Healthy Shakes Dietary Guide
Check out the healthy information for all our protein shakes
- All About
Health and Nutrition
At The Fresh Monkee, we’re all about making healthy eating easy, fun, and delicious for everyone!
Our naturally flavored shakes and healthy shakes blend together the goodness of protein, fiber, and minimal added sugar to create a balanced and tasty healthy snack, meal replacement, recovery drink, or treat. We set out to make the shakes we wanted for ourselves and our families – truly healthy, grab-and-go shakes that keep you full until your next meal.
We’re all about fun and deliciousness, but we’re serious about nutrition, too! We create our protein shake blends by focusing on three important macronutrients to maintain your health: proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Carbs are your body’s main energy source; proteins help your body build, maintain, and repair tissues and muscles; and fats insulate your organs and make up cell membranes.
End the search for “healthy shakes near me” with The Fresh Monkee!
- Prepared with simple ingredients: unsweetened milk, high-quality protein, flash-frozen fruits and veggies, and natural nut butters
- Free from: artificial flavors, syrups, and other weird stuff
- Perfectly blended: to capture the goodness of protein, fiber, and minimal added sugar
- Built from the protein up: to optimize taste, texture, and customer experience
- Handcrafted just for you: watch our baristas create your bev in a few simple steps
- Just like homemade – but better!
The Importance of Protein
We build our recipes from the protein up to optimize taste, texture, and customer experience, as well as provide steady energy over a longer period of time. We start with high-quality protein to slow the digestion of carbohydrates, keep your blood sugar from spiking, and keep you feeling full and satisfied for hours.
Natural Sugar vs Added Sugar
The sugar in our shakes is natural from whole fruits and is not artificial added sugar, as the majority of our ingredients are unsweetened. In the next part of the smoothie-making process, we add one of our unsweetened milk choices along with frozen fruit.
Carbs
Carbs are the body’s primary fuel, providing energy to muscles and the central nervous system. We build up our protein shakes by adding carbohydrates like vegetables, chia and flax seeds, low-fat graham crackers, sugar-free non-hydrogenated cookies, and protein bars.
Fats
Fat serves as the body’s energy reserve, providing insulation and protection of organs, as well as absorption and transport of fat-soluble vitamins. We add healthy fats such as coconut oil or natural nut butter to round out our shakes’ macronutrient profile.
Add-Ons
We stock a variety of add-ons, so you can pack an antioxidant punch with cacao nibs, unsweetened cocoa powder and chia seeds or treat yourself with Nutella, marshmallows, sugar-free chocolate, or caramel syrup.
Naturally Flavored
Our premium, natural ingredients, particularly fresh fruits and veggies, effortlessly flavor our shakes and are true taste champions. We’ve skillfully crafted irresistibly delicious blends that will have you returning for seconds.
Made with Simple Ingredients
Our shakes contain straightforward ingredients: milk, protein, fruits, veggies, natural nut butter varieties, and minimal added sugar. We steer clear of artificial flavors or syrups, ensuring they taste just like homemade – only better!
Wholesome
Our shakes are packed with high-quality whey protein and fiber, which keep you feeling fuller for longer and provide a steady, clean energy boost you won’t find in any other on-the-go meal.
Made to Order
Our baristas put their hearts and souls into each shake and smoothie to ensure perfection: you’re in for a treat with every sip! We’re all about being open and honest, so you’re invited to see the magic happen from the beginning ‘til the end as we transform simple ingredients into a healthy shake with just a few steps.
Good for Everyone
Our shakes and smoothies are good for everyone! Whether you’re looking for a treat, a meal replacement, or a recovery shake after your workout, our high-protein, low-sugar, whole-fruit, and vegetable smoothies are just what you’re looking for. Athletes, parents, kids, and grandparents can all feel good about what they’re drinking and customize shakes with clean add-ons.
Mods to Make It Yours
Whether you’re looking for gluten-free, keto, Whole30, or vegan protein shakes, The Fresh Monkee has modifications to make our best healthy shakes and smoothies truly customized, just for you.
To Make Our Shakes Gluten-Free-Friendly
- CUT graham crackers and cookies containing gluten
- ADD chia or flax seeds
Gluten-free? Try our Chunkee Monkee made with milk of your choice, chocolate or vanilla protein, natural peanut butter and banana,or our Crave made with almond milk, vanilla protein, macro greens, natural peanut butter and blueberries.
To Make Our Shakes Keto-Friendly
- CUT fruit
- ADD peanut or almond butter
- ADD coconut oil, almonds, or cacao nibs
Keto? You’ll dig our Coffee Buzz, made with milk, splash of cream, vanilla extract, stevia and coffee ice cubes, or our Filthy Monkee, made with milk, chocolate protein, a brownie protein bar, and natural peanut butter.
To Make Our Shakes Vegan-Friendly
- CUT whey protein, protein bars, nutella, graham cracker, marshamallows, sugar free caramel and chocolate drizzle
- ADD vegan protein, flax seeds, chia seeds, cocoa powder
- ADD vegan protein
Vegan? Vegan out with our Maui Colada made with a splash of OJ, unsweetened coconut milk, substitute vanilla vegan protein, unsweetened coconut shreds, pineapple and mango. Or our Strawberry Lemonade, made with water, substitute vanilla vegan protein, lemon, strawberries and agave.
To Make Our Shakes Whole30-Friendly
- CUT dairy, grains, added sugar, and processed ingredients
- ADD coconut oil and almonds
Whole30? Regain your energy and focus with our Lime Green Mango, made with apple juice, water, spinach, chia, flax, green apple, and lime, or our Ultimate Green, made with water, a splash of pom, spinach, cucumber, green apple, banana, chia, flax, pineapple, and ginger.
Get Fresh!
At The Fresh Monkee, our teams are dedicated to providing the best service to our valued customers, who are our biggest fans! We’re always delighted that you continue to choose our genuinely healthy and nutritious shakes. Our goal is to help you embrace wellness through shakes that are rich in protein, fiber, and the perfect amount of sweetness.
We deeply appreciate being the preferred destination for protein shakes in our communities, and we’re proud to spread the love and joy that our healthy and delicious menu brings to all corners of the country. Check out our locations and come in to say hi – we can’t wait to serve you!
Contact us today for more information about how The Fresh Monkee is shakin’ things up with our truly healthy protein shakes!
