Alternative to orange juice in smoothie

TinyJimbo

I love making a smoothie in the morning with:
Plain Greek Yogurt
Frozen Berries
White Chia Seeds
AND Orange Juice

Since I make a large portion I use about 500ML of Orange Juice. Overall, I get about 65g of sugar in that smoothie. That seems too much to me.

Do you have any tips on making smoothies without Orange Juice? It seems to be the only option since I'm not a fan of Soy Milk or Almond Milk.

DesDawn24

I always use crystal lite in my smoothies.

dbmata

Use water.

TinyJimbo

DesDawn24 wrote: »

I always use crystal lite in my smoothies.

Wow, I never thought of that! Great idea!

huango

use the whole orange, minus the peel.
All that fiber is great for you, and almost negate the sugar from the orange.

softblondechick

Add a whole orange and some water. That way you get more fiber.

dbmata

huango wrote: »

use the whole orange, minus the peel.
All that fiber is great for you, and almost negate the sugar from the orange.

No, it doesn't.

TinyJimbo

That smoothie already gets me 26G of fiber

Soggynode

My typical morning smoothie...
.5 cup plain greek yogurt
.5 cup mixed frozen fruit
.5 cup blueberries
.5 cup cooked cold oatmeal
.5 cup water
1 scoop protein powder

No juice, just water. It is pretty sweet. I'm not sure I would want it any sweeter but everyone has their own taste.

MakePeasNotWar

I use water or coconut milk in my smoothies

kali_athena

They make light juices now from V8 and ocean spray that have 5-50 calories per 8 oz. I think they have artificial sweeteners.

goddessofawesome

I use milk.

holliebaker90

Ocean Spray has a light option for cranberry juice, i believe around 3g sugar. I also mainly use Almond Milk (unsweetened), gives it a nice flavor!

kimhere

I use water

wizzybeth

Maybe use 1/2 juice and 1/2 water so you still get that orange taste. Love the idea of using an orange.

TinyJimbo

I think I'll add 2 scoop of XPN Whey X (banana) protein powder. Almost no sugar or fat and it will give me the flavor I'm looking for without being too sweet.

Laurend224

Coconut water

Ready2Rock206

I always use water in my smoothies. I'm not wasting calories on liquids.

hesn92

I always use some form of milk... Almond milk or last night I made one with pineapple banana and coconut milk. It was delicious!! Tastes like a piña colada without alcohol

successgal1

Orange flavored psyllium.

missybrian

I use the light cranberry juice. It's only like 5 calories but adds a great flavor!

TinyJimbo

successgal1 wrote: »

Orange flavored psyllium.

Another great idea!

MostlyWater

I use the kind of OJ that has vitamin D and extra calcium in it. That way it's not a splurge.

coueswhitetail

You can make some really good smoothies with pumpkin (unsweetened, canned or fresh cooked). You can take a can of pumpkin, add your berries and chia seeds and enough water to make it the consistency you like. It doesn't require yogurt or milk. You can add some pumpkin pie spice if you like.

Or just use water or cocconut water in your smoothie instead of orange juice. Or maybe try a cuccumber.

Soggynode

coueswhitetail wrote: »

You can make some really good smoothies with pumpkin (unsweetened, canned or fresh cooked). You can take a can of pumpkin, add your berries and chia seeds and enough water to make it the consistency you like. It doesn't require yogurt or milk. You can add some pumpkin pie spice if you like.

Alright I had not thought about adding pumpkin or other squash to my smoothies before but now that I see it written down it makes perfect sense. Nice. Thank you for sharing that idea.

MikeSanchez2323

I use just a little bit of water but want to try crystal lite. Sounds good!

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