“How to Make Diet Shakes That Rock”

Diet shakes aren’t what they used to taste like 40 years ago, or even 20 years ago. One of the first diet shakes on the market is Medifast – Yuck! I was a little girl when I first tried this god awful shake. As a child, I remembered thinking, “If I ever go on a diet, I’m going to learn how to make diet shakes that taste like real ice-cream.” With Medifast’s chalky after taste and opaque film that clung to the glass, I prayed I would never have to go on a diet. No such luck.

As a chubby kid who loved to watch her dad make milk shakes at his malted shop, I later grew up to be a fat lady who couldn’t stop drinking them. I had a craving for shakes, so I needed to learn how to lose weight. But I also needed to learn how to make diet shakes that rocked!

First Things First – Addressing Sweet Tooth Cravings

Everyone’s got a sweet tooth craving. I had to learn how to make diet shakes that satisfied my sweet tooth craving and that also didn’t totally kill my diet. I had to admit that there were some days the best diet shake in the world would not mollify me. I would need the real thing. So I set out to the nearest appliance store and began collecting my “how to make diet shakes that rocked” paraphernalia.

Forget About Blenders – Bring on the Ice-Cream Maker

Ice-cream makers are the best to make delicious creamy diet shakes. Why? If you want to learn how to make diet shakes that rock, the shake has got to have a very thick, creamy consistency. Blenders don’t give shakes the justice they deserve. Blenders require the use of ice, which waters down the shake. Yuck!

So what are the ingredients to making the best diet shakes? My criteria for a shake to be constituted as a “diet shake” is how many days a week you can drink the shake before it tanks your diet – not how many calories it has! The answer can be no more than three days, but no less than two. After you buy your state-of-the-art ice-cream maker, you buy the following ingredients and combine them as such:

1 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
2 Cups Fat-Free Half & Half
1 Cup Raisins Soaked in Rum
¾ Cups Splenda
1 Cup Partially Crushed Fat-Free Oreo Cookies

How is it that this heavenly concoction is considered a “diet” milk shake? As you can see, I used fat-free Half & Half to offset the calories in the heavy whipping cream. I also only used 1 cup of heavy whipping cream instead of 2 cups – for the same reason. I used fat-free Oreo cookies as a topping, and Splenda as a reduced calorie sugar substitute.

And what about the “shake” in milk shake? The answer lies in its consistency. Normally, you would leave the ice-cream maker on for 30 minutes to get a very thick and creamy consistency for ice-cream. Since we’re looking for a slightly thinner consistency, we’ve only let the ice-cream machine run for 20 minutes!

How many times a week can you eat this glorious concoction? I’d say if you watch your dietary intake during the week, you can have at least 3 cups of this creamy dairy dream of a drink! And that, my friends, is how to make diet shakes that rock!