1.
3. Turn machine on and quickly increase to Variable #10,
then to High.
4. Blend for 45 seconds. Serve immediately
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