Shakes and smoothies

YES! I often make some delicious smoothies. Here are a few good ones that can be varied

1. Green tea smoothie: 1 cup cold green tea (I boil water and add in the green tea bag and then put in the fridge to get it cold. In your blender, add in the green tea with a cup of your favorite frozen fruits or fresh fruits with Ice. For example, I use a cup of mixed frozen berries and then add in a tbsp of honey or maple syrup.

2. Fresh juiced apple smoothie: Blend in 1 cup of Apple juice with 1 cup of mixed frozen fruits such as peach, mango and strawberry and raspberry. (Best thing is that you can use any fruits you like, as long as you have apple juice as the liquid to blend, then add in berries or pineapple, baby spinach can be added in as well for more nutrition.

3. Protein PB shake: In the blender add in 3/4 cup of almond milk or cashew milk or regular milk, add in 1 tbsp natural peanut butter, 1 scoop of chocolate protein shake, carob or cocoa powder to make it extra chocolaty (optional) and also you can add in 1 frozen banana to thicken it up plus adds a great taste OR you can omit the banana and add in ice to thicken it. Blend all together until smooth and enjoy.

TIPS:Add in any other nutritional things such as flax seeds, hemp seeds, hemp protein etc..
Or different nut butters, vanilla protein instead of chocolate, actual nuts, 1 scoop ice cream or frozen yogurt ..

CAUTION: The more you add stuff the higher the calories so make sure you measure everything.

I experimented with various recipes. These are my favorites:

Strawberry/Kale Smoothie
1 cup unsweetened Almond Milk
1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
1 Tbsp. Chia seeds
1 Tbsp. ground flax seeds
1 tsp. honey
1/2 cup chopped Kale
A couple of chunks of frozen Mango
4-5 frozen Strawberries
Contains 323 Cal/39 Carb/10 Fat/21 Protein

Chocolate Smoothie (not sweet)
1 cup unsweetened Almond Milk
1/4 block Silken Tofu
3 Tbsp. cocoa powder
2 Tbsp. plain Greek yogurt
1 Tbsp. honey
1-2 ice cubes
Contains 206 Cal/33 Carb/8 Fat/15 Protein

I have a Nutribullet also (love it!) and my favorite way to use it is to fill up to the line they recommend with spinach or kale, add frozen tropical fruit mix (Costco has a good one), add a handful of cashews and a couple of dates, then fill to the "max" line with unsweetened almond milk.

Another trick I've found is that adding a frozen banana to almost any smoothie will sweeten and enhance the flavor. Good luck!

This is not whole foods really but low fat and sugar. It is a seasonal flavor also nice and thick. Frozen Egg Nog.

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pondee629 wrote: »

HudsonHawes wrote: »

I have a Nutribullet also (love it!) and my favorite way to use it is to fill up to the line they recommend with spinach or kale, add frozen tropical fruit mix (Costco has a good one), add a handful of cashews and a couple of dates, then fill to the "max" line with unsweetened almond milk.

Another trick I've found is that adding a frozen banana to almost any smoothie will sweeten and enhance the flavor. Good luck!

Why does the banana have to be frozen? Won't a room temp banana work just as well?

Frozen bananas help make it a little more thick and not as watery