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    I just made a terrible, but healthy smoothie....HELP!

    Posts: 152
    edited January 14 in Recipes
    I just made a smoothie with 1 banana, 1/3 blueberries, 2 cups strawberries, non-fat milk, and orange juice....Not so delicious as it looked. I like super sweet drinks but I don't want sugars that will raise my calories too high! I tried not to add any but are there any suggestions I could have to make it super sweet?

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    • Posts: 70 Member
      Stevia or honey.
    • Posts: 1,087 Member
      Sounds like you added too many strawberries. Banana's usually make a smoothie pretty sweet. Maybe add another banana? But no more orange juice.
    • Posts: 1,243 Member
      Get rid of the orange juice.
    • Posts: 88 Member
      I add yogurt (flavored ones to help flavor the most) in all my smoothies... Its not candy sweet or anything but it helps to counter the tartness of things like strawberries.
    • Posts: 2,383 Member
      I always add yogurt. It adds creaminess and sweetness... yum!
    • Posts: 788 Member
      blue berries tend to bitter my shakes n require extra flavoring... I usually mix some protein shake with mine(like half a scoop) otherwise make it simpler. banana is a good sweetener, dont kill the sweet with too much other stuff. I'd skip the orange juice too.. other than that, hold your nose n down this one n take it as a lesson learned ;) good luck with your future smoothies.
    • Posts: 22 Member
      I had the same problem until I started adding mango peach tofu to my smoothies.
    • Posts: 18,878 Member
      Doesn't the citric acid in the Orange Juice curdle the milk? Maybe that was the problem...
    • Posts: 291
      How ripe was the banana? I would use oranges in place of oj and a splash of unsweetened apple juice.
    • Posts: 139 Member
      Ditch the OJ, replace the non fat milk with 1% or 2% to give it smoothness and try some yogurt in the mixture, or even some unflavored protein power to balance out your macros a little more...
    • Posts: 205 Member
      vanilla yogurt has always worked as a good "sweetener" in my smoothies. And the OJ is too acidic.
    • Posts: 4,463 Member
      I use 1/2 a banana, 1/2 cup blueberries, 1/2 cup strawberries, sometimes 1/4 cup Greek yogurt and so it'll all blend together, I use 1/4 cup pineapple juice. It makes it very sweet.
    • Posts: 123 Member
      I just started smoothies and found one yummy and sweet enough maybe you'd like to try: 8 oz Almond Milk, one bannana, 1 c. pineapple, 1 orange and blend. The almond milk or even coconut milk rather than MILK makes a sweeter flavor. If you get the Vanilla flavor Almond milk it will add another added sweet. You really don't need to add juices, which in turn adds more cal and sugars.
    • Posts: 12 Member
      xylitol is supposed to be a "good" sweetener and it tastes yummy.
    • Posts: 251 Member
      Ditch the OJ, replace the non fat milk with 1% or 2% to give it smoothness and try some yogurt in the mixture, or even some unflavored protein power to balance out your macros a little more...

      I agree!!
      And a dash of Stevia works pretty well :)
    • Posts: 899 Member
      Whey/soy protein usually sweetens mine, I also use almond milk. Sometimes mine are too sweet from the protein powder (which has 2 grams per serving of sugar)
    • Posts: 2,037 Member
      Doesn't the citric acid in the Orange Juice curdle the milk? Maybe that was the problem...

      Bingo! Remember in the film Heathers when they plan to make Red Heather puke by mixing orange and milk? Not a good combo.
    • Posts: 805 Member
      Cut the OJ add yoghurt and or unsweetened Almond Milk
    • Posts: 326 Member
      try frozen pineapple and half the berrries. I use almond milk it's only 40 calories/8ounces.
      after a while your sweet tooth will decrease!
    • Posts: 419 Member
      I use unflavored coconut water as the liquid in my smoothies. Some fruits like pineapple or mango or grapes when they are sweet, not sour, help to bring more sweetness.
    • Posts: 21 Member
      I make a smoothie and my teen loves it because it's sweet:

      1 light & lively strawberry yogurt
      frozen mixed berries (or fruit of your choice)
      1% milk
    • Posts: 152
      Thanks so much everyone!!! I have some experimenting to do now!
      Btw: What is stevia?
    • Posts: 1,258 Member
      Yuck OJ? >> Chocolate Protein Powder, Banana, Peanut Butter, Hersheys Syrup (1 Teaspoon..i know i know) and 2% Milk.
    • Posts: 80
      Ditch the orange juice. Too many strawberries might make it bitter tasting as well. I usually do banana, 1/4-1/2 cup strawberries, a couple handfuls of spinach, 1/2 cup almond milk, and a scoop of protein powder.
    • Posts: 167 Member
      I drink smoothies daily. Remove orange juice.

      For extra sweetness, add a few grapes, a bit of watermelon, or a bit more banana.

      If you really want to make it healthy, ignore color and add a about 10-20 baby spinach leaves in.
    • Posts: 316 Member
      Crushed ice in a blender, then add 8 oz. Soymilk Original Lite, then add 1 banana and 1 T. peanut butter and Blend....Yum!!
    • Posts: 266 Member
      Every morning after my workout I make the following shake. It is so good that I actually crave it!

      1 banana
      1 cup mixed berries (blue, black and rasp)
      1 scoop chocolate protein powder
      1-2 cups water (work on this to get the consistency you like)
    • Posts: 32 Member
      I have been doing spinach (because it really doesn't taste like anything) with fruit, water and splenda or stevia. Just one packet is sweet enough for me. That OJ has a ton of sugar that I would leave out. And don't expect it to be pretty.
    • Posts: 1 Member
      My Smoothie Recipe

      1 frozen banana
      1/2 Cup frozen mixed berries (any kind)/sweet cherries
      1 Cup homemade kefir (like yogurt)
      1 Tbsp honey if kefir is particularly sour

      I always freeze spotty bananas for smoothies because they are sweeter.
      I might add a little protein mix just because I'm trying to get rid of it.

      I usually only drink half this recipe and freeze the other half for kefir-berry sherbet.
    • Posts: 292 Member
      My favorite recipe is: 3 - 1" pieces of frozen banana, 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1 tsp. peanut butter, 1/2 scoop protien powder. Sweet and yummy!
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