{"id":3496,"date":"2011-07-23T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-23T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=3496"},"modified":"2011-07-22T12:49:32","modified_gmt":"2011-07-22T16:49:32","slug":"review-mix-1-strawberry-banana-protein-shake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=3496","title":{"rendered":"Review: Mix 1 Strawberry Banana Protein Shake"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wlWriterHeaderFooter\" style=\"float:none; margin:0px; padding:4px 0px 4px 0px;\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/widgets\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=3496\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; width:450px; height:80px\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>As a runner I have learned the importance of properly fueling my body.&#160; Skimping on calories &amp; nutrients hurts performance and can hurt your body, too.&#160; Carbohydrates are important to supply muscles with glycogen for exercise and a snack of protein &amp; carbs is important after running to help refuel &amp; repair muscles.&#160; It imperative to begin this process as soon as possible after a run, but absolutely within 30 minutes.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>I have been a little lax on refueling recently, but that has to stop.&#160; My current, soon-to-be history, routine for my long runs involved meeting up with my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trainwithmit.com\/\">MIT<\/a> group, running, socializing, driving home (with a coffee detour) and then eating breakfast.&#160; By the time I was actually sitting down to eat it was easily 1+ hours later.&#160; Not good.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>Last week I shared my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=3457\" target=\"_blank\">plan of action<\/a> for better training with you guys.&#160; I am taking it seriously and am now going to include these <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mix1life.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mix 1 Protein Shakes<\/a> in the Saturday routine to see how they work for me.&#160; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/036.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; 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I like the portability \u2013 I can toss this easily into a cooler and drink right after running on Saturday \u2013 no excuses.&#160; Check out the nutrition stats:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>15<\/b> grams of superior whey protein isolate <\/li>\n<li><b>2 to 1<\/b> carb to protein ratio <\/li>\n<li>antioxidants = 3 servings fruits &amp; veggies* <\/li>\n<li><b>23<\/b> vitamins &amp; minerals <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>3<\/b> grams of soluble fiber <\/li>\n<li><b>2.5<\/b> grams of heart healthy fat <\/li>\n<li><b>free<\/b> of lactose, gluten, soy &amp; caffeine <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A little more about Mix 1:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>What do a naturopathic doctor\/ironman triathlete who spent some time living in a Nepalese ashram, a Ted Nugent loving beer guy, and a golf-obsessed reggae freak have in common?&#160; We&#8217;re the three founders of mix1, and we have a lot in common.&#160; We all live in, or around, beautiful Boulder, Colorado, we all have families, we&#8217;re all athletes, and we&#8217;re all committed to being as healthy as possible.&#160; It&#8217;s these similarities that brought us together to start mix1.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado is a great setting for all of our favorite sports: skiing, hiking, golfing, climbing, running, etc&#8230;&#160; We created mix1 because we wanted something that would help us do all the activities we love to do, and improve our performance.&#160; We also wanted something that was healthy and all-natural.&#160; Since we couldn&#8217;t find anything in stores that met our needs we decided to make something ourselves.&#160; The result is our mix1 enhanced protein shake formulated by Dr. James.<\/p>\n<p>Our philosophy here at mix1 is pretty simple: we only create products with all-natural, high-quality ingredients that are truly functional.&#160; We believe all-natural products are better than artificially enhanced ones.&#160; Our overall goal as a company is to promote athletic performance and overall health, be an asset to our community and improve people&#8217;s lives.       <br \/>We hope you enjoy our products as much as we do.&#160; 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