The role of protein?

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3. When I was in peak form

my rules came from the 4 Hour Body book, which was my bible for a few years. 20 grams of protein within the first hour of waking up was a major rule. I was happy eating eggs but blew up my cholesterol levels doing that. So now a typical breakfast is oatmeal with protein powder mixed in, or coffee with protein powder instead of cream. I hit that with a stick blender, otherwise it lumps up - especially if I'm using the cheap store brand. Occasionally I'll do a smoothie with avocado, banana, berries, and a scoop of protein powder - and maybe peanut butter or tahini.

My smoothie life changed drastically when I discovered a regular canning jar fits on my blender.