Chris Hemsworth's Secret High-Calorie Smoothie for Thor Body

Collage and smoothie photo credit: Unfold Today. Chris Hemsworth photo credit: Gage Skidmore.^[1]

During Chris Hemsworth's lengthy body transformation for his role as Thor in the movie "Thor: Love and Thunder", the actor shared multiple foods and drinks he had to consume to gain muscles worthy of the God of Thunder. Unfortunately, Chris failed to specify the ingredient quantities for one of the smoothie recipes he mentioned.

As you can see in the video below published by Hemsworth's former fitness app CentrFit, all Chris did was enumerate the ingredients needed to prepare his smoothie.^[2]

But, brighten up.

As expert makers of high-calorie smoothie recipes, we followed our guide for preparing weight-gain smoothies to set ingredient quantities that ensure you'll get a good proportion of proteins, carbs, and fats from Hemsworth's "secret" high-calorie smoothie.

To guide you through the recipe, we bought the necessary ingredients, blended them, and illustrated the entire process with photos.

Smoothie's calories

The standard version of Chris Hemsworth's Secret High-Calorie Smoothie yields one serving of 663 calories. If you need more calories from the smoothie, however, you can adjust ingredient quantities by following these guidelines:

• For 1000-calorie smoothie: multiply ingredient quantities by 1.51;
• For 1500-calorie smoothie: multiply ingredient quantities by 2.26;
• For 2000-calorie smoothie: multiply ingredient quantities by 3.02.

Ready to try Thor's secret smoothie? Let's explore the recipe.

Equipment

To make Chris Hemsworth's Secret High-Calorie Smoothie, you need four pieces of kitchen equipment:

• Blender
• Tablespoon
• Teaspoon
• Scoop (for protein powder)

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (4.4 oz or 125 g) strawberries
• 1/2 cup (4.4 oz or 125 g) raspberries
• 1 large (4.8 oz or 136 g) banana
• 1/2 cup (0.3 oz or 8 g) kale leaves
• 1 tbsp (0.16 oz or 4.5 g) shredded coconut
• 1 scoop (1.06 oz or 32 g) pea protein powder
• 2 tsp (0.35 oz or 10 g) maca powder
• 1/2 tsp magnesium
• 1 tbsp (0.56 oz or 16 g) almond butter
• 2 tbsp (0.71 oz or 20 g) hemp seeds
• 4 tsp (0.5 oz or 14 g) chia seeds
• 13.5 fl oz (400 ml) water

Role of each ingredient

We chose each ingredient in the smoothie so the final ingredient list contains all the ingredients enumerated by Chris Hemsworth in the CentrFit video.

In addition to Hemsworth's ingredients, we added water to make the smoothie thinner and easier to drink.

Ingredient substitutions

In case you have nut allergies, you can substitute almond butter with a type of seed butter, like sunflower butter.

Instructions

1. Adapt ingredients to blender size

2. Add ingredients

3. Blend

4. Serve

When it comes to flavor, the smoothie tastes like raspberries with some notes of kale and earthy aromas coming from the pea protein powder, the almond butter, and the maca powder.

How to store

Chris Hemsworth doesn't specify whether he stores his smoothies or not. Nevertheless, you can keep the smoothie in the fridge for about 24 hours.

Nutrition facts

• Volume: 30.1 fl oz (890 ml)
• Calories: 663
• Protein: 41 g
• Carbs: 77 g
• Fat: 26 g

Out of the 663 calories found in Chris Hemsworth's Secret High-Calorie Smoothie, 43% come from carbohydrates, 34% from fats, and 23% from protein.

As a result, this smoothie is an energizing drink with a lot of carbs, a bunch of healthy fats, and a substantial quantity of proteins.

For more nutritional details, let's explore the contribution of each ingredient to the smoothie's overall nutrition facts.

Benefits of drinking this smoothie

Chris Hemsworth's Secret High-Calorie Smoothie, since it had to fuel an intensive training regimen, is filled with health benefits. Explore each of the benefits below.

1. Gain weight easier

First of all, Chris Hemsworth's Secret High-Calorie Smoothie can help you gain weight easier because it's rich in calories and it doesn't fill you up for a long period.

As social proof, according to the top of the best weight gain foods for females, 91% of the women who gain weight successfully drink smoothies regularly.

Increase caloric intake

Chris Hemsworth's Secret High-Calorie Smoothie is great at increasing caloric intake because it's nutritious, having 663 calories per serving. All of these calories will make it easier for you to achieve a daily caloric surplus, the essential condition for gaining weight.

Yet, keep in mind that someone with an intensive training schedule like Chris Hemsworth, who had limited time to get fit for the role of Thor, needs much more calories to maintain or gain weight than the average person.

Keep your appetite

Besides increasing your total caloric intake, Chris Hemsworth's Secret High-Calorie Smoothie allows you to consume more food because, as opposed to many solid foods, it keeps your appetite satisfied only for a short time.

To support this claim, a University of Bristol study compared fruit smoothies with fresh fruits and other drinks in terms of satiety. They concluded that fruit smoothies are more filling than drinks that are less alike to food (e.g., water and milk) but less filling than solid foods.^[13]

2. Boost energy levels

Chris Hemsworth's Secret High-Calorie Smoothie grows your energy levels because it's rich in carbs, most of which come from the banana and the raspberries in the smoothie's composition.

After all, according to a University of Lausanne study on the energy potential of carbs, carbohydrates are the main energy source for humans.^[14]

3. Strengthen bones

Chris Hemsworth's Secret High-Calorie Smoothie can strengthen bones because it contains 6 sources of calcium: strawberries, raspberries, pea protein powder, almond butter, hemp seeds, and chia seeds.

Hemsworth's smoothie brings around 348 mg of calcium, which is around 35% of the daily recommended intake of calcium.

4. Fortify immunity

Chris Hemsworth's Secret High-Calorie Smoothie fortifies immunity because it contains eleven sources of antioxidants:

• Banana;
• Strawberries;
• Raspberries;
• Almond butter;
• Magnesium;
• Chia seeds;
• Hemp seeds;
• Maca powder;
• Pea protein powder;
• Coconut;
• Kale leaves.

Antioxidants, according to a scientific review of antioxidants, increase health protection and disease prevention.^[15]

5. Enhance heart health

Chris Hemsworth's Secret High-Calorie Smoothie is beneficial for the heart because it's made with five sources of potassium: a banana, pea protein powder, almond butter, maca powder, hemp seeds, and chia seeds.

As scientific proof, a review of the effects of potassium says that potassium lowers blood pressure.^[16]

6. Protect eye health

Chris Hemsworth's Secret High-Calorie Smoothie increases eye health because it contains kale, a leafy green that's rich in vitamin A.

Vitamin A, according to an Australian study about vitamin A's effects on early myopia, is "vital for eye health" because it protects against "night blindness and corneal thinning".^[17]

7. Hydrate body

Chris Hemsworth's Secret High-Calorie Smoothie is hydrating because it contains 400 ml of water and two fruits with a high water percentage: strawberries and raspberries.

8. Improve digestion

Chris Hemsworth's Secret High-Calorie Smoothie can improve digestion because it contains almond butter, chia seeds, hemp seeds, kale, strawberries, raspberries, and bananas, which are all good sources of fiber.

One of the benefits of eating fiber, as stated in a 2009 review of the health benefits of dietary fiber, is a lower risk of gastrointestinal diseases.^[18]

9. Fight stress

Chris Hemsworth's Secret High-Calorie Smoothie also lowers stress levels because it contains maca powder.

According to a study on maca's antianxiety and antidepression effects, maca "might have regulatory properties against chronic stress."^[19]

10. Increase libido

Hemsworth's Secret High-Calorie Smoothie might have a positive effect on your sexual life because it contains maca powder.

As specified in a scientific review of maca's sexual benefits, maca can help with sexual dysfunction or sexual desire in both women and men.^[20]

Recipe summary

To follow Chris Hemsworth's Secret High-Calorie Smoothie recipe in a compressed format, use the summary below.

Chris Hemsworth's Secret High-Calorie Smoothie for Thor Body

This is a recipe for one of the smoothies Chris Hemsworth consumed to get fit enough to play Thor in the movie "Thor: Love and Thunder." While the actor shared only the ingredients of the smoothie, this recipe goes a step further and provides the ingredient quantities as well.

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Prep Time 4 minutes mins

Blend Time 1 minute min

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Course Smoothies

Servings 1 person

Calories 663 kcal

Equipment

• 1 Blender
• 1 Tablespoon
• 1 Teaspoon
• 1 Scoop (for protein powder)

Ingredients

  

• ½ cup strawberries (4.4 oz or 125 g)
• ½ cup raspberries (4.4 oz or 125 g)
• 1 large banana (4.8 oz or 136 g)
• ½ cup kale leaves (0.3 oz or 8 g)
• 1 tbsp shredded coconut (0.16 oz or 4.5 g)
• 1 scoop pea protein powder (1.06 oz or 32 g)
• 2 tsp maca powder (0.35 oz or 10 g)
• ½ tsp magnesium
• 1 tbsp almond butter (0.56 oz or 16 g)
• 2 tbsp hemp seeds (0.71 oz or 20 g)
• 4 tsp chia seeds (0.5 oz or 14 g)
• 13.5 fl oz water (400 ml)

Instructions

 

• Think whether all the ingredients will fit inside your blender.

  If you use a small blender with a capacity of less than 890 ml (30.1 fl oz), break the ingredients into two or more identical portions, then follow the next instructions for each of them individually.
• Add the ingredients to the blender making sure the water ends up at its bottom.

  If you own a blender with an ingredient recipient that installs upside down on the blender, always add the 13.5 fl oz water lastly. This way, the blades will work smoothly without clogging in other ingredients.
  ½ cup strawberries, ½ cup raspberries, 1 large banana, ½ cup kale leaves, 1 tbsp shredded coconut, 1 scoop pea protein powder, 2 tsp maca powder, ½ tsp magnesium, 1 tbsp almond butter, 2 tbsp hemp seeds, 4 tsp chia seeds, 13.5 fl oz water
  
• Blend the ingredients until the smoothie develops a fine texture (about 30-60 seconds).

  If you own a less powerful blender, you may need to mix the ingredients for longer than 1 minute. Still, to prevent overheating your blender, abide by the recommended blending duration in your blender's manual.
  
• Pour the smoothie into a glass or a shaker bottle, and serve.
  

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Notes

Besides helping you gain weight, this smoothie has plenty of other health benefits.

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