This is a recipe that I found online and had to add some flavor to make it my own. A super cool way to paleo hack for your post-workout protein.
Ingredients
4 eggs (as natural raised as possible)
1/2 can of Organic pumpkin mix (find in the baking isle)
1 tablespoon local raw honey
Cinnamon to taste
*extra credit add a teaspoon of MCT oil or coconut oil to up the healthy omega 3’s
The Process
Combine all ingredients in a blender with ice then blend till ice is mixed into drink. This will stay cold for a few hours if you take it with you to the gym to drink afterwards.
If you don’t have a blender just combine all ingredients into a plastic bottle with ice and shake vigorously. You might have a hard time getting the honey to incorporate into the beverage without the blender so just make sure the honey goes in after the pumpkin, and it won’t stick to the bottle as much.
There is a reason why you must blend this or shake vigorously in a blender bottle. If the eggs aren’t denatured is someway they will not be fully digested by the body. Blending the eggs will help to break down the protein, as well as combining the MCT oil which will bind with the
Why:
Pumpkin is a great source of carbohydrates through vegetables. Getting your daily source of carbohydrates through vegetables will make sure your getting a boat load of fiber and other nutrients that your body will need to recover from your workout.
Eggs are probable the best source of easily accessible protein, if you can get if from a friend who is naturally raising chickens then you get bonus health points. But they need to be denatured, if you just drink raw eggs like Rocky your body will only be able to process about %64 of the protein.
Raw honey that is sourced locally helps your immune system function by introducing local bee pollen on a regular basis. Basically if you can find a way to have a small amount of raw honey everyday you won’t be as affected by sessional allergies.
Cinnamon has been shown to have positive health effects all across the board, from lowering the glycemic index of a food to improving someones chances against cancer and it tastes pretty awesome.
Learn more about raw honey here
Learn more about cinnamon here
Learn more about raw eggs here