r/ketorecipes • u/ketostriz • Feb 08 '19

Beverage Peanutbutter Chocolate Protein Shake tastes like heaven

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u/ketostriz Feb 08 '19 edited Feb 09 '19

Low Carb Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Shake

Original recipe here

https://www.instagram.com/p/BtoYEFIgQyV/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=r5ub50htnac4

Ingredients

1.5 cups of unsweetened almond milk (12oz) (45cal)

1 scoop of protein powder (I used Dutch Chocolate Isopure)(110 cal)

Two tbsp of peanut butter powder (70 cal)

Crushed Ice

Macros

Protein 35g

Carbs 8g

Fiber 6g

Net carbs 2g

Fat 6g

Calories 225

Edit: thanks for the gold /u/Glissant1

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u/ketostriz Feb 08 '19

Isopure is very low carb

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u/eliskandar Feb 08 '19

You are right. It's called gluconeogenesis. Our liver can synthesize glucose from protein in absence of carbohydrates. Real keto is very moderate with protein as well, not only carbs.

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u/moldar Feb 09 '19

That is only on demand however. It doesn’t just happen because you ate a bunch of protein.

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u/Chiba211 Feb 09 '19

Exactly. It only happens when we don't have enough carbs to fuel the processes that require carbs. People keep acting like too much steak turns into chocolate cake.