I witness countless celeb diet habits emerge online and while I often turn my nose up at any ridiculous-sounding ones, I do sometimes come across the odd one I want to try. I recently stumbled across Tom Brady's favorite smoothie recipe. After checking the recipe for any ridiculously expensive or hard-to-source ingredients like cacao beans freshly harvested from the Amazon rainforest, I liked the look of it and decided to try it out myself.
Brady has shared variations of this recipe online over the years but the original version is shared on the TB12 website where the former quarterback shares what you need to make it. The TB12 Method is an exercise and nutrition plan created by Brady that leans on following a mostly plant-based and organic diet. So it's no surprise that Brady's specialty smoothie is packed with lots of whole ingredients.
And when I say packed, I mean packed. The recipe is loaded with nutritiously rich and filling ingredients, not to mention a whopping 34 grams of protein. Sick of my usual toast with PB&J or oats, I switched things up and started drinking Brady's smoothie from one of the best protein shakers every day for seven days straight to see if there were any benefits.
Before I discuss what happened, it's important for me to emphasize that what works for my body wonn't necessarily work for someone else's. The purpose of this story is not for Tom's Guide to recommend this smoothie as an answer to any dietary or health goals but is an experiment to see how I personally found drinking this smoothie for a week. I also contacted a qualified dietician to find out their take on the health benefits, if any, of this smoothie.
If you do plan on adding this smoothie to your diet, check that the ingredients agree with you, and feel free to adjust the measurements of each ingredient to make it work better for your body.
