CNP High Protein Smoothie

 

Overview

Here’s what CNP Professional have to say:

Team Sky and CNP have combined their expertise in race nutrition to develop a delicious, nutritious range. Packed with 26g of protein and fruit juice. Team Sky fruit smoothies are the ideal way to fuel your day especially when you're on the go.

Nutritional Information

Raspberry & Blueberry Flavour

Nutritional Information	330ml
Energy	142kcal
Fat of which saturates	2.3g 1.7g
Carbohydrates of which sugars	4.35g 3.6g
Protein	26.4g
Salt	0.3mg

These smoothies come in 3 flavours and all differ slightly in nutritional breakdown, mostly the carb/sugar content depending on what fruit juices are used.

Although the protein content matches a standard protein shake make no mistake this is a smoothie and it does have fruit juices in not just flavourings. That’s one of the main reasons the sugar content is quite high in some flavours. 26.4g of protein is excellent for a smoothie – the protein mainly comes from Whey Concentrate.

Taste

We tested a case of all 3 flavours:

Raspberry and Blueberry – my personal favourite, really refreshing and not too sweet.

Pineapple and Coconut – absolutely delicious, perfect straight out of the fridge on a hot day.

Orange and Mango – Tastes exactly as you would expect, a little bit "thinner" than the other two.

CNP have really nailed the flavours of these smoothies, all 3 of them are amazing. Easily some of the best tasting RTD shakes I’ve ever had.

Side Effects

None

Price

£20 for a case of 8 so they work out to £2.50 each.

Results

These aren’t a traditional protein shake, this isn’t a post-workout this is a treat. When you are on a strict diet I can’t think of many better ways to cheat clean than with a Pineapple and Coconut Smoothie straight from the fridge. These would make a great addition to a healthy breakfast as well, 26g of protein is a respectable amount in any meal and if you combine this with CNP High Protein Porridge Pot then you have an amazing healthy breakfast.

The Sugar content of the Orange and Mango & Pineapple and Coconut flavours might scare of the beach body chasing people out there but the Raspberry and Blueberry only has 3.6g of Sugar which is much more manageable.

These smoothies are a little more expensive than I was hoping but if you use it as a treat not a daily shake then it’s much more acceptable. I certainly plan to always have a case of either the Raspberry and Blueberry or the Pineapple and Coconut in the cupboard to bring out when I need to break the diet and keep my cravings under control. 9/10

You can buy High Protein Smoothie here