Healthy smoothie recipes

angbieb
angbieb Posts: 668 Member
edited October 6 in Food and Nutrition
What do you put in your smoothies and why? I'm looking for ideas. :drinker:



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  • klmnumbers
    klmnumbers Posts: 213 Member
    I'm pretty terrible at cooking/recipes. But my go-to smoothie is:

    1 frozen banana (chopped up pre-freezing)
    2/3 cup of frozen strawberries
    1 scoop of Aria protein powder
    and honey to sweeten a bit
    fill with water.

    It's yummy, super filling, simple, and only about 250 calories. Of course, strawberry-banana is my favorite flavor. A lot of people prefer to use almond milk or coconut milk to fill, but I hate the taste. Water is good for me, and the frozen fruits still make it thick so that I don't feel like I'm drinking fruity water. Some people also substitute greek/strained yogurts to thicken.

    It's pretty sweet, too, which is nice for me since I have a hardcore sweet tooth.
  • meadowmail77
    meadowmail77 Posts: 64 Member
    1 raw banana
    about half a cup of water
    handful of ice
    1/2 cup frozen peaches
    1/2 cup frozen mangos
    about a handful raw spinach.

    Very green looking but actually sweet tasting.
  • You should really get a magic bullet!! They are so easy to make smoothies in! :)

    I buy a bag of frozen mixed fruit no sugar added.

    Orange Juice - Tropicana Trop 50

    So I put 1 cup of frozen fruit in and 1 cup of my orange juice and blend :)

    Total calories for this smoothie is 120!
  • Amyeeeeeee
    Amyeeeeeee Posts: 93 Member
    sounds yummy!!!
  • ChristyU74
    ChristyU74 Posts: 234 Member
    Berry Smoothie

    1/2 cup Vanilla Yogurt (Greek yogurt, or your favorite low-fat yogurt)
    1/2 Skim Milk
    1 cup frozen raspberries, or frozen strawberries/blueberries, ect.
    1 packet Splenda

    Blend well. Sometimes, I run it through a strainer to get the raspberry seeds out.
  • Amyeeeeeee
    Amyeeeeeee Posts: 93 Member
    yum!!!!
  • Silk Almond Milk (35 calories per cup); mixed frozen berries, 1 banana, Trader Joe's tart frozen yogurt, Trader Joe's mango sorbet, 1 scoop vanilla bean ON platinum hydro builder.
  • Amyeeeeeee
    Amyeeeeeee Posts: 93 Member
    wonder if u mix it with some protein powder would it be better for you
  • This sounds great! Always looking for low cal ideas! Would make a great breakfast too! Thanks for posting!
  • I do frozen berries (1 cup), sometimes with a fresh banana, chocolate soy milk (1 cup) and protein powder (2 scoops). If I can find a good vegan yoghurt I like I'll probably start adding that as well. I like my smoothies to be really thick.
  • My smoothies are 1 cup frozen fruit (favorite is dole tropical blend), 1/2 cup silk light soy milk, 1/2 cup nonfat plain yogurt or greek yogurt, and 2 tbsp sf flavored torani or davinci syrup. with the tropical blend, my favorite syrup is orange, with the mixed berries, my favorite is chocolate macadamia nut.

    I use 1 cup fruit so i can get my full fruit serving in for the day. Using yogurt and milk gets 2 dairy servings for the day. the greek yogurt provides more protein than regular yogurt, but i was able to get a big tub of nancy's organic plain nonfat yogurt for pretty cheap, so that worked better for me, if i can make it to costco, i'll grab large tubs of greek yogurt there. the reason i use soy milk is i have a slight milk allergy, so when i use regular nonfat milk and yogurt, i break out, but using soy milk and yogurt seems fine. That's why i do what i do, but smoothies are pretty versatile as you can see and you can fit them in your day any way you like!
  • idauria
    idauria Posts: 1,037 Member
    I use 1 scoop of chocolate or vanilla protein powder, 2 tbs peanut butter, 1 cup unsweetened almond milk. Sometimes I add baby spinach. You can't even taste it.
  • redbird99
    redbird99 Posts: 298 Member
    I use 1/2 cup greek yogurt, 1 cup Dole mixed frozen fruit, 1/2 a fresh or frozen banana cut in chunks, and a little of whatever juice I have in the refrigerator or a little skim milk. '

    I have also found lots of smoothie recipes on EatingWell.com.
  • nellie_88
    nellie_88 Posts: 256 Member
    bump
  • KayteeBear
    KayteeBear Posts: 1,040 Member
    Spinach, pineapple, banana, milk, orange juice, yogurt. That was one of my favourite combos. I don't have specific amounts because I just threw random amounts in until it was the right consistency.

    My basic smoothie always starts with spinach and milk/yogurt and banana. Then I just add in random fruits (I've done frozen strawberries, pineapple, plum, peach, saskatoon berries, blueberries) and I like to add in vanilla extract, flaxseeds, cinnamon, peanut butter, coconut oil, etc.
  • Newf77
    Newf77 Posts: 802 Member
    I have several smoothie recipes, one of my favorite and most simple;
    8oz non-dairy milk
    1 TPS Peanut Butter
    1 Frozen Bananna

    I use the non-dairy milk because wifee is lactose intolerate
    I love PeanutButter, yhea its a protein also

    I second the opinion that a smoothie blender is a great investment if you plan on makeing smoothies often, I use a Magic Bullet.
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