Laura, I am not sure I would be so motivated to add a spray of Pam into a
protein shake.  The thought of adding anything oily other than flax oil would,
it seems to me, make that milk, liquid or powdered, get a little yucky.   If you
check Pam out,  you will find that in addition to oil, it also has phosphated
mono and diglycerides, dimethylpolysiloxane and of course, some type of
propellant.  Given they also recommend you not inhale the pam spray, or spray it
near flames (it will blow...and blow badly) - I think I will pass on Pam. 

Powdered milk (e.g. Carnation Instant) already contains 12 g of sugar in 1/3 cup
of powder (makes a cup of milk) and also palmitatie, which is used to replace
Vitamin A for that which is lost by removing the fat of the milk.  It is also
used to make skin care products.  Again...for a more "natural" shake... just
water is good.

Additionally, you mentioned "whey protein."  WHICH whey protein?  There are
seven grades of whey protein, and those lower on the scale are used for animal
feed.  The best grade (7) you can't get in the US, unless you know where to look
for it.  

I never thought adding milk of any form, regular, low fat, no fat,
powdered...etc., is also something I would not like in my protein shake.  I
prefer just water, ice, and high grade whey protein powder.   The only thing I
did like in your shake was fruit and stevia for sweetning...and for that I would
prefer agava....it is not as harsh.

So... let's all enjoy those protein shakes as a meal replacement, shall we?  I
like chocolate, myself, and not a chocolate-flavored chocolate, but real, dark
chocolate.  YUMMY!

Tahitijim

--- On Wed, 7/15/09, Laura Golar <laura.action@...> wrote:
Robin-   Instead of low fat milk, I use powdered milk. JUST measure it into the
cup and shake, I experiment my shake with frozen fruit (which I have cut up),
dry milk, stevia (if needed), dash of vanilla extract, drop of light olive oil,
spray of pam, and some ice and the shake is excellent, You can also use powdered
chocolate (no sugar), stevia, dry milk, water, ice, drop of light olive oil and
spray of pam Laura