How to add essential fats to fruit smoothie

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TinyJimbo
TinyJimbo Posts: 37 Member
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I make my smoothies with raspberries, lime juice and unsweetened soy milk.
I'd like to add essential fats to it.

Any suggestion?

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  • Teenie71
    Teenie71 Posts: 52
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    yes, i add Trader Joe's sunbutter to mine...not a lot but just enough to get the healthy fats
  • TinyJimbo
    TinyJimbo Posts: 37 Member
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    I live up north in Quebec, Canada so products are not as available here.Would sunflower oil work too?
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
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    I make my smoothies with raspberries, lime juice and unsweetened soy milk.
    I'd like to add essential fats to it.

    Any suggestion?

    Throw a piece of wild caught salmon in the blender?
  • TinyJimbo
    TinyJimbo Posts: 37 Member
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    I make my smoothies with raspberries, lime juice and unsweetened soy milk.
    I'd like to add essential fats to it.

    Any suggestion?

    Throw a piece of wild caught salmon in the blender?

    ahahah OK not THAT far up north! It's a proper city, but for example coconut oil is hard to find.
  • EmmieBaby
    EmmieBaby Posts: 1,235 Member
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    you can try adding avocado

    *also I could of sworn I saw coconut oil at Super C (also lives in QC)
  • YorriaRaine
    YorriaRaine Posts: 370 Member
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    It is very easy to order coconut oil online from places like amazon, it will take a while to thaw out though once you get it in the house and out of the cold.

    Extra Virgin Olive Oil I'm assuming would be easy to find anywhere, won't effect the taste of the smoothie much either! You can also use things like peanut butter if you like the flavor. Any nuts will do.
  • runnergrlfl
    runnergrlfl Posts: 82 Member
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    I used to add canola oil to my smoothies, and couldn't really taste it.

    Experiment with flaxseed oil, sunflower oil, etc until you find the right combo.


    ETA: I could definitely taste the tsp of olive oil in the smoothies - not a tasty treat, at all.
  • TinyJimbo
    TinyJimbo Posts: 37 Member
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    you can try adding avocado

    *also I could of sworn I saw coconut oil at Super C (also lives in QC)

    I'll have to check it out! IGA does not seem to have it!
  • KBRB1
    KBRB1 Posts: 4
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    Liquid soy or sunflower lecithin ( don't notice a taste). You could add ground flax seeds which keep better than flax oil. Hemp hearts too.
    Trader Joes sunbutter has a lot of sugar which you may not want. You can get sugar free nut butters if you want to pay a bit more.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,473 Member
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    open a bottle of whiskey and pour it in.
  • jim180155
    jim180155 Posts: 769 Member
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    I add flaxseed meal and chia seeds to my fruit smoothies. Both are good sources of Omega 3s. Both also tend to soak up a lot of liquid and will act as a thickening agent.

    It's cheaper to buy the seeds at Amazon rather than the grocery store. Also note that flax seeds need to be ground up for your body to absorb the nutrients. For that reason, I buy the pre-ground flaxseed meal.
  • beethedreamer
    beethedreamer Posts: 465 Member
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    I definitely second the avocado idea!

    You can't really taste it, but it gives your smoothie a really nice creamy consistency.

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