Davinci and Big Train

Protein, protein, protein. I need a certain amount of protein a day to keep my body healthy. I try to get around 80g or more. One of the ways I reach that mark is by drinking my protein. Lately I have been wanting to spruce my shakes up a little, get away from just chocolate. I contacted Davinci Gourmet about a review and they were very happy in sending out some samples of their syrups.

One thing I want to point out before I forget is that Big Train is a huge supporter of the WLS community and also help sponsor this years WLSFA meet and greet that happened this month. It is so nice seeing companies take such interest in foundations that change people's lives.

Being a WLS patient I really need to watch how much sugar I take in so the sugar free DaVinci syrups are a great option.  They are sweetened with Splenda so you still get that sweet taste. They sent me a great variety of syrups: Armaretto , Choloclate, Cherry, White chocolate, Kahlua, Carmel and vanilla. I was so excited to try them out with my shakes I could hardly wait. I had been hearing my friends talk about syrups and how awesome they were when adding to things.

DaVinci has a ton of recipes that you can make with their syrups both for sugar free and regular. I recommend checking them out.  Here is one that is super easy and delicious.

Ingredients:

1oz DaVinci Gourmet Kahlua surgar free syrup

4oz non-fat milk

8oz low fat vanilla frozen yogurt

Instructions:

Add all ingredients into blender and blend for 30 seconds

Then enjoy- makes 16oz

They also sent a variety of protein shakes from Big Train to ty. They make both protein shakes and coffee protein shakes (we all know I love me some coffee). I was sent 2 variety packs with Mocha, vanilla Latte, Espresso, chocolate and Vanilla, along with a canister of their spiced Chai Latte.

Since I wanted to try out their syrups I make the Chocolate with milk in a blender ball tumbler and added a tablespoon of Cherry DaVinci syrup. It was so good. The chocolate and the syrup worked great together, neither over powered each other. I wanted to try the Mocha alone (with milk of course) to compare it to other protein coffee drinks I’ve had. I loved it. For those who don’t like a strong coffee taste, this is perfect. 

Here are a few stats for a 16oz serving:

• 20-21g of protein
• Up to 200mg caffeine
• 5g net carbs
• Less than 1 of sugar
• 5-6g of fiber
• Only 130 calories
• 19 vitamins & minerals
• Gluten free

 

Big train also has tons of recipes. Here is one for their Spiced Chai Frappe:

Ingredients

6 fl oz water or milk

2 scoops Big Train Spiced Chai Tea Latte Mix

1.5 cups ice

Instructions

Add water or milk to blender

Then add Big Train Spiced Chai Tea Latte Mix

Add ice

Blend until smooth

If you are looking for new protein shakes and ways to spruce it up a bit I highly recommend Big Train and DaVinci. Both of their recipe pages are now in my favorites.

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