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I call this my "Mother of Two Turbo Boost." This recipe came out of the Runner's World magazine months and months ago. But I just now got around to trying it, and I must say, it is quite yum-diliacious! I've changed it up a bit just because I didn't have all the correct ingredients, and my modifications work just fine (in case you were short some key ingredients like me). Here goes:

2 oz espresso or strong coffee (okay, if you have kids you'll definitely want to bump up the caffeine factor like I did and go ahead and do 3-4 oz espresso or strong coffee).

3 oz low fat milk

1 oz half-and-half (or...if you are like me and trying to squeeze back into pre-preg jeans, you may want to consider skipping the half-and-half and going all low fat milk. Why add the additional guilt, right?)

2 cups standard-size ice cubes

1 oz chocolate syrup or cocoa powder (if you go the guilt-free route suggested above, you won't feel so bad about adding a bit more chocolate here. The payoff is magnifique!)

Mix all ingredients in a blender for 25 seconds or until smooth. Serve immediately. Makes two 8-oz servings...or one 16-oz "Mother of Two Turbo Boost."

Calories (with chocolate syrup): 90;  Fat: 2 g;  Carbs: 15 g;  Protein: 2 g. Not bad, ey?