I've been experimenting with spirulina because it's supposed to be so good for you. To be honest, I think it tastes terrible. However, I have come up with a great way to hide the taste in this WAY healthier-than-McDonalds Shamrock Shake! It gets its green color from spirulina instead of green food coloring.
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Superfood Shamrock Shake:
handful of nuts (I used pecans)
handful of pitted dates
1T spirulina powder
5-7 drops of peppermint extract
glass of water (about 2 cups)
2 cups of ice
Blend everything in a blender. (I like to blend everything except the ice first, and then blend in the ice.) Seriously, this tastes delicious! Plus, it's SO much better for you than a Shamrock Shake from McD's. It has about 350 calories per 16 oz serving and 20 grams of fat. I know the fat is high (and about the same as the McD's), but it's good fat that comes from nuts, not saturated fat that comes from animals.
Just to compare, what's in a McDonald's Shamrock Shake? For the 16 oz. size, it's 680 calories and 20 grams of fat. By the way, the small (12 oz) it's 540 calories and 16 grams of fat; and for the large, it's 840 calories and 24 grams of fat. Also, check out these ingredients. (I got this info from McDonald's own site.)
Milk, sugar, cream, nonfat milk solids, corn syrup solids, mono- and diglycerides, guar gum, dextrose, sodium citrate, artificial vanilla flavor, sodium phosphate, carrageenan, disodium phosphate, cellulose gum, vitamin A palmitate.
Cream, nonfat milk, water, corn syrup, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, mono-and diglycerides, carrageenan, polysorbate 80, beta carotene (color), natural (dairy and vegetable source) and artificial flavor, mixed tocopherols (vitamin E) to protect flavor. Whipping Propellant (nitrous oxide).
Woa! How many chemicals are in there?
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Superfood Shamrock Shake:
handful of nuts (I used pecans)
handful of pitted dates
1T spirulina powder
5-7 drops of peppermint extract
glass of water (about 2 cups)
2 cups of ice
Blend everything in a blender. (I like to blend everything except the ice first, and then blend in the ice.) Seriously, this tastes delicious! Plus, it's SO much better for you than a Shamrock Shake from McD's. It has about 350 calories per 16 oz serving and 20 grams of fat. I know the fat is high (and about the same as the McD's), but it's good fat that comes from nuts, not saturated fat that comes from animals.
Just to compare, what's in a McDonald's Shamrock Shake? For the 16 oz. size, it's 680 calories and 20 grams of fat. By the way, the small (12 oz) it's 540 calories and 16 grams of fat; and for the large, it's 840 calories and 24 grams of fat. Also, check out these ingredients. (I got this info from McDonald's own site.)
What Vanilla Reduced Fat Ice Cream
Allergens: MILKMilk, sugar, cream, nonfat milk solids, corn syrup solids, mono- and diglycerides, guar gum, dextrose, sodium citrate, artificial vanilla flavor, sodium phosphate, carrageenan, disodium phosphate, cellulose gum, vitamin A palmitate.
Shamrock Shake Syrup
High fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, water, sugar, natural flavor (plant source), xanthan gum, citric acid, sodium benzoate (preservative), yellow 5, blue 1.Whipped Cream
Allergens: MILKCream, nonfat milk, water, corn syrup, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, mono-and diglycerides, carrageenan, polysorbate 80, beta carotene (color), natural (dairy and vegetable source) and artificial flavor, mixed tocopherols (vitamin E) to protect flavor. Whipping Propellant (nitrous oxide).
Maraschino Cherry
Cherries, water, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, malic acid, citric acid, natural (plant source) and artificial flavors, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), red 40, sulfur dioxide as preservative (contains sulfites).Woa! How many chemicals are in there?
