Matcha Vanilla Milk Shake

Good morning! Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Today I'll be catching up on emails and hitting the gym later for week 10 abs. Also, I'm considering buying a Nutri Ninja blender! Does anyone have one? And if you do, how is it?! Wish I could afford a VitaMix but that will have to wait ahha, in the mean time I've heard so many good things about the Ninja and I'm excited to upgrade my $20 Osterizer blender :P

Today I made an antioxidant- protein packed shake. Its gorgeous deep green color comes from Matcha! I listed some of known health benefits of Matcha below, they are:

• Packed with Antioxidants

• Boosts metabolism and burns calories

• Detoxifies naturally

• Calms the mind and relaxes the body

• Is rich in fiber, chlorophyll and vitamins

• Provides vitamin C, selenium, chromium, zinc and magnesium

• Lowers cholesterol and blood sugar

I'm half Japanese ,so Matcha has been a part of my life since I was little. My mom is also a Matcha Guru and performs in tea ceremonies while wearing beautiful kimonos. It's such a meditative art form and I aspire to learn it one day in hopes of being more graceful and less clumsy! She thinks I should too lol

Anyway, the Matcha I'm using today is from Ocha Matcha. The kind folks there gave me a sample to try so I came up with a recipe that I could incorporate into my post-work out shakes everyday!

I've gotten many questions on the kind of protein I use! If you are on the look out for a new protein, try Vega!  I love this one because it blends so well with all the smoothies I make, and also tastes great. It has 30 grams of protein per scoop and includes ingredients such as tart cherry, turmeric and probiotics- which I don't see in other protein powders. I also religiously use their Pre- workout Energizer , which I'm sure you've heard me raving about pretty much everyday if you watch my snapchat. I pretty much refuse to work out without it at this point. lol

RECIPE:

• 1 Cup Almond Milk

• 1 Tbsp Ocha Matcha Powder

• 1 Tbsp Honey

• 1/2 Scoop Vega Sport Vanilla Protein

• 1/8 Squeeze of Lemon

• 1/2 Tbsp Hemp Seeds

• 1/4 Cup Coconut Bliss Vanilla Icecream (optional)

• Handful of Ice

METHOD:

Blend well until smooth <3

Pour in a glass and enjoy! You can also add a frozen banana if you want a fuller more "meal replacement" shake. I topped mine with coconut flakes and had a sliced papaya with lemon.

Love you all and thanks for taking the time to read!!