Diet shakes and diet shake recipes are so popular even televangelist Pat Robertson has one on the market. Expensive protein shake mixes line the shelves of supermarkets and health food stores.

Some of the recipes below require that you buy protein powder. You find it at local health food stores and smart shopping saves a lot of money. You don’t have to dig all your money out of your pocket to create a great diet shake, just follow some of the easy recipes and watch the weight fall off.

Diet shake recipes with no protein powder.

Mocha Delight

Make a pot of extra strong coffee or dissolve 1 teaspoon of regular or decaffeinated coffee in 1/4 cup of hot water. Add a tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa and a teaspoon of artificial sweetener made from sugar. Put the coffee and cocoa mixture into a blender and add a cup of skim milk and four ice cubes. Turn it on for a refreshing pick me up shake.

This recipe contains just a few nutritional benefits but only contains 105 calories and is a great mid morning diet snack.

For those on the raw food diet the next delightful diet shake recipe is just right for you.

Orange Applenana Shake

Peal an orange and leave a little of the white part on the sections. This rather bitter tasting substance is high in valuable antioxidants. Use 1/2 the orange, remove the core from 2 green apples and chop it. Put the orange and apples into bender and add a ripe banana and one tablespoon of brewer’s yeast.

Blend until it’s smooth and garnish it with a slice of orange.

Use 12 ounces of the next diet shake to replace a meal.
This shake is less than 100 calories.

Chop one apple. Put it in the blender add a peeled orange and banana and a handful of blueberries or strawberries. Put in four ice cubes and a fresh-pitted peach. Add a half-teaspoon of toasted wheat germ and blend.

This wonderful shake is a great lunch or breakfast that provides a lot of additional nutrition to a diet.

Fudgalicious Peanut Butter Shake

Use one cup of any fat free, sugar free ice cream, add ¾ cup of low fat 1% milk and 1 to 2 tablespoons of peanut butter. Whirl in the blender until it is totally mixed.

Use this as a filling substitute for a breakfast or lunch. Since it doesn’t contain all the valuable nutrients, don’t overuse it.

Great Diet Shake Recipes that Use Protein Powder

Try this unusual apple shake.

Mix one cored apple with 12 ounces of soymilk, 3 to 4 ice cubes and 2 scoops of vanilla protein powder. Toss in a tablespoon of almond meal and a tablespoon of wheat germ. Blend the mixture and enjoy.

Make a root beer float

Put a can of diet A&W root beer in the blender and add one and a half tablespoons of heavy cream, four ice cubes and two scoops of a vanilla protein powder. Blend the mixture and serve. This yummy drink takes off fat fast and helps build lean muscle mass.