Green Smoothies

brunette824
brunette824 Posts: 73 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I have started eating green smoothies for breakfast and I was wondering if anybody has had any luck losing weight by adding these to their diet. Obviously you still have to count calories and exercise but has it been easier with these? Any suggestions for recipes or anything else will be much appreciated!

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  • Game8
    Game8 Posts: 442
    I lose weight eating a large pizza 3 times a week and it's very rare to find something green in my diet. Yes, eating healthy food will help you add more nutrients, but when it comes to losing weight, net calories is what matters.
  • MissCarter79
    MissCarter79 Posts: 227 Member
    My opinion on the green thing is torn. I drink them because I hate vegetables! I mean hate! I like a few of them if they are in tons of butter or sauce, but otherwise I don't like them so I drink the juice to get the nutrients because they are good for my skin and hair. They do have calories but not many. I think it's a matter of how you feel about eating veggies.
  • quishajuice
    quishajuice Posts: 106 Member
    I drink a green smoothie almost every morning. It started because I wanted a way to get more veggies into my diet but now I'm hooked because they just taste good. You wont really lost weight any faster the way you would if you were replacing a meal with juicing because the smoothie calories still add up and are pretty fiber packed. BUT even so they are still worth drinking for the awesome health benefits they provide.
  • kellyscomeback
    kellyscomeback Posts: 1,369 Member
    I only do it to get more veggies and I've become addicted to the taste of Skinny Green Monster:
    http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/01/skinny-green-monster-smoothie.html#more
  • atsteele
    atsteele Posts: 1,358 Member
    My favorite is Rachael Ray's Green Machine Avocado Smoothie.

    http://www.rachaelray.com/recipe.php?recipe_id=4680

    The way that I make it (slightly modified her version) it comes to about 250 calories per cup. And packed full of vitamins!! :D

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe/edit/12856119
  • brunette824
    brunette824 Posts: 73 Member
    One of the main reasons I went to drinking these is because I HATE veggies except salads so yeah I think I will continue with these just to get the added nutrition

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