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@cincy_gal - Tell us more about collagen peptides. A friend mentioned good results for thinning hair. I’ve meant to research more about benefits and possible risks.
I’ll be honest that I really didn’t look into the benefits and risks of collagen peptides. Many of the people in my program were raving about them. When I was forcing myself to eat protein when I hadn’t hit my numbers for the day, I know I needed a different strategy. As I said earlier, two scoops of collagen peptides (~18g protein) in my morning protein shake was a game changer. It allowed me to more easily meet my goal. I use Vital Proteins collagen peptides. You can find it at Costco, Target, etc. It has no taste, although I have never tried just adding it to water. I’m not a coffee drinker, but many people add it to their coffee.
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I use collagen every morning in my coffee. I started because I was losing a lot of hair and was also trying to increase my protein intake. My doctor told me to keep it up because it would also help my veins. Supposedly it is will help with vein strength and elasticity.
I can report that the amount of hair I’m shedding is greatly reduced. I don’t know if it can be attributed to just the collagen because I also started using Nioxin shampoo for lightly thinning hair about the same time. All I know is something has made a huge improvement so I’m not about to change what I’m doing.
I use Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein in my coffee in place of cream. I chose this one because it includes 5 types of collagen while many other brands only include 3 types. I mix chocolate and vanilla together and found I like that better than either flavor alone. It’s sweetened with stevia so very few calories or carbs. I follow the Ideal Protein diet and this fits well into my eating plan.
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Critique my smoothie- I’m not usually a smoothie person but I’m trying to work on inflammation and trying to get more ginger in my diet.
Spinach, pear, spinach, celery, ginger, chia seeds, oat milk and ice. Yesterday I added a scoop of the Vital Protein collagen. I think I’m okay in that I am not adding sweetener or juice. Opinions?
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That looks good to me! You could add or sub in some pineapple and/or turmeric as add’l anti-inflammatories.
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@mom60 - The smoothie looks interesting. I’ll admit to having a personal preference to chewing my food, but maybe some time we’ll try doing smoothies since I do like variety.
Do you do the collagen mainly for protein? Or have you noticed other benefits too?
Looks fine to me. Is your smoothie a snack or meal replacement?
I’m actually not a big smoothie drinker. Until a few weeks ago I probably hadn’t drank a smoothie in 5 or more years. I saw the anti inflammatory smoothie recipe on a website my D frequents for migraine sufferers. I enjoy ginger and I had all the ingredients so I thought I’d give it a try. I have made it several times but I don’t make it daily. It’s not a regular part of my diet but as I’m spending more time at home it sometimes hits the spot in the afternoon. @sushiritto Sometimes it’s a meal replacement other times a snack. I normally eat two meals a day. The first meal usually between 12-1 and dinner around 6. I’m not a snack eater.
@Colorado_mom I normally prefer to eat and chew my calories. I bought the collagen to see if it would help my thin skin on my arms and hands. I bruise and bleed easily and the dermatologist said it was worth a try.
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As a meal replacement I’d personally want to add more “heft” to it, but that’ll depend on what you like and what fits in terms of taste.
I admire all of you that can drink the veggie smoothies. I personally think they taste terrible. D2 makes one with spinach, protein powder, but also uses oat milk and adds some frozen pineapple. I can drink a bit of this one when she makes too much.
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At this point in my life, for me, taste is secondary or even even irrelevant at times. I eat and drink for health and performance.
Over the past few years, I’ve started running and improved my eating. But taste is always going to be important to me.
I ended up ordering collagen peptides to try. For now I’ll add to my morning coffee. Hmmm… maybe I should give smoothies a try. Any good recipes with bananas? - I have an abundance after our Sams order.
I just finished making my overnight oats, though not a smoothie per se. There are a zillion recipes online, but I used oats, mashed bananas, blueberries, chia, hemp and flax seeds, wheat germ, vanilla, cinnamon, plain Greek nonfat yogurt, pumpkin and oat milk.
Tomorrow morning, I’ll top it off with some strawberries and almond butter.
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You can cut up and freeze the banana to add to a smoothie.
I eat for nutrition and fuel but I also enjoy taste. What I have discovered is that you can change your taste buds. Foods that on the first few rounds might seem tart or earthy begin to taste delicious. I love the flavor and sharpness that fresh ginger brings to food and drinks.
I hadn’t thought of using Greek yogurt in overnight oats. I use nut milks but I’m going to try yogurt.
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My thought is if you are going to start the smoothie route have a goal in mind - that will help you build your smoothie. What’s your goal?
- more vegetables
- more protein
- more fruit
- substituting a meal with the smoothie
- ???
Otherwise I think you can start building a smoothie - and then really just end up with a high calorie drink that may not be serving your purposes and may be adding to your daily calorie count where you don’t want it.
ALWAYS think of end goal, not just jumping on a bandwagon. Make sure the task benefits the tasker (you!!)
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Good points about smoothies. My priorities would be for getting protein (possibly including collagen protein just received) and veggies into breakfast. And maybe finding an alternate use for my excess of bananas by freezing for future smoothies.
We don’t eat many cookies at our house (though hubby would certainly buy more if I let him). This week I realized we had a box of GINGER SNAPS bought before the holidays. They were quite good, not too high in calories. Today I had to tide over to a very late lunch and experimented with a snack of plain greek yogurt, peanut butter powder and one crumbled ginger snap - quite good (assuming you like a bit of textured food in your yogurt, as I prefer).
WATER - Do you track? If so, what’s your daily goal?
Talk to me more about collagen. I see it mentioned up thread. I feel like I am seeing it or hearing about it everywhere. I am very skeptical of anything that sounds “trendy” as I prefer to rely on time-tested or basics, like fruits/veggies, whole grains, lean protein etc.
What is the main goal for using collagen?
I don’t track. But, water intake is all day long for me. I can’t stress enough the importance of water in any diet. I really don’t drink much of anything else, but for a small glass of juice in the AM with my scramble. And coffee of course.
I’d estimate 125-175 oz’s of water per day.
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