90 Calories and 10 Grams of Protein? This Is Your Post-Workout Treat Dream Come True

By Jenny Sugar

After a sweltering Summer workout, you need to cool off inside and out. Smoothies are great, but they can run you 300 calories or more, which will totally undo all the good work you just did. For a quick, cool, and low-cal post-workout treat, these popsicles are perfect.

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At just 89 calories, each pop offers 10.3 grams of protein. And because they're dairy free, they won't aggravate seasonal-allergy congestion. They whip us as easily as a smoothie and are waiting in your freezer for whenever you need them. If you don't have these popsicle molds, just use paper cups with wooden popsicle sticks.

Strawberry-Banana Recovery Popsicles

Cook Time4 hours
Yield6 servings
Calories89

From Jenny Sugar, POPSUGAR Fitness

INGREDIENTS

    • 1 1/2 cups strawberries
    • 1 banana
    • 1/2 cup coconut water
    • 1 cup soy milk
    • 2 scoops vanilla protein powder (I used Vega Performance Protein)

    INSTRUCTIONS

    1. Slice half a cup of the strawberries and set aside.

    2. Puree the rest of the ingredients in a blender.

    3. Add a few slices of strawberries to the bottom of each popsicle mold, fill almost to the top with the pureed mixture, snap on the stick, and freeze for at least 4 hours.