Guest guest Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Morning! I was wondering if any of you ever tried putting beans in your shakes, and if so what kind do you think is the best? I want to add beans to the shake I make in the mornings that has chocolate almond milk in it. Maybe a pinto bean would work best with that? Maggie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Maggie, now there is a neat thought. I am curious, are you adding beans for protein, browns, or texture purpose? I've never added them, but pinto does sound good with chocolate almond milk. heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein ________________________________ Maggie Vining <Maggie.Vining Tuesday, May 19, 2009 10:41:49 AM Beans in shake? Morning! I was wondering if any of you ever tried putting beans in your shakes, and if so what kind do you think is the best? I want to add beans to the shake I make in the mornings that has chocolate almond milk in it. Maybe a pinto bean would work best with that? Maggie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Hi Heather, I'm doing it to make the shake have a more complete protein. Here is what I plan to add to my shake tomorrow morning: brown rice protein powder baby oatmeal pinto beans (frozen to make the shake colder) strawberries (frozen) banana (frozen) chocolate almond milk spirrulina (for B12) cocoa powder I'll let you know how the beans work out! Maggie On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Heather Butler <hawaiihmb wrote: > > > Maggie, now there is a neat thought. I am curious, are you adding beans for > protein, browns, or texture purpose? I've never added them, but pinto does > sound good with chocolate almond milk. > > heather > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. > The other is as though everything is a miracle. > --Albert Einstein > > ________________________________ > Maggie Vining <Maggie.Vining > > Tuesday, May 19, 2009 10:41:49 AM > Beans in shake? > > Morning! > > I was wondering if any of you ever tried putting beans in your shakes, > and if so what kind do you think is the best? I want to add beans to > the shake I make in the mornings that has chocolate almond milk in it. > Maybe a pinto bean would work best with that? > > Maggie > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 I'm interested too Maggie. I don't often do shake, but when I do it's because I want to go running without having to allow 3 hours for breakfast to settle. Yet the basic shake is light for me. I can see trying beans if it works. Mel , Maggie Vining <Maggie.Vining wrote: > > Hi Heather, > > I'm doing it to make the shake have a more complete protein. Here is > what I plan to add to my shake tomorrow morning: > > brown rice protein powder > baby oatmeal > pinto beans (frozen to make the shake colder) > strawberries (frozen) > banana (frozen) > chocolate almond milk > spirrulina (for B12) > cocoa powder > > I'll let you know how the beans work out! > > Maggie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 I realized that the canned beans I had contained a load of sodium, so I skipped the beans today. I bought a package of raw pinto beans and I plan to prepare them today for tomorrow's shake instead. I'll let ya know how it goes! Maggie On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 10:58 AM, mel8239 <shaggypoo.chaos wrote: > > > I'm interested too Maggie. > > I don't often do shake, but when I do it's because I want to go running > without having to allow 3 hours for breakfast to settle. > > Yet the basic shake is light for me. I can see trying beans if it works. > > Mel , Maggie Vining > <Maggie.Vining wrote: >> >> Hi Heather, >> >> I'm doing it to make the shake have a more complete protein. Here is >> what I plan to add to my shake tomorrow morning: >> >> brown rice protein powder >> baby oatmeal >> pinto beans (frozen to make the shake colder) >> strawberries (frozen) >> banana (frozen) >> chocolate almond milk >> spirrulina (for B12) >> cocoa powder >> >> I'll let you know how the beans work out! >> >> Maggie > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 Do let us know how it goes, Maggie. I'm very curious about the taste and texture -- I've never thought of putting beans in my shake! And FYI, there are some canned beans without salt. Look in your supermarket or health food store. The brand I use is Eden Organic. Cinzia , Maggie Vining <Maggie.Vining wrote: > > I realized that the canned beans I had contained a load of sodium, so > I skipped the beans today. I bought a package of raw pinto beans > and I plan to prepare them today for tomorrow's shake instead. I'll > let ya know how it goes! > > Maggie > > On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 10:58 AM, mel8239 > <shaggypoo.chaos wrote: > > > > > > I'm interested too Maggie. > > > > I don't often do shake, but when I do it's because I want to go running > > without having to allow 3 hours for breakfast to settle. > > > > Yet the basic shake is light for me. I can see trying beans if it works. > > > > Mel , Maggie Vining > > <Maggie.Vining@> wrote: > >> > >> Hi Heather, > >> > >> I'm doing it to make the shake have a more complete protein. Here is > >> what I plan to add to my shake tomorrow morning: > >> > >> brown rice protein powder > >> baby oatmeal > >> pinto beans (frozen to make the shake colder) > >> strawberries (frozen) > >> banana (frozen) > >> chocolate almond milk > >> spirrulina (for B12) > >> cocoa powder > >> > >> I'll let you know how the beans work out! > >> > >> Maggie > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Right Maggie!! Mel , Maggie Vining <Maggie.Vining wrote: > > I realized that the canned beans I had contained a load of sodium, so > I skipped the beans today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 OK. The results are in! Shake ingredients were: 1/3c frozen pinto beans 4 frozen strawberries 1/2 frozen banana 1/4c baby oatmeal 3 TBSP rice protein powder 1 tsp spirulina 1 TBSP plain cocoa powder chocolate rice milk (enough to cover ingredients, I prefer almond milk but the store was out) Results: It made the shake a little firmer, with more of a peanut butter texture, and with kind of like a mild roasted flavor. But other than that I really didn't notice the addition of the pinto beans at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 oh and all of it was blended in a blender : ) On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 3:37 PM, Maggie Vining <maggie.vining wrote: > OK. The results are in! Shake ingredients were: > > > 1/3c frozen pinto beans > 4 frozen strawberries > 1/2 frozen banana > 1/4c baby oatmeal > 3 TBSP rice protein powder > 1 tsp spirulina > 1 TBSP plain cocoa powder > chocolate rice milk (enough to cover ingredients, I prefer almond milk > but the store was out) > > Results: > > It made the shake a little firmer, with more of a peanut butter > texture, and with kind of like a mild roasted flavor. But other than > that I really didn't notice the addition of the pinto beans at all. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 That's awesome! You are thinking outside the box...or blender! Janine On May 21, 2009, at 12:42 PM, Maggie Vining wrote: > > > oh and all of it was blended in a blender : ) > > On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 3:37 PM, Maggie Vining <maggie.vining > > wrote: > > OK. The results are in! Shake ingredients were: > > > > > > 1/3c frozen pinto beans > > 4 frozen strawberries > > 1/2 frozen banana > > 1/4c baby oatmeal > > 3 TBSP rice protein powder > > 1 tsp spirulina > > 1 TBSP plain cocoa powder > > chocolate rice milk (enough to cover ingredients, I prefer almond > milk > > but the store was out) > > > > Results: > > > > It made the shake a little firmer, with more of a peanut butter > > texture, and with kind of like a mild roasted flavor. But other > than > > that I really didn't notice the addition of the pinto beans at all. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Interesting Maggie. Nutty makes sense. Mel , Maggie Vining <Maggie.Vining wrote: > > OK. The results are in! Shake ingredients were: > > > 1/3c frozen pinto beans > 4 frozen strawberries > 1/2 frozen banana > 1/4c baby oatmeal > 3 TBSP rice protein powder > 1 tsp spirulina > 1 TBSP plain cocoa powder > chocolate rice milk (enough to cover ingredients, I prefer almond milk > but the store was out) > > Results: > > It made the shake a little firmer, with more of a peanut butter > texture, and with kind of like a mild roasted flavor. But other than > that I really didn't notice the addition of the pinto beans at all. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 Very interesting! You know, I just thought of times when I *have* had beans in a shake. It was pre-RR, when I was enjoying these Taiwanese & Japanese smoothie-type drinks. My favorite one was red bean. It was a little bit sweet but not much. The red bean taste was very nice. I had completely forgotten about this until just now. You've inspired me to try to make my own RR version...I think I'll get some adzuki beans and see how that goes. Cinzia , Maggie Vining <Maggie.Vining wrote: > > OK. The results are in! Shake ingredients were: > > > 1/3c frozen pinto beans > 4 frozen strawberries > 1/2 frozen banana > 1/4c baby oatmeal > 3 TBSP rice protein powder > 1 tsp spirulina > 1 TBSP plain cocoa powder > chocolate rice milk (enough to cover ingredients, I prefer almond milk > but the store was out) > > Results: > > It made the shake a little firmer, with more of a peanut butter > texture, and with kind of like a mild roasted flavor. But other than > that I really didn't notice the addition of the pinto beans at all. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Cinzia, please let us know what you discover! Inquiring minds want to know Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein ________________________________ cinziatre <cmarchesani Friday, May 22, 2009 11:03:33 PM Re: Beans in shake? Very interesting! You know, I just thought of times when I *have* had beans in a shake. It was pre-RR, when I was enjoying these Taiwanese & Japanese smoothie-type drinks. My favorite one was red bean. It was a little bit sweet but not much. The red bean taste was very nice. I had completely forgotten about this until just now. You've inspired me to try to make my own RR version...I think I'll get some adzuki beans and see how that goes. Cinzia , Maggie Vining <Maggie.Vining@ ...> wrote: > > OK. The results are in! Shake ingredients were: > > > 1/3c frozen pinto beans > 4 frozen strawberries > 1/2 frozen banana > 1/4c baby oatmeal > 3 TBSP rice protein powder > 1 tsp spirulina > 1 TBSP plain cocoa powder > chocolate rice milk (enough to cover ingredients, I prefer almond milk > but the store was out) > > Results: > > It made the shake a little firmer, with more of a peanut butter > texture, and with kind of like a mild roasted flavor. But other than > that I really didn't notice the addition of the pinto beans at all. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Hmmm, mild roasted flavor sounds good, actually! Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein ________________________________ Maggie Vining <Maggie.Vining Thursday, May 21, 2009 3:37:48 PM Re: Re: Beans in shake? OK. The results are in! Shake ingredients were: 1/3c frozen pinto beans 4 frozen strawberries 1/2 frozen banana 1/4c baby oatmeal 3 TBSP rice protein powder 1 tsp spirulina 1 TBSP plain cocoa powder chocolate rice milk (enough to cover ingredients, I prefer almond milk but the store was out) Results: It made the shake a little firmer, with more of a peanut butter texture, and with kind of like a mild roasted flavor. But other than that I really didn't notice the addition of the pinto beans at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 I have really gotten used to the beans this week. Yesterday and today I had the shake with plain almond milk instead of chocolate, and it really complimented the frozen pinto beans well, and made a nice morning treat since it's getting warm and humid around here. I want to play with the almond flavor and see what I can do to bring it out more. Next week I am going to try this: plain almond milk 3 tbsp rice protein powder 3 tbsp frozen pinto beans about 1/3c of baby oatmeal 3 tbsp silken tofu 1 frozen banana 1 tbsp flax oil 1 tsp spirrulina and a drop of almond flavoring In this case I am using the pinto beans as a brown. Maggie On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Heather Butler <hawaiihmb wrote: > > > Hmmm, mild roasted flavor sounds good, actually! > > Heather > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. > The other is as though everything is a miracle. > --Albert Einstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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