Get Up and Lift Shake

Often times waking up is the hardest thing to do. That's why we have the slammer shake. With the perfect blend of carbohydrates, protein, and antioxidants this shake will help you wake up and get on with your life regardless of last night's activities. Some men think that strawberries are not manly but is there any other fruit that contains as much vitamin C, vitamin K, and manganese, as well as folic acid, potassium, riboflavin, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, copper, magnesium, and omega-3 fatty acids? Hell no! Along with that, strawberries taste delicious and if you don't think so you just need to get PUMPED!!!

1 Cup Frozen Strawberries
1 Cup Orange Juice (Odwalla)
6 Ice Cubes
2 tbsp Gatorade Mix
2 scoops Protein Powder

Add ice and strawberries first in blender. Then add half the juice, Gatorade mix, and protein powder. Top off with remaining juice and blend until smooth.

Totals
500 Calories
3g Fat
70g Carbohydrates
48g Protein

Pumped Potato Salad

Potato Salad is a classic American dish. Almost like apple pie, but because we can't put any protein in Apple Pie, real men don't eat apple pie. What makes this potato salad any better than the stuff you find from Reysers? First, we don't use mayonnaise, because Big Black doesn't eat mayonnaise. Second, the good nutrients of plain yogurt are far more beneficial than mayonnaise.



Third, we add bacon because everything is better with bacon.

So get ready to smash your momma's potato salad with this new and improved man version of an American classic.





Ingredients
2lbs Red Potatoes
1/2 cup chopped red onion
2 cloves of garlic
1/2 cup chopped bacon
6 hard boiled eggs
2 stocks celery
2 pickles
1 bunch chopped parsley
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1/2 cup Nonfat Plain Yogurt
1 tsp honey
1 lemon

Cook the potatoes in hot water with salt until tender. Add potatoes, onion, garlic, bacon, eggs, celery, pickles and parsley together. Mash the potatoes while leaving large chunks.

Add the yogurt, mustard, lemon sauce, and honey together. Mix together and stir into the dry ingredients. Add kosher salt and pepper. Mix until well blended and chill for 3 hours before serving.

Totals
2420 Calories
100g Fat
232g Carbs
143g Protein

Perfect Post Workout Shake

Sometimes you just need to get buff. Whether your Arnold or Lance Armstrong the most important calories of the day are the ones consumed right after your workout. That's why the post workout shake matters, and thats why we have the Perfect Post Workout Shake.

Webster defines perfection as "An instance of excellence." This protein shake maybe the closest thing to excellence since Terminator 2. It's perfect because of the ratio it achieves, a perfect 2:1 carbs to protein ratio that is scientifically proven to be the best ratio for muscle recovery after a workout. It's perfect because it taste good, and it's perfect because it has strawberries.

Ingredients
1 scoop Low Carb Whey Protein Powder
1 cup Fresh squeezed orange juice
4 ice cubs
1/2 cub ice cold water
4 strawberries
1/3 cup cantaloupe
1/3 cup papaya
1/5 cup pineapple

First throw 4 ice cubes and all the fruit into a blender. Add the orange juice, then the scoop of Protein powder. Last, add the ice cold water above the protein. Blend, and GET PUMPED!!

Warning: RealMenCanCook is not responsible for getting too huge, too pumped, or too PUMPED! Use the Perfect Post Workout Shake at your own risk of getting buff.

Totals
290 Calories
2g Fat
44g Carbs
24g Protein

Promax Double Fudge Brownie Protein Bars!

While I'm a big advocate for eating real meals with real protein, that's an impossible demand in this day and age. Therefore, whenever we can find a good alternative we should use it. It's like the car and the horse carriage back in the day.


My roomate Will recently introduced me to Promax Protein bars, and these things are like crack cocaine. The double fudge brownie bar is so moist it taste like a real chocolate brownie. Only difference, the Promax bar has 20g of protein. Beat that Betty Crocker! Plus they taste great, fill you up, and have only 37g of carbs. It's a perfect preworkout snack.

I know there are many passionate Detour bar followers out there, and I too was once a Detour believer, but after trying this promax bar I'll only be taking detours to Trojan Commons to pick up a promax bar before I hit the gym.

Go get PUMPED!!

Total
290 Calories
7g Fat
37g Carbs
20g Protein

Cardinal Beans and Rice

2 cups Long Grain White Rice
5 strips bacon chopped
1/2 red onion, chopped
4 garlic gloves
1 lb peeled and deveined shrimp seasoned with thyme, salt and cayenne
2 Chicken Thighs, chopped and seasoned with salt, pepper, and cumin
1 Smoked sausage, chopped
2 cups chicken broth
2 cups water
1 tablespoon Cayenne Powder
2 cans of Red Beans

In a large pot add 1/2 tsp olive oil and cook bacon, garlic, and onions together. After two minutes chicken, sausage, and cayenne. Next add 4 cups of raw rice to the mixture making sure the rice is well mixed with the present ingredients. Add 2 cups of chicken broth and 2 cups of water to mixture, let cook for 17-20 minutes. At 17 minutes add the two cans of red beans and cook for another 7-10 minutes.

On a separate skillet spray some PAM or olive oil and cook the shrimp about 2 minutes each side. Spray some lemon juice over the shrimp when done and then transfer to the big pot.

At this moment there should be around 3 minutes left before the rice is done.

Let sit for two minutes before serving.

Total
1760 Calories
58g Fat
174g Carbohydrates
129g Protein