Caffeinated protein shakes are the perfect way to start your day, fuel before a run or drink up after a hard workout. They give you a boost and have that extra staying power of protein. Basically your morning joe on steroids—without the negative effects of roids.
The caffeine from all of these drool-worthy protein shakes come from natural sources like coffee and tea which as a bonus give you a boost of antioxidants.
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Although this post is sponsored by Foodie, all opinions about the awesomeness of caffeinated protein shakes are my own.
I have a pretty wacky schedule. Sometimes I open the café at 5:30am (meaning I have an alarm going off at 4 in the dark of the morning). Sometimes I close the café and don’t have to be in until 2 in the afternoon (meaning I can sleep in wayyy later than 4am). And then there are those days when I don’t have to go into the café at all and decide to stay up until crazy hours and then still try to get my 8 hours of sleep in (slash overcompensate for the lack of sleep for the past couple of days). So basically my waking hour tends to change quite frequently.
I know it’s good to be on a consistent sleep/wake schedule, but that’s much easier said than done with my random café hours. No matter when I wake up though, I start my day off the same. With a big cup of java. It’s funny though because although I LOVE my coffee, I tend to drink it so slowly. I’m just a slow drinker overall though. (I’m often accused of “nursing” my alcoholic drinks. Oh well.)
Since I drink it slowly, it tends to get cold. When it gets cold, I whip up a protein shake as a mid-morning snack or as a post-workout drink. It’s quite convenient to do this at work with a plethora of protein, fruits and tasty add-ins (plus easy to clean blenders…), but I’ve also got quite a few things on hand at home—including my SKOOP protein powder (<-aka the tastiest vegan protein in existence. also that’s an affiliate link in case you’d like to buy yourself some!).
So this post is quite fitting and will be very helpful for the next time I let my coffee get cold! Here are 12 tasty options for whipping up your own caffeinated protein smoothies! I can’t wait to try all of these!!
12 Drool-Worthy Caffeinated Protein Shakes
Caffeinated protein shakes?! That would be the perfect breakfast!!! haha I’ve never tried something like that but it sounds awesome!
YES! You must try one of these, Liz! Life changing!
Yum to sooooo many of these!
Seriously. Drooling all over the place!!
mmm drool worth indeed!!
Right?? Thanks for visiting ladies! <3
YUM! I’m expecting my next bag of Skoop in the mail any day now and can’t wait to try a few of these out… anything to break the terrible Starbucks habit a few Christmas giftcards started 😮
SKOOP!! Yes I need to try some of these ASAP too!
And I totally know what you mean about the Starbucks habit…I’m more on the k-cup habit now though!! 😉
MMM so many yummy looking shakes! During my marathon training, i started making a coffee infused protein shake. I don’t know why, but it just felt right LOL
hahaha I love it! If coffee is wrong, I don’t wanna be right!
I have a 9 month old who thinks night time isn’t for sleeping, so I have been living on Starbuck’s Double Shot Energy drinks. These look SOO much better, definitely going to be giving them a try 🙂
Yes these would be wayy better! Some of them already include things like flaxseed and avocado, but the cool things is that when you’re making your own shake..you can add all the healthy things! 🙂
Man hopefully your little one figures out night time is bedtime! I get so cranky when I don’t get sleep so I feel for ya!
I love the idea of combining protein shake and caffeine. This gives me some ideas for breakfast drink!
So tasty and energizing! Happy to help! 🙂
Oh.my.gosh. I cannot tell you how madly in love I am with this collection. I need these in my life, like yesterday! My sleep schedule has been whacked as well … and coffee has been my IV … and yeah, let’s be honest, bags of chocolate chips too 😉 Love this collection!
haha YES to the chocolate chips! I’m pretty sure half of the bags I get go directly into my mouth before going into a recipe!
I’m about to whip up a coffee shake to take on the road with me! 🙂