I love root beer floats but nothing turns me off more than entering one into My Fitness Pal. Talk about a real drag, man.
About 3 years ago, I really got into root beer floats while I was pregnant with my first son. I had very few cravings but I couldn't shake jonsin' for RBFs. While I was pregnant last summer with my second son, my RBF craving came back.
During my first pregnancy, I didn't have a fancy Smart Phone with My Fitness Pal on it so I was blissfully unaware of just how much of my daily allotment of EVERYTHING was consumed by just one, stupid RBF.
I didn't have luxury of naivety last summer when I became a slave to My Fitness Pal. There I was, just innocently sipping a little RBF on a hill with my husband and my toddler and my little tadpole baby in my belly. Some free wifi action popped up so I decided to go ahead and just log my little floatie. AND ALL OF MY DREAMS DIED.
This summer, for whatever reason, my very NON-PREGNANT self is in the mood for an RBF a little too often. And this summer my very NON-PREGNANT self is also very in the mood for her pre-kid jeans. These moods cannot coexist. But I'm a problem solver, girl. Can't we all find a way to get along? Guess what, Bae, we totally can!
So if you're in the mood for a feel-good RBF that will satisfy your craving and not make you all bloaty and full of regret, check out this guilt-free RBF!
What you need:
-1 cup of milk. Cow, almond, whatever you want. I use 1% dairy.
-1 scoop of vanilla protein powder. I use Markey Pantry vanilla whey.
-1 shake of powdered Stevia
-1/2 to 3/4 tsp root beer extract
-1 cup of ice
-Blender (I use NutriBullet because it's AMAZING)
Add all the ingredients to your blender and blend until smooth
Then drink up, buttercup!
*Don't worry, you'll probably look better drinking it than I do in this photo.
#nomakeup #nofilter #aintnobodygottimefordat
This RBF has 33 grams of lean protein and under 13 grams of sugar. It also makes you feel like you're getting away with something very, very naughty. Tastes just like a melty, refreshing, creamy, dreamy RBF and you'll still be able to get in your jeans the next day. Unless you go crazy on some nachos or something (which is totally WORTH IT.)
Cheers!
