healthy smoothie recipes?

MomoLA96
MomoLA96 Posts: 6
in Food and Nutrition
Hello:) I just started MFP today and I was wondering if anybody had any helpful recipies for healthy smoothies. Any nutritional smoothie that you know of will be thanked. Also, do you guys believe protein powder should be added to the smoothie? I will most likely be consuming these smoothies for breakfast. Thank you and if I got some friends to motivate me with their post that would be great too :)

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  • salem9348
    salem9348 Posts: 13
    Haven't found a protein powder flavor that I like so I don't use protein powder. However, I do make smoothies pretty regularly. I just go simple: one banana, about 5oz of plain non fat greek yogurt, 8-10 frozen strawberries, splash of orange juice or water, a handful of spinach, and some ground chia or flax seeds. The spinach makes it green but doesn't later the flavor at all. Also the seeds don't alter the flavor either. I'm a stickler for needing things to taste "normal" and not too green or healthy. Once you put a banana in a smoothie it pretty much tastes like banana. Since I put the yogurt in this it keeps me full for a good few hours. Check labels and buy the yogurt with highest protein content since that'll help keep you fuller longer.

    Sometimes if I have it on hand I'll throw in a sliced Anjou pear.

    Another one is half mango, half avocado, half banana and water. Really creamy texture. The mango (fresh) covers the avocado flavor.
  • donald149
    donald149 Posts: 211 Member
    The site http://simplegreensmoothies.com/recipes offers some quick and easy recipes. I prep mine the night before and then blend on the morning in a 'blend and go' unit similar to a magic bullet. That way there's no excuses. I use protein powder called Biox Power Whey which comes in a multitude of flavours. I use orange creamsicle for the smoothies to mix it up a bit.
  • fatboyliz
    fatboyliz Posts: 515 Member
    My favourite one:

    250ml coconut water
    1/2 avocado
    100g frozen berries (or more, depends how you like it)
    1/2 banana

    And then, depending on your own tastes:

    1 teaspoon chia seeds
    40g vanilla protein powder
    1 teaspoon wheatgrass powder, spirulina etc
    1 teaspoon cinnamon (tastes great, and apparently helps burn fat!)

    :)
  • MomoLA96
    MomoLA96 Posts: 6
    Thank you guys:)
  • Meerataila
    Meerataila Posts: 1,885 Member
    Bananas, strawberries, cherries, and blueberries in any proportions makes a delicious smoothie.

    I tried banana and cherry with some peanuts and it tasted like PB&J. My kid thought it was weird, I thought it was great, your results may vary.

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