smoothie recipes

coueswhitetail

What smoothies do you like?

I made this one this morning and it was delish!




Triple Berry Pumpkin smoothie with flax
Servings 6
calories per serving
107


7 Ingredients

1 container (1 4/5 cup (120g) ea.), Canned Pumpkin Puree
1 cup (140g), Triple Berry Medley (Frozen Berries)
1 cup (140g), Blueberries - Whole, Frozen
2 Tbsp (13g), Whole Ground Flaxseed Meal
2 tbsp, Maple Syrup (optional)
3.50 cup, Unsweetened Almond milk (can use more or less to get desired consistency)
1 tsp (5g), Amla Powder


Nutrition Facts
Servings 6.0
Amount Per Serving
calories 107
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 2 g 3 %
Saturated Fat 0 g 0 %
Monounsaturated Fat 1 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg 0 %
Sodium 102 mg 4 %
Potassium 205 mg 6 %
Total Carbohydrate 21 g 7 %
Dietary Fiber 6 g 24 %
Sugars 13 g
Protein 2 g 5 %
Vitamin A 170 %
Vitamin C 17 %
Calcium 31 %
Iron 5 %
* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.

Mihani

That sounds really good. I love pumpkin. My go to morning smoothie is simple.

1 cup frozen spinach
1/2 cup frozen mixed berries
1 T chia seeds
Water (I've never measured the water, I just put in enough that it will blend and add more if it is too thick)

Sometimes I add a scoop of vegan protein powder.

Sabine_Stroehm

Today I had bok choy, tumeric, goji berries (from my MiL), mixed berries and chia seeds. (and water). It was sweet and a little spicy.

My regular is kale or spinach, mixed berries and chia seeds (and sometimes half a frozen overripe banana).

And sometimes my vitamins lol. I use "Zipfizz" which is a multivitamin in a powder, similar to EmergenC. It adds a lot of flavor.

Sabine_Stroehm

Holy cow I'm having a fabulous smoothie. Spinach, pumpkin, ginger, turmeric, flax seed and some berries (and my orange flavored vitamin powder). Ginger and turmeric add such nice flavor.

coueswhitetail

sounds awesome!

Sabine_Stroehm

coueswhitetail wrote: »

sounds awesome!

It was so tasty!

calicofrey

My fave:
nut milk
berries
banana
1 tbsp peanut butter or handful of other nuts
chia seeds or ground flax
and tons of spinach or kale.

It's so filling and energizing!

Sabine_Stroehm

calicofrey wrote: »

My fave:
nut milk
berries
banana
1 tbsp peanut butter or handful of other nuts
chia seeds or ground flax
and tons of spinach or kale.

It's so filling and energizing!

YUM!

liapr

Made this last night and got two big smoothies out of it:

1 cup almond milk
1 cup coconut walk (or regular water)
2 cups spinach
3/4 - 1 banana
1 cup paradise blend frozen fruit (mix of strawberries, peaches, and mango I think)
1 tbsp hemp seeds
1 tbsp chia seeds

It wasn't too sweet either

Mihani

I should start mixing it up with my morning smoothies!

Sabine_Stroehm

I've already pre-prepared tomorrow: spinach, pumpkin, ginger, turmeric, chia, flax, orange and almonds. Looking forward to it already.

Sabine_Stroehm

Today I added hemp hearts. What a lovely addition.

whats_her_name

My go to is
Spinach
Coconut water
Banana
Mango

I just love it!

Sometimes I add chia or hemp or flax.

Sabine_Stroehm

Today I was out of "base vegetables". I'm currently drinking a cucumber, berries, coconut milk, hemp, flax and chia smoothie. Tasty! But not enough calories, so I'm also having a handful of nuts. Cucumber. Who knew.

Mihani

I love cucumber in smoothies... very light and refreshing.

Sabine_Stroehm

Mihani wrote: »

I love cucumber in smoothies... very light and refreshing.

All this time I've been focusing on leafy greens. Such an oversight! Today I'm having another one.

Sabine_Stroehm

I'm really going through a phase now.

Spinach/kale
pumpkin
ginger
turmeric
hemp hearts
soy milk
berries
zipfizz orange (this is the weird one, it's a powdered vitamin drink that I often add to smoothies for more flavor. The orange one makes this particular one taste so yummy)

Sabine_Stroehm

My tuesdays/thursdays are brutally long. I'm trying for more fat in my smoothie to see if it can last me until lunch. Today's included a half an avocado. We'll see!

JCN80

I find that adding beans to my smoothy helps hold me over.

Sabine_Stroehm

JCN80 wrote: »

I find that adding beans to my smoothy helps hold me over.

I'm going to try that as well. Avocado DID keep me full longer!

Sabine_Stroehm

I've been drinking green smoothies for... a year and a half? Maybe more. In the beginning I was more adventurous. Then I settled into a routine. A while back I altered it a bit. Regardless: I've always had a question, based on something I read on another site. Does the average person really need to cycle their greens? I *did* cycle between spinach, kale, and "other" (cabbage etc) for a while. But lately I've been using the Godsend of greens: Costco organic kale/spinach mix. It makes having greens around 24/7 so easy. I buy fresh greens each time I go to the market, of course, but these make it easier to always have.
But now that I'm eating them mixed, it's got me re-wondering about the need to cycle them. Thoughts?

http://www.youngandraw.com/are-green-smoothies-really-bad-for-your-health/

JCN80

I love that costco mix. If you use a mix of greens each day, how is that different from cycling your greens? I know Dr. Fuhrman says not to make spinach more than half of your greens.