Posted by Alicia Leeds on Tue, Aug 17, 2010 @ 04:45 PM
Most personal trainers recommend a protein blast within a half an hour after a workout. Here are the top ten reasons I choose HMR 800 as my perfect post workout shake!
1- 16 grams of high quality protein
2- It tastes great
3- It's portable
4- Mixes right in your water bottle
5- Cost less than $2 per shake
6- You can leave packets in your gym bag
7- 2 delicious flavors
8- Part of your "in the box" weight loss strategy
9- Refreshing
10- Fast and easy
Posted by Alicia Leeds on Mon, Oct 26, 2009 @ 01:00 PM
Halloween is my favorite holiday - spirits and spooks and dressing up like a kid again. But Halloween also marks the beginning of National Eating Season - a time for many which starts with bags of candy and ends with the New Year's resolution to lose the ten pounds that has crept on over the holidays.
Problem is it takes most of us months to lose those 10 pounds - if we can manage it at all. So prevention is the name of the game. Using HMR meal replacements through the holidays can help you save calories while adding structure and nutrition to your diet during this challenging time. Add an additional bout of PA to your daily routine and you could find yourself at your healthiest this New Year's Eve!
Here's a delicious shake that brings you the flavor of the season without the calories. Enjoy this as a smoothie using more water and less ice, as a frosty with less water and more ice, or as a pudding with a little water and no ice at all. You can even make it into a mousse using your food processor - use the HMR 70+ pudding and chop 1/2 cup of ice first, add a couple ounces of water and the dry ingredients last. Flip the switch and let it fluff up for about 5 minutes. Add a dollop of fat free Cool Whip and you have a dessert that rivals pumpkin pie and saves you hundreds of calories, too!
Halloween Pumpkin Pie Shake
You will need:
1+ Cup Water
2 Scoops HMR 120 Vanilla or 2 Packets HMR 800, HMR 500 or HMR 70+ Vanilla Shake
1t Pumpkin Pie Spice
2-3 T Cooked Pumpkin or Canned Pumpkin (optional)
2-3+ C Ice
Put water in blender. Add dry ingredients, canned pumpkin and ice. Blend on low until ice is chopped and then on high until smooth and creamy.
If you want an even thicker, richer shake, add 1T Fat Free Sugar Free Jello Pudding - Cheesecake flavor. Freeze for about 1/2 hour and enjoy HMR pumpkin ice cream!
Don't forget that our coaches have helped hundreds of people just like you navigate the holidays successfully. Reach out to us for extra support and look for the Full Life Holiday Survival Guide online in November.
Bon Apetit!
Posted by Alicia Leeds on Tue, Sep 29, 2009 @ 11:58 AM
One of the things that is crucial to the longevity of any healthy lifestyle plan is taste. And when you endeavor to create a wide variety of taste sensations you are much more likely to stick with a healthy diet and manage your weight more successfully long term.
Last week, I was waiting for a new shipment of my favorite HMR 120 vanilla shake and had but one scoop left in the canister. I am accustomed to making double shakes so I grabbed a packet of HMR 800 vanilla shake, added it to the HMR 120 and blended it up with about a cup of water, a cup of frozen blueberries, and ice. The result? A thicker, more filling, ice cream shake which I enjoyed every afternoon with a spoon.
It was my shake of the week. It got me thinking that some of you might be looking for a new recipe now and again so I have decided to offer a "Shake of the Week" blog. Look for it on Mondays.
Here's My HMR Shake of the Week Blueberry Ice Cream recipe:
1 scoop HMR 120
1 packet HMR 800
1 cup Water
1 C Frozen Blueberries
1 Tray Ice Cubes
Put ingredients in blender in this order: water, HMR shake, blueberries, ice. Blend on low until ice reaches blades then blend on high until creamy, thick and smooth.
You can also freeze this shake for about an hour for a blueberry sorbet that melts like ice cream on the spoon. Yum.
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Bon Appetit!
Posted by Alicia Leeds on Thu, Sep 10, 2009 @ 05:41 PM
For many of us, HMR shakes are the cornerstone of our weight management plan. A shake for breakfast, lunch, snack or dessert always does the trick for me.
But long term use of the HMR shakes can lose it's luster as time wears on, and unless you can commit to trying new recipes, you may end up putting the same old shake in the ho hum section of your healthy diet plan.
Here's a simple reminder of the incredible variety you can create with a little daring and a lot of imagination:
To prepare your shakes use a blender with lots of ice or a food processor to make a mousse. Heat up the shakes in the micro or on the stovetop. Freeze shakes for an hour or a day. Combine different HMR shake formulas (HMR 120, HMR 800, HMR 500, HMR 70+) and vanilla shakes with chocolate.
Add in extracts, flavorings, spices, baking cocoa, fat free sugar free jello pudding, or diet soda. Blend shakes with coffee or chai tea iced or hot.
Layer and swirl HMR 70+ puddings using a variety of flavor combinations.
And then there's the fruit... fresh canned, frozen. Blended smooth or folded in. Mixed fruit combos and fruits mixed with any of the add ins mentioned above.
New favorite? HMR 70+ chocolate pudding with butterscotch fat free sugar free jello pudding and thawed frozen dark cherries. WOW!
Get out your aprons and get back to basics with HMR shakes. The possibilities are endless!