<p>Does anyone have any good recipes for high fiber breakfast shakes? What is the best way to add fiber to a shake? I really need to find a way to get fiber in my daughter’s diet. She does not like breakfast foods, so I am trying shakes. Any ideas? The more calories the better! She really needs to gain some weight.</p>
<p>My D has drunk Carnation Instant Breakfast since early elementary school. It became her staple when she got an appliance that made chewing a little difficult, and she couldn’t eat most breakfast foods quickly enough before school. Later, when she got braces, it became even more important. Now that she is done with various metal pieces in her mouth, surgery, etc, it’s just a habit. Every one who came to visit us in Germany knew to bring a couple boxes. And she is well-stocked at school. (Her roommate thinks it’s funny.) </p>
<p>It has no fiber to speak of. But adding half a cup of raspberries, and some ice, in a blender, could make a nice chocolate-raspberry shake, and add nearly 5 grams of fiber.</p>
<p>I usually will use whatever fruit is on special at the Farmers Market, along with a cup of yogurt, and a copy of juice-either apple or orange.You can add wheat fiber or flax seed. Sometimes recipes are found in the fruit aisle of Whole Foods. I hope this helps-APOL</p>
<p>I often make a breakfast shake from plain yogurt, a banana, and two of the following:</p>
<p>frozen strawberries
frozen concentrated OJ
frozen raspberries
frozen mango
frozen papaya</p>
<p>I use the fruit still frozen. I think there would be fiber from the fruit.</p>
<p>My kids love this.</p>
<p>thanks for all the responses, but I forgot to mention that for right now she is not allowed to eat any dairy. That is why I really am having a problem coming up with meals for her. She was eating cheese everyday at lunch and sometimes for a snack. I tried one recipe for a shake. It had Go Lean cereal, frozen blueberries and vanilla soy milk but it was awful.</p>
<p>APOL, can the flaxseed be detected in a shake? Do you buy it at a health food store?</p>
<p>We love our smoothie:</p>
<p>if you want extra calories use 1/2 c orange sherbet
1/2 C raspberrries
1/2 C strawberries
1/2 C pineapple juice
1 C orange juice
1 C ice
sometimes a squeeze of fresh lime juice</p>
<p>play with the proprotions to get the right texture to blend in your blender
you can add protein powder or fibre powder like they do at Jamba Juice</p>
<p>cross posted with the no dairy comment- does sherbet have dairy? I don’t think so, anywya, we don’t like the yogurt smoothie and created this one from experimenting at Jamba Juice. If you have a smoothie store near you, you might try some of their professionaly researched concoctions to determine your favourite combos, then play with those at home to arrive at a variety of fun options</p>
<p>I do the same as NYMomof2…When our bananas start getting too ripe/mushy to eat, I cut them up and put them in the freezer (in plastic ziplocks). That way they are ready for the shake whenever necessary. I also use frozen peaches for variety…Yummy! Also a great snack when the kids get home from school (they actually make them themselves!)</p>
<p>Oops: Also cross-posted with the no dairy requirement.</p>
<p>My kids find the banana to strong of a flavor.
Our basic is similar to Somemom’s.
We start with a small can of pineapple juice and then add frozen fruit and crushed ice. I used to add a carton of yogurt but she also didn’t like the dairy. I liked the yogurt since it gave it some protein and a bit of fat.
Favorite fruits to add:
frozen peaches, pineapple and raspberries. I also throw in a few blueberries for brain food. I don’t use any measuring cups so it comes out slightly different each time. Without any dairy the result is pretty tart. You could add a bit of honey if you want it sweeter.
I have tried adding protein powder but my D can taste it and doesn’t like it. My oldest is allergic to soy so that also made protein powder a no go.
The problem with an all fruit drink is that I find it doesn’t stay with them all morning. If you can sneak some protein in I think that would help.
A good morning food for those who don’t eat much breakfast. Banana with peanut butter.</p>
<p>thanks! Using sherbet is a great idea. I will just have to try adding some fiber and hope that it doesn’t ruin the texture. Her doctor told me to try lentils and blueberries. That sounds too weird.</p>
<p>Banana and peanut butter is my favorite snack!</p>
<p>My parents get their fiber from Metamucil in OJ.</p>
<p>Candace, I just discovered a wonderful vegan snack food today. It is very filling and contains no dairy. It is called Heart Thrive by Suncakes. Each package contains 30% of daily fiber and protein. Even more important, 60% of daily calcium. You can order from the Suncakes website by the case. I tried the Apple one today and it was delicious. I will be sending a case to my energy challenged daughter.</p>
<p>If you want to avoid diary and soy milk try rice milk.</p>
<p>I am allergic to soy, also. My naturopath recommended a protein powder of whey and rice. Metagenics carries a protein powder called UltraBalance protein which I have been using. It makes the shakes very thick. I had tried other protein powders and did not like the taste. Metagenics seems to have no flavor! </p>
<p>There are also Blender Cultures with vegetable powders, etc. The health food store I visited recommended Immugreen Plus. It does have a strong flavor that my D dislikes so I only use two teaspoons of it vs. a full scoop.</p>
<p>I found this recipe when searching for additional ways to eat oatmeal. It sounds a little weird, but it was good - and it is vegan. 1 cups soymilk, 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1 banana in chunks, 14 frozen strawberries, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar. (I have substituted both Splenda and honey for the sugar) I put the oatmeal in the blender first to grind it up, and then add the remaining ingredients. You can’t let it sit too long though because the oatmeal starts thickening up.</p>
<p>I have used this recipe for years:
1 part OJ (high pulp OJ would add fiber)
1 part yogurt (and you can use whole milk yogurt for extra calories… I use nonfat)
1 part frozen fruit, such as raspberries, blueberries, peaches, strawberries, mangoes, pineapple, bananas… whatever was on sale
1 scoop protein powder</p>
<p>Blend until smooth.</p>
<p>Another idea…one of my breakfasts that I make when I’m on the run is a Peanut Butter and banana sandwich on a good, high-fiber bread. (read the labels - they differ greatly!)</p>
<p>The other thing to keep in mind is that you don’t have to eat “breakfast food” for breakfast. Germans eat cold cuts. Japanese eat fish. I had a housemate who ate hot dogs and cokes. :eek: (Which I don’t recommend as a healthy breakfast, though it’s got plenty of calories!)</p>
<p>If your daughter must be strict about avoiding dairy, sherbet and whey protein powders are most likely not okay for her (check the labels on everything you buy, you’d be surprised as to where it shows up). Most of the time now you can find fruit sorbet, dairy-free ice creams, soy/rice/almond milks, and soy yogurt in regular grocery stores. If your daughter doesn’t like these substitutes you can find in your regular grocery store, be sure to find a health food or natural grocery store that will likely have more options. (Depending on where you are, you may be able to find milk-free butter, cheese, cream cheese, pudding, etc in addition to more variety in yogurt, milks, and ice creams.) If she’s used to regular, milky versions of these products, she’s not likely to enjoy the dairy-free items as much, but it’s always nice to have some type of cheese to throw on top of a pizza.</p>
<p>As far as smoothies/shakes go, try making a smoothie with chocolate soy milk, ice, and strawberries or bananas. (Bananas are great for thickening smoothies, but can quickly overpower the other tastes…I don’t like them much in my smoothies). Otherwise, sorbet or soy yogurt can probably be used in any of the above recipes.</p>
<p>(Feel free to PM me if you would like more advice on food or snacks for a person that can’t eat dairy - I have a milk allergy, but I love food, so I’ve learned lots of ways to get around my restrictions.)</p>
<p>Candace: is your daughter milk-protein-intolerant or lactose-intolerant? Both could result in “not eating dairy” but there are differences. Lactose, for example, is not found in yogurt (where it is broken down by the process that results in yogurt instead of milk), but milk proteins are.</p>