Give me your smoothie recipes!

This morning I made one with:

1 banana
1 cup almond milk
1 T peanut butter
ice

235 calories

sometimes I add 2 T PB

I made one this morning
-1 cup milk
-1 scoop chocolate protein powder
-2 tbsp. peanut butter
-1/4 c blueberries
it would have been even better with more blueberries and I'm probably going to add in some strawberries or banana next time too and I'm sure you could sneak some veggies in too especially fresh spinach

I usually have a green fruity smoothie in the mornings. i add a handful of greens like spinach, kales, - basically whatever is in the fridge and a few frozen fruits like berries, pineapple kiwi....again, whatever is in the fridge / freezer, carrots, beets etc. My liquid base is orange juice ( do not like yogurts and milk). It is super healthy and filling and about 80 cals in a 8 oz glass.

I get a general idea for my smoothies from http://simplegreensmoothies.com. They have some great ideas and a bunch of variety. To almost every smoothie, except ones I have used banana and pb, I add a few sprigs of mint and some lime juice. This combo makes it so refreshing. I just experiment with mine. Good luck. If you find any good combonations please share.

Strawberry Peach Greek Yogurt Smoothie - Makes 2 smoothies, about 250 cals each (carbs 47 / Fat 4 / Protein 9)

225 g Frozen Strawberries
200 g Frozen Peaches
1/2 ripe banana (can be fresh or frozen)
125 g Fage 2% Greek Yogurt
1/2 Tbl Raw honey (or Agave syrup)
2 C Vanilla Almond Milk (I use the 80-cal kind)
Tiny pinch of salt

Toss in blender and blend thoroughly. Yields 2 smoothies, approx 18 oz each.
I usually let the frozen fruit sit out for 10 mins or so before blending - they can be a bit rough on the blender.

I usually just throw in a couple handfuls of spinach, a banana and some almond milk (:

One peach, squirt of lemon juice, half a cup of almond milk, five ice cubes, scoop vanilla protein powder and water.

Half cup blueberries, four basil leaves, half cup almond milk, five ice cubes, scoop vanilla protein powder and water.

1/4 cup oats, peanut butter or PB2, half cup almond milk, five ice cubes, scoop vanilla protein powder and water. Add a banana for even more calories.

Today I had

130g frozen strawberries
1 apple
1 small banana
FF strawberry yogurt
20g protein powder (mine is not flavored)
1/4 tsp almond extract
a little water to loosen it up

for 330 calories for breakfast. It was yummy.

I also have one that I love that runs in the 400 calorie range:

1 apple
1 banana
1 package low sugar maple & brown sugar oatmeal
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
20g protein powder
200g lowfat milk
5 almonds
handful of ice

It tastes like oatmeal cookie dough and is really filling.

I get a general idea for my smoothies from http://simplegreensmoothies.com. They have some great ideas and a bunch of variety. To almost every smoothie, except ones I have used banana and pb, I add a few sprigs of mint and some lime juice. This combo makes it so refreshing. I just experiment with mine. Good luck. If you find any good combonations please share.

wow! thanks so much for this website. I have been just trying several "green" recipes on my own, but this website really helps.

I like my smoothies more creamy and less icey so I don't add ice cubes. I make mine with regular yogurt frozen (not frozen yogurt from the ice cream aisle but yogurt from the yogurt section put in the freezer). I keep a variety of flavors and then add frozen bananas and other frozen fresh fruit depending on the flavors i'm going for. I also add a scoop of protein powder (currently have 3 flavors, vanilla, chocolate and mango). Sometimes I'll add chocolate syrup and peanut butter instead of the other frozen fruit. Some of my current favorites are:
Banana Split - Strawberry yogurt, 1/2 frozen banana, handfull frozen pineapple chunks, frozen strawberries, chocolate syrup, chocolate protein powder, milk.
Pina Colada - Pineapple coconut yogurt, 1/2 frozen banana, handfull frozen pineapple, shredded coconut, coconut milk, vanilla protein powder - never have added rum but if you're under your cals for the day you might as well.
Key Lime Pie - Lime yogurt, lime juice from 1 lime, 1 frozen banana, vanilla protein powder, milk and 2 graham crackers - yum.
Peach Mango - Peach yogurt, handful frozen peach, handfull frozen mango, 1/2 frozen banana, scoop mango protein powder, milk.
I haven't made it yet but I'm going to try a S'more smoothie - Boston creme pie yogurt, chocolate syrup, marshmallow cream, chocolate protein powder, milk 2 or more graham crackers.

I've been adding frozen kale to all of these recently and I'm not a big fan of the chunks of kale stems that don't get blended up but it doesn't change the flavor just the texture so I can live with it for the benefits of the kale.

These really end up more the texture of softserve ice cream than a smoothie but they cure any evening sweets craving that I have. I usually make a pitcher full in my ninja and eat half of it and put the other half in a cup and freeze it. I can put one of the frozen cups in the microwave for 45 seconds and viola, almost instant creamy smoothie satisfaction.

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Beet-Chocolate Smoothie

I know right? Sounds terrible, but I love it - of course I love beets.

3 boiled beets (cover and boil beets in 1 1/2 inches of water - reserve the water for the smoothie)
4 tablespoons unsweetened coco powder (more or less to taste)
2 cups unsweetened low fat almond milk

(Makes two servings - less than 100 calories per serving and the health benefits of beets are amazing!!)

Blend everything - add Ice if you like it really cold. I make it the night before pop it in the fridge. My family does not like it at all, so it is not for everyone.