Smoothies????

taradee03
taradee03 Posts: 17 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I am wanting to start making some smoothies that are filling and healthy but also taste good...Can someone give me some things they have tried that have worked out?

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  • bunkahes
    bunkahes Posts: 216 Member
    whatever you do mix the smoothy with banana for sweetness, protein or slim fast for replacement of protein etc, and you can mix it with sugar free cool aid
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    To make them filling, add protein and fat.

    When I had smoothies (don't much anymore as I find eating food more satisfying than drinking it), I would add protein powder/gelatin (non setting) for protein, and avocado/nut butter/coconut oil/coconut etc for fats. Mine were always green - lots of vegies (spinach, kale, herbs, celery, cucumber, silverbeet etc) and some fruit - a ripe banana or a handful of berries normally. Apple is also good, or citrus...
  • OMGeeeHorses
    OMGeeeHorses Posts: 732 Member
    I normally make a protein with whatever I like :). I use 1 fruit in each mixture to add the sweetness ( Blueberry, strawberry or Pineapple) and then add some protein powder of my choice in with it along with cucumber and few other greens and then blend with a few ice cubes and a dash of Milk ( organic, soy, almond, whatever works :) ) and that is my smoothies.
  • KayNowayJose
    KayNowayJose Posts: 138 Member
    I do greek yogurt, ice, either strawberries/blackberries, almonds, spinach, lemon juice, lots of chia seeds, a tad of dark chocolate and if I'm feeling spunky, a touch of chocolate redi whip. Oh, and shredded unsweetened coconut.
  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
    We usually just do frozen fruits and a banana (orange juice for liquid), but reading the above replies made me think I could add a scoop or two of my vanilla protein powder and it would probably taste really good. And have the protein, too!
  • Kevalicious99
    Kevalicious99 Posts: 1,131 Member
    I do .. baby carrots, yogourt, flax seed (must be ground), banana, and frozen berries.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    We usually just do frozen fruits and a banana (orange juice for liquid), but reading the above replies made me think I could add a scoop or two of my vanilla protein powder and it would probably taste really good. And have the protein, too!


    Banana, vanilla protein, water instead of OJ, but add some nut butter....ohhhh yum! :) (chuck in some spinach for extra vegies)
  • fnm101
    fnm101 Posts: 116 Member
    Finding filling smoothies has been a challenge for me. I've found three ingredients that make a big difference: 1) frozen mixed berries (strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, blackberry combo); 2) half of a small avocado; 3) 1/2 to 1 cup of 0% Greek yogurt.

    The berries are fiber-filled but low calorie…
    The avocado is high in healthy fats…
    The yogurt is high in protein, low fat, low carb.
    So, here are several things to try that should fit into almost any eating plan—given the various macronutrient balances.

    Good luck :-)

    P.S.- I don't usually have the avocado and yogurt together, but either works well with berries.
  • bunkahes
    bunkahes Posts: 216 Member
    after you make the smoothies you can also put it in the freezer, chop it up and have icecream
  • jessigoct17
    jessigoct17 Posts: 57 Member
    my mid-morning snack, between g breakfast and lunch, is a smoothie and tis delicious and filling

    10 raspberries
    12 blueberries
    2 small strawberries
    1 small banana
    1/4 avocado
    6 red grapes
  • alexandriax03
    alexandriax03 Posts: 289 Member
    1 banana (the riper the better)
    1/2 cup frozen strawberries
    1-3 cups of spinach leaves
    1/2 cup vanilla Greek yogurt
    1/2-3/4 cup skim milk
  • pa4489
    pa4489 Posts: 1
    Do you blend all this in a blender for a smoothie?
  • elfo
    elfo Posts: 353 Member
    Bananas (make sure they are ripe)
    Dates (THIS WILL SWEETEN YOUR SMOOTHIE NATURALLY)
    Spinach (THIS IS YOUR PROTEIN YOU DONT NEED POWDERS)
    Coconut water

    One of my favorites is
    - Fresh squeezed OJ
    - Bananas
    - Organic Frozen Pineapples
    - Organic Frozen mangoes
    - Spinach


    I never use dairy or powders. The spinach (or kale) will give you the protein you need. The fruits will give you the energy you need. I have a smoothie every single day!
  • Glossysweets
    Glossysweets Posts: 69
    At my house there are smoothies made daily. I actually don't have a blender and instead use an immerse hand blender (I think that's what it is called). Anyways I use my hand blender with a nice mixing cup.

    Here are a few that we make at home:

    1. Almond milk (unsweetened)
    Banana
    Organic peanut butter (unsweetened, unsalted)/Organic Almond butter (unsweetened)
    Flax seeds
    Cocoa nibs
    Protein powder
    Fiber powder (sometimes)
    Fresh Kale/Frozen spinach
    Spirulina powder
    Frozen mango
    Frozen blueberries

    The mango and the blueberries change - sometimes it is frozen strawberries, frozen peaches, frozen sweet cherries, frozen raspberries, or apples, grapes. Dates are a good additive too sometimes - but only a couple.

    For those who don't like to have anything nutty in their drink (I personally don't like to drink any kind of nut butter) I do this one:

    2. Almond Milk (unsweetened)/ or Kefir (Plain)/ or Water
    Banana
    Protein powder
    Fiber powder (sometimes and usually only about half a scoop/serving)
    Fresh Kale/ or frozen spinach
    Spirulina powder
    Frozen Strawberries
    Frozen blueberries
    Sweet Cherries

    Again, I often switch out the berries to other things like mango, peaches, raspberries, etc. I do like the sweet cherries though (just a few) to help fight against the bitter kale. There are lots of options out there - the best thing you can do is add some green to your shakes, some protein to your shakes and measure everything (believe it or not although smoothies can be healthy, they can also pack a butt load of calories in it.

    Oh yes, by the ways I do not use whey protein powder - I personally prefer either Raw Protein (Garden of Life Brand) / Sun Warrior (Brown Rice Protein) or Vega One.
  • vwbug86
    vwbug86 Posts: 283 Member
    All of my smoothies have protein powder, unsweetened almond milk (I can't have a lot of dairy milk), and a banana.

    After that it's a free for all. It really depends on my macros.

    Nut butter, avocado, and greek yogurt (I can eat all other dairy) if I am low on fat.

    Berries, juice, spinach, kale, other greens if I am low on carbs or calcium.
  • vwbug86
    vwbug86 Posts: 283 Member
    Do you blend all this in a blender for a smoothie?

    If you have a juicer and like greens in your smoothie I find it easier to juice those and then blend it with the things like the banana and protein powder.
  • scottkjar
    scottkjar Posts: 346 Member
    Finding filling smoothies has been a challenge for me. I've found three ingredients that make a big difference: 1) frozen mixed berries (strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, blackberry combo); 2) half of a small avocado; 3) 1/2 to 1 cup of 0% Greek yogurt.

    The berries are fiber-filled but low calorie…
    The avocado is high in healthy fats…
    The yogurt is high in protein, low fat, low carb.
    So, here are several things to try that should fit into almost any eating plan—given the various macronutrient balances.

    Good luck :-)

    P.S.- I don't usually have the avocado and yogurt together, but either works well with berries.


    I drink smoothies and I eat avocado, but I never thought about putting avocado in my smoothie. I will try that tomorrow. Thanks!
  • MyIdaho54
    MyIdaho54 Posts: 81 Member
    In for the info, had not tried smoothies before
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    Bananas (make sure they are ripe)
    Dates (THIS WILL SWEETEN YOUR SMOOTHIE NATURALLY)
    Spinach (THIS IS YOUR PROTEIN YOU DONT NEED POWDERS)
    Coconut water

    One of my favorites is
    - Fresh squeezed OJ
    - Bananas
    - Organic Frozen Pineapples
    - Organic Frozen mangoes
    - Spinach


    I never use dairy or powders. The spinach (or kale) will give you the protein you need. The fruits will give you the energy you need. I have a smoothie every single day!

    You would have to have a smoothie with 1kg spinach to get the same protein as a serve of whey.
  • minexo
    minexo Posts: 6
    Frozen Blueberries
    Banana
    Honey/agave nectar
    Mint
    Soya/Almond milk

    You could also add spinach and flaxseed to it, if you wanted.
  • slhall0822
    slhall0822 Posts: 128 Member
    Love me some smoothies!!! My most common and favorite one includes some or all of the following ingredients:

    - Protein powder (I use Optimum Nutrition protein powder)
    - 1/2 an avocado (just started adding this to my smoothies, can't believe how creamy the avocado makes it... it's like I'm drinking a milkshake!)
    - frozen berries and/or other frozen fruit (mangoes, peaches, etc.)
    - baby spinach
    - banana

    :)
  • rjdunn87
    rjdunn87 Posts: 385 Member
    I love green smoothies, I have one pretty consistently every day either between breakfast and lunch or lunch and dinner to tide me over and get some extra nutrition into my day.

    What and how much I use depends on whether I'm making just one for myself, or a bigger batch for my boyfriend and I, but these are some of the things I use most often:

    Coconut water as the liquid (fresh from a young coconut is obviously best, but that can get expensive, so we tend to just pick up a few boxes of the Whole Foods brand)
    Banana
    Cucumber
    Baby spinach (2-3 cups)
    Apples
    Frozen mango/pineapple/mixed berries

    Trader Joe's has really good prices on decent sized bags of frozen fruit, I've found. We go there once a week to stock up even though my boyfriend works for Whole Foods, it's still a better deal! I like my smoothies really cold, so using frozen fruit instead of ice is great.
  • supra_driven
    supra_driven Posts: 90 Member
    Am I the only one who likes to use eggs in a smoothie?

    4 eggs
    2 bananas
    1 gala apple
    1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    3 cups of milk (skim, whole, or 2%) it depends on how it fits on my macros
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    Am I the only one who likes to use eggs in a smoothie?

    4 eggs
    2 bananas
    1 gala apple
    1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    3 cups of milk (skim, whole, or 2%) it depends on how it fits on my macros

    It's funny, the thought of drinking raw egg makes me gag, but I'll happily lick the spoons after mixing cake batter!
  • willnorton
    willnorton Posts: 995 Member
    i always freeze my fruit...especially bananas......i use almond milk..... then what ever else you want to throw in!
  • ponycyndi
    ponycyndi Posts: 858 Member
    I keep bananas in the freezer for my go-to recipe.
    Almond milk
    Flax meal
    Spinach

    I'll add more frozen fruit or yogurt if I've got it. Never use any protein powder though. I'll have an egg white omelette if i feel I need the protein.
  • nelliepooh
    nelliepooh Posts: 79
    Juice Plus smoothies are really good and freezing bananas!
  • MissBabyJane
    MissBabyJane Posts: 538 Member
    I make mine like that:

    1 banana
    1 cup frozen fruits
    Half cup water (or juice whatever you prefer)

    Put this into the blender and mix it! YUM It's very healthy.

    Also make

    1 banana
    1 cup of almond milk
    Little cinnamon/Or vanilla

    Mix it in to the blender! It's delicious, not very high on calories and also very fullfilling.
  • taradee03
    taradee03 Posts: 17 Member
    Thanks! You all have gave me so many great ideas! I am sure to find one I love !

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