Carolyn / protein shake question..

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I got my protein powder today and tried your mandarin orange recipe - yum! I have a question though. Do you strain the mandarin oranges, or keep them in the juice? How much ice do you use? Also, is one scoop about 1/4 cup. My powder is in a 5lb thing and I can't find the scoop! I'm not about to stick my hands down there, so I estimated it to be 1/4 cup??

Thanks for the recipe! I really like it so far (my one time I tried it I also opened up a new blender that I have had for like THREE years, so another thing to be excited about LOL... Darcy

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Darcy Ledman wrote:

> I got my protein powder today and tried your mandarin orange recipe -

> yum! I have a question though. Do you strain the mandarin oranges, or

> keep them in the juice? How much ice do you use? Also, is one scoop

> about 1/4 cup. My powder is in a 5lb thing and I can't find the scoop!

> I'm not about to stick my hands down there, so I estimated it to be 1/4

> cup??

hi darcy! so glad that you like the recipe! when i described

the orange recipe to you, i realized that i didnt specify that i

drain the oranges. sorry about that! i think that dole has

stopped packing their mandarin oranges in syrup so it probably

doesnt matter, but i wasnt sure, so i drained them anyway.

i dont use ice, but do use cold milk and cold orange juice. ice

(or frozen fruit) makes my pro powder really fluff up and

thicken, sometimes making it too thick to drink with a straw. so

i stick to room temp fruit and do not add ice.

i really hate it when the scoop gets lost at the bottom of the

jar... ugh! i think that a 1/4 cup is too much... perhaps an

1/8 cup. the scoop for my pro powder is 32 grams, which

converts to around only 1 ounce of the stuff. if you look at

the nutrition label on your powder, it should list the nutrients

for one serving. the weight of that serving should also be

specified there.

im thinking of lowering my serving size actually... i love the

stuff but i think it is making my belly bloat. have you ever

had that problem with drinking protein? also it makes me feel

full for many hours... like 6 hours! maybe it is a coincidence

with other things i had eaten, im not sure... but im thinking of

only using 3/4 of a scoop next time. also, im only going to

drink it on the days i do weight training, and eat kashi go lean

or wholegrain oatmeal (both with fruit) on other days instead.

congrats on your new blender i use a 'magic bullet'which

mixes right into the drinking cup and i like that. the kids

have been rough on it while making their own shakes though, so i

might need to get a new one soon.

:*carolyn.

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Thanks for all the info Carolyn!! I just used the liquid in the mandarin oranges, it was not syrup..hmm.. it probaly would be better to drain and put real orange juice in there. I noticed that it made my stomach a bit funny too. It made a lot, and I drank it all. I should have not drank so much! LOL.. The consistency on mine turned out just perfect though.

I measured, and I thought 1/4 cup came out to be about 30 grams, but not positive. Maybe I can find that dang scoop today. I actually just put some in my yerba matte tea, and it was great! Disolved instantly and it made the tea even more better. Wow, that should keep me away from food for a long time. LOL.. My tea really helps suppress my appetite, I almost wonder if that's not the cause of my recent 3 lb loss??? Not sure, but what a bonus to get some protiein in there now too

Darcy who wishes I would have bought some chocolate now too and not FIVE pounds of vanilla (it's going to last me six years, I think)On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 7:51 PM, Festival City Concrete/ & Carolyn Visser wrote:

Darcy Ledman wrote:

> I got my protein powder today and tried your mandarin orange recipe -

> yum! I have a question though. Do you strain the mandarin oranges, or

> keep them in the juice? How much ice do you use? Also, is one scoop

> about 1/4 cup. My powder is in a 5lb thing and I can't find the scoop!

> I'm not about to stick my hands down there, so I estimated it to be 1/4

> cup??

hi darcy! so glad that you like the recipe! when i described

the orange recipe to you, i realized that i didnt specify that i

drain the oranges. sorry about that! i think that dole has

stopped packing their mandarin oranges in syrup so it probably

doesnt matter, but i wasnt sure, so i drained them anyway.

i dont use ice, but do use cold milk and cold orange juice. ice

(or frozen fruit) makes my pro powder really fluff up and

thicken, sometimes making it too thick to drink with a straw. so

i stick to room temp fruit and do not add ice.

i really hate it when the scoop gets lost at the bottom of the

jar... ugh! i think that a 1/4 cup is too much... perhaps an

1/8 cup. the scoop for my pro powder is 32 grams, which

converts to around only 1 ounce of the stuff. if you look at

the nutrition label on your powder, it should list the nutrients

for one serving. the weight of that serving should also be

specified there.

im thinking of lowering my serving size actually... i love the

stuff but i think it is making my belly bloat. have you ever

had that problem with drinking protein? also it makes me feel

full for many hours... like 6 hours! maybe it is a coincidence

with other things i had eaten, im not sure... but im thinking of

only using 3/4 of a scoop next time. also, im only going to

drink it on the days i do weight training, and eat kashi go lean

or wholegrain oatmeal (both with fruit) on other days instead.

congrats on your new blender i use a 'magic bullet'which

mixes right into the drinking cup and i like that. the kids

have been rough on it while making their own shakes though, so i

might need to get a new one soon.

:*carolyn.

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Darcy,

Grab a big slotted spoon to work your way through the massive amount of protein powder to find the scoop. I've had to do that a couple of times when I've gotten a big container.

Tonya

Re: Carolyn / protein shake question..

Thanks for all the info Carolyn!! I just used the liquid in the mandarin oranges, it was not syrup..hmm.. it probaly would be better to drain and put real orange juice in there. I noticed that it made my stomach a bit funny too. It made a lot, and I drank it all. I should have not drank so much! LOL.. The consistency on mine turned out just perfect though.I measured, and I thought 1/4 cup came out to be about 30 grams, but not positive. Maybe I can find that dang scoop today. I actually just put some in my yerba matte tea, and it was great! Disolved instantly and it made the tea even more better. Wow, that should keep me away from food for a long time. LOL.. My tea really helps suppress my appetite, I almost wonder if that's not the cause of my recent 3 lb loss??? Not sure, but what a bonus to get some protiein in there now too :)Darcy who wishes I would have bought some chocolate now too and not FIVE pounds of vanilla (it's going to last me six years, I think)

On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 7:51 PM, Festival City Concrete/ & Carolyn Visser <pvissercyg (DOT) net> wrote:

Darcy Ledman wrote:> I got my protein powder today and tried your mandarin orange recipe - > yum! I have a question though. Do you strain the mandarin oranges, or > keep them in the juice? How much ice do you use? Also, is one scoop > about 1/4 cup. My powder is in a 5lb thing and I can't find the scoop! > I'm not about to stick my hands down there, so I estimated it to be 1/4 > cup??hi darcy! so glad that you like the recipe! when i described the orange recipe to you, i realized that i didnt specify that i drain the oranges. sorry about that! i think that dole has stopped packing their mandarin oranges in syrup so it probably doesnt matter, but i wasnt sure, so i drained them anyway.i dont use ice, but do use cold milk and cold orange juice. ice (or frozen fruit) makes my pro powder really fluff up and thicken, sometimes making it too thick to drink with a straw. so i stick to room temp fruit and do not add ice.i really hate it when the scoop gets lost at the bottom of the jar... ugh! i think that a 1/4 cup is too much... perhaps an 1/8 cup. the scoop for my pro powder is 32 grams, which converts to around only 1 ounce of the stuff. if you look at the nutrition label on your powder, it should list the nutrients for one serving. the weight of that serving should also be specified there.im thinking of lowering my serving size actually... i love the stuff but i think it is making my belly bloat. have you ever had that problem with drinking protein? also it makes me feel full for many hours... like 6 hours! maybe it is a coincidence with other things i had eaten, im not sure... but im thinking of only using 3/4 of a scoop next time. also, im only going to drink it on the days i do weight training, and eat kashi go lean or wholegrain oatmeal (both with fruit) on other days instead.congrats on your new blender i use a 'magic bullet'which mixes right into the drinking cup and i like that. the kids have been rough on it while making their own shakes though, so i might need to get a new one soon.:*carolyn.