Smoothie Recipes

lidunne
lidunne Posts: 46 Member
edited September 27 in Food and Nutrition
Can anyone give me some good recipes for smoothies that are low in fat and good for breakfast?

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  • cmccune712
    cmccune712 Posts: 30 Member
    One that I like is a Blueberry Banana Smoothie..

    1 ripe banana
    1 cup blueberries
    1 cup of non-fat plain organic yogurt

    Put it all in a blender...YUM!
  • sarahsmom1
    sarahsmom1 Posts: 1,501 Member
    I did add 2 oz blueberries so the total count is without them
    Generic - Banana, 1 Large Raw, 0.5 banana 79 16 2 0 1 1
    Blackberries - Fresh, 3.5 oz. (28g) 42 11 4 0 0 0
    Sun Tropics - Orange Mango Premium Nectars - Not From Concentrate, 8 oz 120 29 0 0 47 0
    Generic - Strawberries, 3 oz 28 6 1 0 1 0

    269 calories 62 carbs 7fiber 0 chol 49 sodium 1fat
  • atcbabe1
    atcbabe1 Posts: 22
    mine is as follows

    1 cup frozen fruit (strawberries, pinapple, mango, blackberries, ect)
    1 med bannana
    1 6oz litet yougart
    1/4 cup fat free milk

    Blend that all up in a blender and drink. stats are 297cal, 0 fat, 12g of protien
  • biggerpix
    biggerpix Posts: 96
    I love smoothies too. I do the same recipe as above, but with ice. good any time of day. try this web site.

    http://www.smoothieweb.com/category/fruit-smoothies/banana-smoothies/
  • staciekins
    staciekins Posts: 453 Member
    I am in love with a smoothie mix called Concord Banana/ Chocolate Banana mix. It comes in a packet and has 3 servings. You add banana, milk, and ice and its yummy. And for added protein, you can add some reduced fat peanut butter. :)
  • annacataldo
    annacataldo Posts: 872 Member
    smoothies r easy--- low fat or no fat milk or yogurt with frozen berries--- strwberries blueberries banana... can do any fruit--like mango, pomegranite, peaches, oranges, whatever you want, have and like, mixed with the milk or yogurt... could even replace the milk/yogurt with water im sure and itd be fine.
  • hungrymarathongirl
    hungrymarathongirl Posts: 444 Member
    mine is as follows

    1 cup frozen fruit (strawberries, pinapple, mango, blackberries, ect)
    1 med bannana
    1 6oz litet yougart
    1/4 cup fat free milk

    Blend that all up in a blender and drink. stats are 297cal, 0 fat, 12g of protien

    I do the same thing. I use whatever fruit I have on hand. Frozen fruit make it nice and thick. I also use almond milk. Lowers the cals too.
  • teanabean
    teanabean Posts: 168 Member
    I LOVE using GREEK vanilla or plain yogurt with my smoothies as well, for added protein and they are SO good and filling. My favorite is Mango-strrawberry-banana with yogurt

    Or blueberries - vanilla greek yogurt and strawberries
  • simplysara9
    simplysara9 Posts: 521
    I have been using the Yoplait Smoothie Mix. I like the Strawberry Banana and Mixed Berry varieties. All you do is add 1 cup of milk to the packet (two servings) and blend. Delicious!
  • lidunne
    lidunne Posts: 46 Member
    thank you so much for these! A lot of you mention frozen fruits though, does it matter if its fresh instead?!
  • ekburnet
    ekburnet Posts: 44 Member
    I need a great deal of protien in my breakfast smoothie otherwise I get hungry later on:
    I use NECTAR – brand name (whey protein)
    I scoop vanilla NECTAR
    12 to 16 oz fat free milk
    ½ cup to ¾ cup frozen fruit
    1 pkg any flavor Emergen – C
    Any whey protien is good. I just really like the NECTAR brand. You can get it cheap via amazon.com
    p.s. I use fresh fruit too. I just add some ice cubes to make it super cold.
  • coolsmartygirl
    coolsmartygirl Posts: 299 Member
    I own a book called the smoothie bible and one of the things it says is that if you use fresh instead of frozen it just won't be as cold or icy. The smoothie bible is amazing, I got it two years ago and it gives vegetable and fruit smoothies.
  • HappyFeat
    HappyFeat Posts: 16 Member
    I like to use frozen, because then you don't have to add ice to make it cold! My favorite recipe:

    1/2 banana
    1/2 cup frozen blueberries
    1/2 cup frozen strawberries
    dollop of non fat greek yogurt
    1/4 cup dry oatmeal
    2 tablespoons whole flaxseed
    1/2 scoop chocolate whey protein
    splash of soy milk

    ^^ super healthy, and you'll be full forever :)
  • coolsmartygirl
    coolsmartygirl Posts: 299 Member
    What is the texture like of that smoothie? I seem to have a problem with too chucky of smoothies
  • ChristinaRamos
    ChristinaRamos Posts: 226
    1/2 c frozen mixed fruit,
    1/2 c low sodium v8
    1/2 c plain nonfat yogurt or greek yogurt
    2 scoops Vi Shape meal replacement powder

    Peel your own bananas, freeze them and have fresh frozen fruit!
  • MsNiss
    MsNiss Posts: 57
    A favorite of mine:

    1/2 frozen Banana
    1/2 cup chocolate soy milk
    1/2 cup light soy milk
    1 tbsp peanut butter

    (about 250 calories)

    Blend this, and it gives you the fruit from the banana, protein from the peanut butter, and keeps you full for a couple of hours. Another favorite of mine which is really low in calories:

    hand full of spinach
    1/2 grated carrot
    small wedge of watermelon or pineapple
    about 5 frozen grapes
    water and ice

    (about 75 calories)

    blend together, and add more water depending on consistency. If you blend it long enough, it gets really smooth, and you taste the sweet fruits, and not the spinach at all.

    Yum!
  • ChristinaRamos
    ChristinaRamos Posts: 226
    I like the oatmeal in my Vi Shakes!
  • HappyFeat
    HappyFeat Posts: 16 Member
    the texture of the protein/oatmeal/flax smoothie is excellent, but I think because I use the bullet to blend which gets rid of any chunks, and the oats and flax add just a bit of crunch. You don't need to do any chewing though!
  • supershiny
    supershiny Posts: 170 Member
    My favorite is:

    45 g frozen raspberries/blackberries/blueberries
    90 g frozen strawberries
    1/2 c. plain Kefir (or plain greek yogurt)
    1/2 c. diet ginger ale

    Calories | Carbs | Fat | Protein | Sodium | Fiber
    107 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 4


    It is a little tangy and a little sweet, not too cloying. Perfect for a morning on the go!
  • luvmykid28
    luvmykid28 Posts: 185 Member
    bump
  • ksuhre
    ksuhre Posts: 23 Member
    1/2 cup each of blueberries and pineapple
    1/2 banana
    1+ cup of spinach
    1 cup of Passion Tea

    The tea takes it to a whole new dimension and its dairy free!
  • saadler
    saadler Posts: 116
    Chocolate soy milk + banana + ice. You can also add some peanut butter if you want.
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