Need a little wake-up call in the morning? This morning brew is refreshing and packs a subtle jolt. It takes less than 5 minutes to make, so there’s no excuse for not getting your soy and calcium today!
[Mood Tip: Adding soy-rich foods to the diet improved memory within ten weeks in a group of men and women at King’s College London, U.K, while postmenopausal women who consumed the most soy-based phytoestrogens had the best memory in a study from University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.]
Ingredients:
3/4 cup vanilla 8th Continent Soymilk (calcium and vitamin D-fortified)
1/4 cup chocolate 8th Continent Soymilk (calcium and vitamin D-fortified)
1 scoop OR 1/4 cup fat-free vanilla frozen yogurt
1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons coffee crystals (or use decaffeinated coffee crystals)
Directions:
Place all ingredients in blender. Whip until smooth and crystals have dissolved, about 1 minute. Makes 1 serving (one generous cup).
Nutritional Analysis: 142 Calories; 18 percent fat (2.8 grams); <1 gram saturated fat; 26 percent protein; 56 percent carbohydrate; 0.5 gram fiber, 38-57mg caffeine if use caffeinated coffee.