I am looking for smoothie recipes!!! Got any? Please share

Rebjones612

I would love to make my own smoothies but I don't know how.
Probably not that hard but I don't know what all to put in them.

If you have a favorite smoothie recipe, would you please share it with me.
Also do you know how many calories is in it?

I would love a recipe for strawberry smoothie!!!!! mmmmmm

Mark330

2 cups water
6 ice cubes
1 whole banana
2 cups Kale or other leafy vegetable

Sounds gross, but is awesome and works wonders!

bzmom

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superstarcola

Mine are pretty simple, but I think that they're DELICIOUS.

1 half a banana
1 cup of frozen berries (or fruit)
1.5 tbsp of flax seeds (for omega 3's and other health benefits, they have a 'nutty' flavour to them)
1 cup of trop 50 half calorie half sugar apple juice.

skinnylizzard

frozen berries, 1/2 banana, 1/2 cup yogurt, 1 or 1/2 cup skim milk (as needed), 1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder, dash of nutmeg. Or skip the protein powder and put in 1 teaspoon of honey.

another fav: banana, 1/2 tablespoon peanut butter, milk as needed and honey. You can add toasted wheat germ to this and it's very tasty and satisfying.

skinnylizzard

2 cups water
6 ice cubes
1 whole banana
2 cups Kale or other leafy vegetable

Sounds gross, but is awesome and works wonders!

EWE! Is that good?!

teebeegeebee

4 - 6 medjoul dates
big handful of english spinach
2-3 bananas depending on size
dash of honey ( 1 - 3 tsps for adult more for kids)
up to 300ml skim milk or low fat yoghurt - your choice

the kids are told its "shrek's snot" and they love it - I add more honey for the kids
green, full of iron and yet has a curiously addictive taste !

try it and you will see

smilebhappy

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dragonflyjill

Frozen banana, frozen strawberries and/or blueberries, a few ice cubes, vanilla almond or soy milk. Bit of yogurt if I have it. Some people like to add protein powder.

I find for me smoothies are a treat...pretty calorie dense for a drink and I am hungry pretty quickly after. But sometimes post work out they are a good idea.

Pangea250

frozen berries, 1/2 banana, 1/2 cup yogurt, 1 or 1/2 cup skim milk (as needed), 1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder, dash of nutmeg. Or skip the protein powder and put in 1 teaspoon of honey.

another fav: banana, 1/2 tablespoon peanut butter, milk as needed and honey. You can add toasted wheat germ to this and it's very tasty and satisfying.

Mmmm, these sound yummy!

FearAnLoathing

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superstarcola

also, this is 250 calories, btw

therobinator

In a blender dump:

* 1 cup of skim milk
* A banana
* A scoop of whey protein powder
* About a cup or cup and a half of frozen whole strawberries.
* If you use fresh strawberries, you may want to add some ice for coldness and thickenss

Whizz it up until it's smooth. It's soooo delicious and refreshing, and very good for a start to the day. About 330-360 calories depending on the size of the banana and how much strawberries you use.

dragonflyjill

Also, I have one of those "magic bullet" blenders of infomercial fame and they work really well for single size smoothies. Makes portion control easier if you are just making enough for one person.

RMinVA

2 cups water
6 ice cubes
1 whole banana
2 cups Kale or other leafy vegetable

Sounds gross, but is awesome and works wonders!

EWE! Is that good?!

Not sure about Kale since it can be kind of bitter, but you can add baby spinach w/o tasting it. It will turn a smoothie a funky color though.

teebeegeebee

this one is great and fills me up for 5-6 hours so i have it most days for breakfast

1 banana - 50g
30g raw rolled oats
1 tsp honey
1 tsp minced/pureed ginger
100g mango ( fresh/frozen or tinned in juice not syrup is good)
200ml milk

blitz oats - add the rest and re-blitz
options - add dates/pears/melon/frozen blueberries/raspberries - all tast good mango is awesome

therobinator

In a blender dump:

* 1 cup of skim milk
* A banana
* A scoop of whey protein powder
* About a cup or cup and a half of frozen whole strawberries.
* If you use fresh strawberries, you may want to add some ice for coldness and thickenss

Whizz it up until it's smooth. It's soooo delicious and refreshing, and very good for a start to the day. About 330-360 calories depending on the size of the banana and how much strawberries you use.

For the record, I use Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard *Vanilla Ice Cream flavor* protein powder. And my husband likes to add a few drops of vanilla extract for flavor, too.

heathersmilez

2 cups water
6 ice cubes
1 whole banana
2 cups Kale or other leafy vegetable

Sounds gross, but is awesome and works wonders!

EWE! Is that good?!

I put baby spinach in my smoothies if I'm using frozen blueberries and mango. Mango is high in sugar so it’s guaranteed not to taste like spinach and frozen blueberries make it a purple smoothie not green. If you use fresh blueberries, it will be freckled and grey in colour, not very pretty.

Trust me, you CANNOT taste the spinach!

mnishi

1/2c frozen strawberries
1/2c frozen blueberries
1/2c frozen mango or peach
1 banana
1c soy milk
1/2c carrot juice
1/2c pomegranite juice
1 tbsp peanut butter

makes 2 servings - 260 cals ea.

If you're making a fruit smoothie try to use as many colors as possible, different colors = different vitamins.
I use frozen fruit because I hear frozen retains more vitamins, plus it makes my smoothie kind of frozen without using ice.

Stephen302

I supplement whey protein and this is what I have most mornings. VERY yummy.

Gnc - 100% Whey Vanilla Protein - 1 scoop
1 Cup Strawberries and
1/2 A Banana
8 oz. low fat milk, 1% milk, or almond milk.
Hand full of ice.

The calories will vary depending on the milk used but it generally around 250 – 300 calories.

I do P90X and have been using Shakeology as well. VERY yummy too. It curves my appetite, gives me tons of energy and is loaded with nutrients. It truly is one of my best meals of the day like they advertise.

therobinator

this one is great and fills me up for 5-6 hours so i have it most days for breakfast

1 banana - 50g
30g raw rolled oats
1 tsp honey
1 tsp minced/pureed ginger
100g mango ( fresh/frozen or tinned in juice not syrup is good)
200ml milk

blitz oats - add the rest and re-blitz
options - add dates/pears/melon/frozen blueberries/raspberries - all tast good mango is awesome

This sounds very interesting and delicious. And I would never have thought to add oats to a smoothie (saves on cooking time for sure!). I will definitely be trying this.

JanerZzz

Ray Allen's wife made this yesterday on her show:
1 banana
2 tablespoons of peanut butter
cup of ice
cup of Defense Vitamin water

RMinVA

From a blog posting I did awhile ago:

My standard recipe for 2 smoothies is:

1/2 c plain non-fat yogurt (you can skip the yogurt and just add more milk if you want)
1 c "milk" (skim/soy/almond)
1 small or medium frozen banana **makes it smooth and adds texture and sweetness, but you can skip if you want**
2 tsp. flax seed
2 scoops vanilla protein powder**I stick to vanilla b/c it is more versatile and you can always add cocoa if you want chocolate or create the "fruit" by using real fruit or nectar**
6-8 ice cubes or to desired frozen texture

To customize that you can add any of the following. And while I don’t recommend you use them all at once, the peanut butter/coffee/cocoa combo is one of my favorites. It does pack a punch calorically, but I guarantee you will be full for the morning!
Berries
Peanut butter
Coffee (1/2 c brewed, but decrease your milk by same amount, OR I often just use a tsp. of finely ground coffee, but NOT instant)
Cocoa powder
1/4 c pumpkin and some pumpkin pie spice (pumpkin Pie smoothie)
Juice from 2 freshly squeezed limes (tastes like frozen key lime pie)
I’ll also occasionally use coconut water or nectar instead of milk if I am going for a “tropical” flavored smoothie.

morefitmom

frozen mango, banana, plain greek yogurt, pineapple juice or milk (if you want to limit the sugar)

SOOO good

TrainerRobin

I love my chocolate shakes that FILL my blender (yep, all of that in ONE serving!).

My "daily" favorite is:
1 box of EAS chocolate shake
1.5 servings of PB2
1 T of Hershey's special DARK cocoa powder
1/2 cup of nonfat milk
Sweetener to taste
ice to thicken in the blender

YUMMY. Nutritious. About 220 calories. Filling. Makes a FULL blender for just the one serving.

I also keep a wine rack FULL of sugar free espresso syrups (e.g., coconut, chocolate, french vanilla, hazelnut, coffee, almond, white chocolate, and tons of others ...) and I add whatever syrup I want to my shakes. It flavors and sweetens in one move. Sometimes, I'm in the mood for chocolate and coconut, peanut butter and chocolate, strawberry and coconut (I have strawberry protein powder in the cupboard and pina colada flavor too!), etc. It makes it fun to mix it up and have so many choices on hand. A half of a small banana will make it creamier if that's something you prefer.

I buy the EAS AdvantEDGE Carb Control chocolate fudge shakes by the case at Sam's Club. Here's the nutritional info on them:

Nutrition per 11 ounce container (ready to drink/portable!):
Calories 110
Total Fat 3 grams
Sat Fat 0 grams
Trans Fat 0 grams
Cholesterol 20 grams
Sodium 280 mg
Potassium 540 mg
Total Carbs 4 grams
Dietary Fiber 2 grams
Sugars 0 grams
Protein 17 grams
And a pretty good portion of the RDA of vitamins/minerals

Hope that's helpful!

Momcharisma88

i take 1 cup of milk and a banana maybe sometimes strawberry or kiwis or mix it up up to you, just fruit and milk. i love it

tfis4life

MMMM yummy strawberry smoothies.

1c strawberries
1/4 c mango
1/4 c orange juice
1/2 banana (I leave this out because I hate bananas)
1/2 c crushed ice
1/2 c plain yogurt
1 packet stevia natural sweetener
a splash of vanilla

SOOOO good and no added sugar or artificial sweeteners!

waterbabeAD

I made this the other night to "use up" my exercise calories. It was delicious and VERY filling... Ground almonds and strawberries go exceptionally well together too:

1 cup fresh papaya
1 mango
4 -5 whole forzen starwberries
1 cup semi skimmed milk
1/2 cup low fat yogurt
2 tablespoons ground almonds

I calculated it was about 550 caolories, but you could reduce the almond to one tbs and subsitute the mango with orange - papaya and orange together are really yummy too!

innerexp

1 scoop chocolate whey/casein blend protein powder
1 TB PB2
1 TB ground flax seed
1 banana
1/2 c water
Ice

If you like it creamier, add milk instead of water.

Enjoy!
Jenn

ShaneT99

My favorite:

1 cup 2% milk
1 cup ice
1/2 banana
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
2 tbsp natural peanut butter
2 tbsp ground flaxseed
1 scoop vanilla protein powder

Calories will vary depending on which protein you use, but with Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey it ends up being 598 calories with 48g carbs, 44g protein, 29g good fat and 11g fiber. Mix all ingredients in blender until smooth. Pour in a large glass and enjoy. Tastes delicious!

I have this smoothie as a post workout breakfast several times a week. Very tasty and very filling.

ShaneT99

2 cups water
6 ice cubes
1 whole banana
2 cups Kale or other leafy vegetable

Sounds gross...

Indeed it does. I've put spinach leaves in my smoothies before with no ill effects to the flavor, but water, banana and kale does not sound appetizing.