You wake up every morning, groggily wander into your kitchen and just grab a cup of coffee or tea to kick start your day. Why not skip your caffeine habit with some delicious yet healthy milkshakes? Consider sipping something a little more nourishing and rejuvenating the first thing in the morning.

1. Banana & Oats Milkshake

Banana is the hero here. The high amount of potassium in bananas protects the heart and advances calcium retention. Drink this before a strenuous workout for an energy punch. It’ll manage your glucose level and avoid muscle spasms, as well.

Serves 1

Total time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 scoops protein powder in vanilla (Optional)
• 2 tablespoons rolled oats
• 2 bananas
• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk (or normal milk)
• ½ cup cold water
• 1 teaspoon honey
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• 4 ice cubes

Method:

Combine ingredients and blend until smooth.

2. Papaya Ginger Fix

In case you’re feeling bloated or lazy, whip up this digestion soothing smoothie. Papaya helps you take care of bloating and constipation; Greek yogurt offers solid probiotics for your immune system, ginger gives this powerful drink great metabolic properties and mint can fix any stomach issues.

Total time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 papaya, peeled, seeded, and cut into chunks
• ½ cup ice cubes
• ½ cup Greek yogurt
• ½ tablespoon finely chopped peeled fresh ginger
• ½ tablespoon honey
• Juice of ½ lemon
• Water, to taste
• 4 fresh mint leaves, plus 1-2 shoots for garnish

Method:

1. Refrigerate papaya until very cold, at least one hour or overnight.
2. Blend papaya, ice, yogurt, ginger, honey, and lemon juice in a blender. Add water, one tablespoon at a time, until mixture is smooth and thinned to desired consistency. Blend in mint leaves.
3. Garnish with mint shoots and serve.

3. Green Smoothie for Skin

The nutritious combinations of fruits, vegetables, proteins, and good-for-you fats in this healthy, delicious smoothie are especially good for your skin.

Serves 1

Total time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup almond milk
• 1 cup de-stemmed kale leaves or baby spinach
• 1 large banana, chopped into chunks
• 1 tablespoon peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed
• Pinch of ground cinnamon
• 1 scoop of protein powder (optional)
• 2 to 3 ice cubes

Preparation:

Add all ingredients and blend until smooth.
 

4. Carrot Crush

Carrots are an ultimate superfood. They nourish and rejuvenate the body. Just one serving can give you a whole day’s portion of Vitamin A.

Serves 1

Total time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 4 medium carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
• ½ cup Greek yogurt
• 1 cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons toasted shredded coconut
• ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons walnuts
• 1 tablespoon honey
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ cup ice (optional)

Method:

Combine all ingredients in blender until smooth.

5. Banana & Cocoa Shake

Well, this banana & cocoa shake recipe is one of my all time favorites! When mixed with a balanced measure of honey, it’s as sweet as you’d like it to be and at the same time quite healthy.

Serves 1

Total time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon organic honey
• 1 medium banana
• 2 tablespoons raw peanut butter
• 1½ tablespoons raw cocoa powder
• ½ cup almond milk

Preparation:

1. Microwave honey for 5-10 seconds to thin it out.
2. Puree all ingredients in a blender until smooth. 

Source: http://htv.com.pk/recipes/5-protein-packed-milkshake-recipes