Banting Chocolate Fat Shake – including vegan options!

Yummy Banting Chocolate Fat Shake

This incredible high fat, Low Carb, full cream Banting Chocolate Fat Shake is perfect for anyone following a Banting or other Low Carb, High Fat lifestyle. Use this yummy, creamy, chocolaty shake to up your fat intake and shake up your ketosis. This chocolate fay shake is vegetarian and I have included swaps for a vegan option.

Fat is NOT the Enemy!

I have heard from a lot of people who claim to be Banting, that they have not lost much weight, or that their weight loss has plateaued. After discussing their diet, it was clear to me that each one of them were being far too conservative with their daily fat intake.

Do NOT Fear Fat!

Your body needs fat in order to burn fat. Think of it like fuel: feed your engine fuel, and your engine will burn fuel; feed your body fat, and your body will burn fat. If you are ingesting carbs, your body will burn only carbs and you will store fat. This is simple science.

It’s really important to understand why and how these lifestyle changes work before we get started. Otherwise one could end up wasting precious time and feeling disappointed.

So do yourself a favour, if you have not yet done so, please read this book. It explains everything!

Here is my post about how and why the low carb high fat or banting lifestyle works for me.

Inspiration

I was inspired by the Fat Shake in the Real Meal Revolution, but I didn’t have the exact ingredients, and I wanted to make a smaller portion. So I just used what I had and I was quite impressed with what I’d created. I hope that you will enjoy it as much as I did, but feel free to use my recipe as a guideline and get creative. Let me know about how your shake turned out in the comments section below.

When can you drink your Banting Chocolate Fat Shake?

Try this Banting Chocolate Fat Shake for breakfast, as a snack, or enjoy as a pre- or post-workout drink. For the serious gym bunnies or vegetarians, add some whey protein powder (or pea protein isolate for vegans) for that extra oomph (see below).

So here is the recipe for your Banting Chocolate Fat Shake

100 ml Coconut Milk
100 ml Cream or Coconut Cream for a vegan option
1 Tbsp Butter or Almond Nut Butter for a vegan option
1 Tbsp Coconut Oil
2 tsp Unsweetened cocoa powder
Optional: 2 scoops of Whey protein (or plant-based vegan protein) supplement (I use USN 100% Whey Chocolate flavour) – always check that the carb count amounts to less than 4 grams per serving.
Optional: a drop or two of Stevia liquid for sweetness (taste it first)

Makes one serving

Note: If you are not used to a high fat diet, this shake can be quite rich at first.

Method

Use a blender to combine all the ingredients together until smooth. Serve. Enjoy.

Variations

- Add 15ml of MCT oil to boost your fat, which may help increase your energy levels and encourage faster fat burning
- You can play around with the cream to coconut milk ratio if you find the shake too thick, or add some full fat milk or regular cream.
- Replace the cocoa with a few fresh or frozen berries for a fruity flavour, or slice up a small banana.
- Try a guilt-free, sugar-free flavoured syrup
- Some recipes for fat shakes include a pinch of salt – personally I can’t bear the thought!
- Use a hand-held blender or mixer for best results. I use a similar one to this

Vegan Banting Fat Shake Options:

replace the cream with almond milk
switch the butter with delicious (vegan) almond butter
for added protein, use pea protein isolate, or any other plant based protein, instead of whey

Enjoy your yummy Banting Chocolate Fat Shake!

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