Cold Relief

So for those of you that don't know me as well, I love to run and I love being active. Being a nutrition major, I definitely have learned the importance of refueling quickly after a hard work out. It is also important, especially during these hot summer months, to replenish with liquids as well as the protein and carbohydrates.

Depending on the work out that I am doing -- running, yoga, biking, swimming, etc -- it may be unappealing to attempt   eating anything afterwords. Normally, I just opt for chocolate milk, protein shake, or even just a glass of plain milk. Today however I was in the mood for something a little different. I decided to switch it up a bit and use some of the iced coffee I had left over in my fridge.


In my pantry, I keep both chocolate and vanilla flavored protein powders that I mix in with my milk for a post workout refreshment. Knowing that I wanted to attempt a drink using my iced coffee, I thought that the vanilla would be my best choice. Once back from my run, it was time to create my "cafe concoction". I started by putting a little bit of my vanilla protein powder in my cup. I then poured my milk over the protein powder, making sure to mix them together thoroughly so the powder dissolved in the milk. Once the powder and milk were completely mixed, I then poured in the coffee until it became the perfect oak-nutty, milk chocolately brown color I was looking for.

Although I know that coffee + milk + vanilla = a great combination, I didn't know how this would turn out using the protein powder. I have to say that it was pretty D-lish! The perfect post-run summer time refreshment! For all of you coffee lovers out there, it is definitely worth a try! Hope you like it as much as I did .. and if you have any other suggestions for coffee concoctions or post workout refreshments/snacks, please feel free to share! :)