23 Protein Shake Recipes For Weight Loss From Eat This, Not That!

Packed with essential nutrients that keep your skin, hair, bones and heart healthy, there’s virtually no prep work or cleanup with shakes. But not just any drink will do. Protein sips from local gyms and juice shops often carry more added sugar than a dozen donuts and the same holds true for some recipes you’ll find on the web.

Sorry to say, slugging those back every day won’t get you any closer to your summer body goal. To help you stay on track, we searched the web for the most mouth-watering weight loss shake recipes out there. Below, you’ll find something to satisfy every craving from refreshingly fruity to a milkshake-inspired dessert. Since we’ve taken care of finding the nutritional winners, all you have to do is pick a recipe, start up the blender and enjoy.

If you’re a big fan of the classic childhood sandwich, you’ve got to give this recipe a try—it’s like sipping a little bit of salty-sweet heaven through a straw. Blending frozen berries with all-natural peanut butter, vanilla protein, rolled oats and soy milk helps create the protein-packed delicious taste—without tons of excess calories.

If you’re not a fan of soy milk, feel free to sub in any type of unsweetened milk you prefer. It won’t alter the taste or nutrition profile much. Get the recipe from Fit Foodie Finds. This is the spinach smoothie for people who don’t like spinach—but want to. Thanks to the addition of mango, pineapple and banana, you won’t even taste the leafy green—but you’ll still reap all of its health benefits. In fact, this drink serves up 33 percent of the day’s vitamin A—most of which comes from the leaves.

The addition of chia seeds and flax provides four grams of satiating fiber so be sure to keep those in the mix if you’re looking to sip as much protein as possible. Get the recipe from The Blonde Buckeye. Key Lime pie may taste great, but with ingredients like heavy cream, sweetened condensed milk, butter and sugar it’s anything but great for your waistline.

Get the recipe from Dashing Dish. Fat-free cottage cheese, skim milk, cookies, vanilla and a touch of Stevia team up to create a mouthwatering concoction that only tastes sinful. While it is a bit high in sugar, 13 grams are the naturally occurring variety from the dairy, so it won’t throw your diet off track.

Although this drink shouldn’t be your everyday go-to—it does contain Oreos, after all—it’s an excellent alternative whenever a craving for something sweet strikes. Opting for this over a Dairy Queen Oreo Cookie Blizzard of the same size will save you 20 grams of fat and 48 grams of sugar! Get the recipe from Honey and Figs Kitchen. You’ll be whisked away on a mini mental-vacation the second you start sipping this tropical-tasting smoothie.

Don’t let the high carb and sugar count scare you off; it’s coming from berries, an orange and banana—all vitamin- and fiber-rich produce that will keep you trim and healthy. Get the recipe from Iowa Girl Eats. This minty sweet shake allows you to enjoy the taste of Chocolate Peppermint Bark no matter what time of year it is—and without all the sugar and fat.

It may taste like dessert, but thankfully, it doesn’t have the same waist-expanding effects. Top your drink with a dollop of Greek yogurt to take the presentation and protein count to the next level. Get the recipe from Fit Foodie Finds. Made with just four ingredients, this smoothie will take you no time at all to whip up.

The almond milk and nut butter provide a solid hit of natural protein while the chia seeds lend a boost of antioxidants and heart-protecting omega-3s. Enjoy this as a healthy breakfast on the go or an afternoon snack. To kick your shake up a notch, add a few shakes of cinnamon.

It will not only heighten the drink’s taste, but also zap stubborn belly fat and help stabilize your blood sugar, which can ward off diet-derailing cravings. Get the recipe from The Roasted Root. What do yogurt, bananas and coffee all have in common? They’re all delicious breakfast go-tos that join together to create this energy-boosting protein smoothie. The mix of caffeine, natural sugar and protein is ideal after a tough morning workout.

If you’re looking for a bit more protein or a thicker texture, add a bit more yogurt or some 2% milk. Get the recipe from Cookin’ Canuck. If you’re not big into the idea of using nutrition powders—or you’ve simply run of out your go-to—you’ll love this creative recipe. The blogger calls for a scrambled and blended egg in lieu of whey or plant protein, which is a fat-incinerating idea we totally love!

The egg’s protein aids muscle recovery and the choline in the yolk fights fat cells to give you that lean look you crave. As an added bonus, the berries and grapes provide more than a day’s worth of vitamin C, which aids trim-down efforts further by warding off cortisol, a pesky stress hormone that triggers the storage of fat. Get the recipe from The Roasted Root. The fresh French toast taste you love with a lot more protein and a fraction of the fat and calories—now that’s something worth waking up for!

Though we love the idea of this shake, we’re not so keen on the recommended three to five packets of Stevia. Since the sweetener is so much sweeter than sugar, we suggest starting with two packets and slowly adding more if you think it’s needed. The less you can get away with using, the better.