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How do I make my smoothies more filling?

Miranda_mfp
Miranda_mfp Posts: 2
edited 5:08PM in Recipes
Hiya,

After some ideas/ advice regarding making a breakfast smoothie that's actually filling? Yogurt in smoothies doesn't fill me up for long enough, has anyone got other ideas?

Around the 250-300 cals mark would be great but if it keeps me going till lunchtime, 400 would also be fine.

I usually eat breakfast at 8.30 then lunch around 12.30 then dinner around 6.30 often with a snack in their somewhere.

Thanks!

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  • Velum_cado
    Velum_cado Posts: 1,608 Member
    Oatmeal, chia seeds, or something else with lots of fibre :)
  • wendopia
    wendopia Posts: 7
    Throw some raw unsalted cashews in there, or almonds! :) Healthy fats, nice and filling.
  • Emmmmmmmmmmmmmmmie
    Emmmmmmmmmmmmmmmie Posts: 7
    oats , chia seeds, protein powder, cottage cheese, curly kale, peanut butter...maybe not all at once but give them a go
  • workout_ninja
    workout_ninja Posts: 524 Member
    if you dont find smoothies particularly filling, have you tried something else for breakfast? An omelette with peppers and onions, etc instead?
  • Karabobarra
    Karabobarra Posts: 782 Member
    Ground flax seed, protein powder? I always stay satiated longer on veggies than fruit. But I have to have my oatmeal in the morning or I'm grazing all day
  • MyRummyHens
    MyRummyHens Posts: 141 Member
    I also fill up better on veggies.

    Try a table spoon of chia seeds, a scoop of vanilla protein powder and a handful of spinach in with a banana and then berries/mango/pineapple.
  • amyfullbrook
    amyfullbrook Posts: 97 Member
    I also put in things like almonds, cashews, oats, flax seed, chia...the list goes on! Get some nuts, oats or powders in there which really makes them feeling. Also, spinach makes them feeling aswell as bananas.
  • sistrsprkl
    sistrsprkl Posts: 1,010 Member
    What others said but also... what kind of yogurt do you use? I like to use full fat. I use the organic European style one from Trader Joe's. So maybe full fat yogurt or Greek style will be more filling.
  • murphy612
    murphy612 Posts: 734 Member
    Oats, chia seeds, flaxseed, or liquid egg whites works for me.
  • candyflosspot
    candyflosspot Posts: 3 Member
    I tend to use oatmeal & protein powder!
  • HornedFrogPride
    HornedFrogPride Posts: 283 Member
    add vegan protein powder-100 calories per scoop. Chia, flax, quinoa, coconut oil & kale will help fill you up more. If I have kale with these other ingredients along with frozen fruit, it's very filling for me.
  • angelamb1970
    angelamb1970 Posts: 123 Member
    PB2 and chia seeds. bout a teaspoon of each. If you let the chia seeds swell in whatever liquid you are using for the smoothie overnight in the fridge, it turns into a luscious custard like texture once blended. Then in the morning toss in fruit, ice, whatever to finish it up and it's like a milkshake.
  • asdowe13
    asdowe13 Posts: 1,951 Member
    With a side of bacon and eggs....


    Or put in a banana
    Peanut butter
    oats
    Use whole milk

    My regular is
    1 cup whole milk
    Leanfit chocolate whey protein powder
    95-110g banana
    30g tbsp peanut butter
    30g spinach
    sits just shy of 600 calories - keeps me full from 7am to noon
  • doctorsookie
    doctorsookie Posts: 1,084 Member
    I add strawberry protein powder.
  • kshadows
    kshadows Posts: 1,315 Member
    Oatmeal, chia seeds, protein powder (one of them, not all 3!) Fiber and protein will fill you up and make you feel full longer.
  • HonestlyA
    HonestlyA Posts: 2 Member
    I add flax meal. Easy breakfast smoothie (makes 2 servings): 1C milk, 1/2 C yogurt, 1 C fruit (I like frozen), 2T flax meal, 4 ice cubes. Fills me up for hours :)
  • VeryKatie
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,961 Member
    You could also look into adding egg or protein powder. Maybe. Oh and peanut butter! Imagine a banana peanut butter smoothy... mmm.... maybe just a touch of chocolate sauce...
  • whovian67
    whovian67 Posts: 608 Member
    Add fiber powder, chia seeds, flax or a sweet potato....
  • whovian67
    whovian67 Posts: 608 Member
    Oatmeal, chia seeds, protein powder (one of them, not all 3!) Fiber and protein will fill you up and make you feel full longer.

    Or she Could add all three if constipated..lol:laugh:
  • Miranda_mfp
    Miranda_mfp Posts: 2
    Wow thanks for all the responses! I have some vanilla & raspberry protein powder which I'll start adding and also chia seeds but probably not at the same time.

    I have made a banna & pb smoothie and that was lovely but I have to stay away from pb otherwise I eat the whole jar... usually with just a spoon!

    Today I have banana, raspberry & v. & r. protein powder... it's lovely!

    Thanks :)
  • icrushit
    icrushit Posts: 773 Member
    I make one with a little full fat yoghurt, frozen berries, banana, hemp, chia, flax, walnuts, almonds, brazil nuts, a little coconut oil, and sometimes a little peanut butter. Top it up with water, and blend. Delicious and filling, and full of good fats.

    I usually make it up to hit about 600/ 700 calories, but with 50ml yoghurt, 1 handful berries, 1/2 banana, 1.5 tbsps of seeds, 2.5 tbsps of nuts, and 1 tsp of coconut oil and 1 tsp of peanut butter, you should be at around 450 calories, if that's not too much.

    Oh, and it would be remiss of me not to say I pretty much stole the above from Dr Mark Hyman, with quite slight modifications.

    I usually mix up the above when I'm caught for time and need the nutrition fast. For breakfast I usually just have many of the above, just in a slightly different form of mixing some full fat yoghurt, berries, nuts and seeds together and eating :)
  • mzbek24
    mzbek24 Posts: 436 Member
    One of my favourties (very tasty and filling) is 45g frozen banana, 20-30g rolled oats, 50g mixed frozen berries, 150g yogurt of your choice (I like strawberry or mixed berry), 30g protein powder, & 1 cup of water or skim milk. Its around 300-400 cal.
  • El_Cunado
    El_Cunado Posts: 359 Member
    Add a banana. It works for me.
  • africanmasq
    africanmasq Posts: 53
    Add a banana. It works for me.

    This. Also, I usually drink green smoothies for breakfast (spinach, pineapple, papaya or mango, and a banana) but I almost always have some almonds or an egg as well. Protein will help a lot.
  • Prayforya
    Prayforya Posts: 68 Member
    Bump. Tryna step up my smoothie game.
  • BalenciaLynn
    BalenciaLynn Posts: 411 Member
    Every morning i have a smoothie and i put the following in:
    half scoop of shakeology
    1 frozen banana
    1 tsp of java instant mix
    1/4 cup of quick oats
    1 1/2 cup of almond milk
    and 4 ice cubes

    it fills up a regular booster juize size (16oz aprox)
    and it keeps me full till lunch time
  • Mariachicat
    Mariachicat Posts: 311 Member
    I make a banana blueberry smoothie without yogurt, but put in almond milk and vanilla whey protein from GNC and it tastes awesome, is filling, and gives sustained energy.
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