Cherry Protein Shake

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Serve your nighttime snack with a cherry on top -- or blended into a smoothie. In addition to dietary fiber -- a fat-burning nutrient that also fills you up -- cherries are one of the best natural sources of melatonin, a sleep hormone. Melatonin maintains your body’s internal clock (called a circadian rhythm) so maintaining healthy melatonin levels is key to getting quality ZZZs. Pairing cherries with protein also helps you shed weight, since protein boosts your metabolism.






Cherry Protein Shake


Blend a half-cup of tart cherry juice (available at health food stores) with unsweetened almond, coconut or nonfat milk, a cup of frozen sweet cherries and a scoop of your fave protein powder for a fat-burning shake with sleep-boosting benefits. Just rinse out your blender ASAP when you’re done and voila -- almost cleanup-free snacking!


I like the unsweetened almond milk. It is excellent. I also buy my unsweetened 100% WHEY PROTEIN vanilla at Walmart. Name is BIO CHEM. Has to be ordered online. 20 grams protein.

[clarencebunsen]

Cherries also have anti-inflammatory properties. I used to use cherry juice when my hands bothered me.

[Clipper]

My friend found partial relief from gout. He took medication but found pain relief in bottled cherry juice.

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Yup I get gout in my toes once in a while and Cherry juice does work