breakfast "shake"

**garythompson** · 02-20-2009, 01:32 AM

anything wrong with this shake? sounds pretty good because I'm tired of eating oatmeal every morning with nothing in it.

fruit like a banana or apple, whey protein, and the 1/2 cup of oats uncooked and water. after blending it you could probably swallow it down real quick and not have to endure that blan taste. you're getting your carbs from the oatmeal and fruit, and protein from the whey.

**POPS** · 02-20-2009, 01:38 AM

What about adding some sugar free jam or splenda to the oats?

**garythompson** · 02-20-2009, 05:06 AM

tried it. i can get them down better alone though. guess i dont like jam. just wandering if anyone has tried it or anything.

**GT2** · 02-20-2009, 05:20 AM

Mornings I don't have time to cook/heat food, I do something similar.

8oz milk, 4 egg whites, 1 scoop whey, 1 cup oatmeal, 1 tspn peanut butter - all blended.

**mrdude** · 02-20-2009, 07:18 AM

Originally Posted by popsinc

What about adding some sugar free jam or splenda to the oats?

Doesn´t those sweeteners have many harmful side effects or is it exaggerated?

**mrdude** · 02-20-2009, 07:19 AM

Originally Posted by garythompson

anything wrong with this shake? sounds pretty good because I'm tired of eating oatmeal every morning with nothing in it.

fruit like a banana or apple, whey protein, and the 1/2 cup of oats uncooked and water. after blending it you could probably swallow it down real quick and not have to endure that blan taste. you're getting your carbs from the oatmeal and fruit, and protein from the whey.

I think it´s a good shake.

**garythompson** · 02-20-2009, 01:24 PM

it was good! i used milk instead though

**Choppers** · 02-23-2009, 05:14 AM

use frozen berries such as mixed berries, blueberries etc from the supermarket. When they melt the juice comers out and its really nice. I also use yoghurt and oatmeal to make smoothies

**garythompson** · 02-23-2009, 11:09 AM

is there any downside to eating the oats uncooked? it seems too easy to be just as good for you.

**SampsonandDelilah** · 02-23-2009, 11:22 AM

I always eat my oats raw.

I use 6 egg whites, cup of raw oats, and a scoop of whey...with a fruit chaser. The faster I get it down....the better. Usually have 3 or 4 of those a day. quick and easy

I've never noticed a difference between raw oats and cooked oats...except for the time I save by just swallowing them!

**swol_je** · 02-23-2009, 11:49 AM

Yea I do 2 cups of ice, 1 cup of oats, 2 scoops of whey and half of a banana with alittle bit of water. Blend it all up. I takes really good

**swol_je** · 02-23-2009, 11:49 AM

And a tablespoon of smart balance peanut butter.

**edgarr** · 02-26-2009, 09:17 AM

Ok I tried making a shake this morning and it was good and easy. My only two questions are: 1. it was very foamy. I used milk and egg beaters so do you think if I used water and real egg whites this would cut the foam down? 2. What is the nutrients of a banana? Thanks.

**Polska** · 02-26-2009, 09:39 AM

This is the exact shake I do for breakfast and PWO.

1/2 cup water 1/2 liquid egg whites
1 cup oats
1 serving whey isolate
1 banana
ice cubes

yields about 43g protein, 85g carbs, 5g fat so roughly 550 calories. It's good

**FallenWyvern** · 02-26-2009, 10:27 AM

I like your shake.

**edgarr** · 02-26-2009, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by Polska

This is the exact shake I do for breakfast and PWO.

1/2 cup water 1/2 liquid egg whites
1 cup oats
1 serving whey isolate
1 banana
ice cubes

yields about 43g protein, 85g carbs, 5g fat so roughly 550 calories. It's good

I will give this a try tomorrow.

**garythompson** · 02-26-2009, 12:29 PM

i thought it was bad to drink eggs??

**FallenWyvern** · 02-26-2009, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by garythompson

i thought it was bad to drink eggs??

Pasteurized egg whites are excellent. You can get them at almost ever store.

**garythompson** · 02-26-2009, 01:08 PM

what does pasteurized mean?

**jnewton86** · 02-26-2009, 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by mrdude

Doesn´t those sweeteners have many harmful side effects or is it exaggerated?

if there's sugar alcohols and/or malitol its alright in moderation, but excess amounts of it can give you gas/ diarrhea since the body doesnt process all of it

**fit4ever180** · 02-26-2009, 05:06 PM

Pasteurization is a way of killing off the harmful bacteria found on many animal products (eggs, dairy, etc.)... Basically the raw prodcut is heated to a certain temperature at which the bacteria can't survive for a duration of time and then refridgerated to keep from becoming contaminated...

**garythompson** · 02-27-2009, 01:46 AM

Originally Posted by fit4ever180

Pasteurization is a way of killing off the harmful bacteria found on many animal products (eggs, dairy, etc.)... Basically the raw prodcut is heated to a certain temperature at which the bacteria can't survive for a duration of time and then refridgerated to keep from becoming contaminated...

are you looking for my posts and answering all my questions perfectly? lol

**fit4ever180** · 02-27-2009, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by garythompson

are you looking for my posts and answering all my questions perfectly? lol

lol, i've bee on hiatus here for a bit recently, so i'm just getting back into the swing of things on the board and playing catch up... You just happen to ask questions I feel I've enough knowledge on the subject to provide a suitable answer...

**Bradly1234** · 02-27-2009, 06:53 PM

so all of you guys eat your egg whites raw in ur shake or do you guys all have pasteurized whites?

**Rugger02** · 02-27-2009, 07:00 PM

Only one out of something like 30,000 eggs that you buy in any store has salmonila, so you're pretty safe either way. I use regular eggs for breakfast. Not the carton of whites. Not saying that there's anything wrong with them though. I really just eat regular eggs because I scramble them rather than put them in a shake.

**garythompson** · 02-27-2009, 09:47 PM

hope you take the yokes out.

**xnotoriousx** · 02-27-2009, 10:09 PM

When I feel real hungry in the morning, I'll cook my cup of oats, throw some splenda and cinnamon in them, and scramble a cup of whites with 2 whole eggs and scarf it. If i'm pinched for time, or just not wanting to eat after cardio(usually happens doing HIIT) I'll Toss all of that in the blender, only I drop the whole eggs, and add a scoop of whey(some times a banana).