What do you add to fruit to make your smoothies?

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caroline_g
caroline_g Posts: 201 Member
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I really struggle with getting breakfast when I'm at uni or on teaching placement so I've decided to get into having smoothies as I can have them in the car on my hour and a half drive to uni each morning! Blurgh not looking forward to that again tomorrow. Anyway, I'm just wondering what's the best thing to add to the fruit to make it tasty, filling and keep it low calorie? What do you all add to them?
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  • rockerbabyy
    rockerbabyy Posts: 2,258 Member
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    for my fruit smoothies i add spinach (you cant taste it!), greek yogurt, whatever frozen fruit i feel like, ice and water or juice to get the right consistency.
    sometimes ill throw in a banana and/or avocado instead of ice
  • caroline_g
    caroline_g Posts: 201 Member
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    for my fruit smoothies i add spinach (you cant taste it!), greek yogurt, whatever frozen fruit i feel like, ice and water or juice to get the right consistency.
    sometimes ill throw in a banana and/or avocado instead of ice

    Ewww I'm not sure about the spinach bit, I hate spinach though! I was wondering about yoghurt or juice, couldn't decide which would be best though.
  • Kadidit
    Kadidit Posts: 3
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    I love Fruit Smothies and they are super handy when Traveling. Here is how I make mine.

    3 oz Greek Plain Yogurt 50 Cal
    1/2 cup Milk non fat (fat free or skim) 43 Cal
    Banana (Love the taste, but Optional) 105 Cal
    1/2 c Frozen Blueberries 35 Cal
    1/2 Cup Frozen Strawberries 25 Cal

    Total 258 Calories


    Sometimes I add Peaches, or other Frozen Berries, Kiwi, Grapes. The options are endless. Pears are also really good. Good Luck!

    Katie
  • myukniewicz
    myukniewicz Posts: 906 Member
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    1 cup FROZEN fruit
    1 cup Fat-Free Greek Yogurt
    1/2 cup light soy milk
    1 packet of Truvia
    1 Tbsp, Flax Seed

    Blend & Enjoy :)
  • JTThomas
    JTThomas Posts: 69 Member
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    This is how I make my smoothie but you can adjust it according to your taste by switching out milk for yogurt or varying the type of fruit. I always use a banana as the sweetener so that I don't have to add any extra sugar or artificial sweetener.

    1 cup fat free milk
    1 cup frozen peaches
    1 cup frozen strawberries
    1 banana
    (optional: 1 cup of raw spinach leaves-- I swear you can't taste it but it does make the color more of a minty green)

    In your blender, process the frozen fruit to make it easier to liquify and then add the banana, milk, and spinach. Yumm!
  • yferrara
    yferrara Posts: 2
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    2/3 Cup Blueberries
    1 1/3 Peach/Pineapple/Mango/Strawberry Mix
    (or you can use whatever fruit you want, just make sure you have 3 2/3 cup portions)
    2/3 Nonfat Yogurt
    2/3 Reduced fat milk
    Vanilla Extract
    Whey Protein (1 scoop) - or you eliminate the vanilla extract by getting vanilla flavored whey protein
    Ice

    It's super yummy and it's good for a meal.
  • yferrara
    yferrara Posts: 2
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    Oh and for a good banana shake all you need is

    Banana
    Milk
    Honey
    Ice

    It's really good!
  • maryellen8301
    maryellen8301 Posts: 100 Member
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    for my fruit smoothies i add spinach (you cant taste it!), greek yogurt, whatever frozen fruit i feel like, ice and water or juice to get the right consistency.
    sometimes ill throw in a banana and/or avocado instead of ice

    Ewww I'm not sure about the spinach bit, I hate spinach though! I was wondering about yoghurt or juice, couldn't decide which would be best though.

    you honestly can not taste the spinach.. also if you add spinach put in some mango.. they are supposed to compliment each other
  • ttrussel
    ttrussel Posts: 101 Member
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    Can't drink milk.... does anyone use Silk?
  • allierae14
    allierae14 Posts: 167
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    I love smoothies!

    I use:

    - plain yogurt (whatever brand we have in the house, if I don't have plain, I like vanilla too)
    - frozen strawberries (a big handful)
    - frozen raspberries (a big handful)
    - one banana
    - slash of orange juice

    I don't use ice in mine since I use frozen fruit in the winter, but if it is summer and I use fresh fruit I do add ice.
  • ttrussel
    ttrussel Posts: 101 Member
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    for my fruit smoothies i add spinach (you cant taste it!), greek yogurt, whatever frozen fruit i feel like, ice and water or juice to get the right consistency.
    sometimes ill throw in a banana and/or avocado instead of ice

    Ewww I'm not sure about the spinach bit, I hate spinach though! I was wondering about yoghurt or juice, couldn't decide which would be best though.



    Sorry if this is a dumb question, but, Do you mean spinach frozen/drained or leaves? I've never made these...


    you honestly can not taste the spinach.. also if you add spinach put in some mango.. they are supposed to compliment each other
  • sloew
    sloew Posts: 106 Member
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    Ok so this is a weird combo but until you try it you don't know what your missing! lol

    1/2 c frozen blue berries
    1/2 c frozen cherries
    1 c silk almond milk or soy milk
    1/3 c dry oatmeal
    1 TBS Peanut butter (or some kind of protien shake powder)
    handful of spinach

    I use this for a meal, it has all food groups. When adding the pb it has a strong pb taste so if you don't like pb flavor use protien powder. I love pb so I love the shake with it. I was also told to eat protien sparingly so I do that every so often, it's like a treat for him
    I also can't have bananas so I had to find something that worked for me. I plan on trying advacado in one next.
    YUMMY! Hope that helps!
  • sloew
    sloew Posts: 106 Member
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    for my fruit smoothies i add spinach (you cant taste it!), greek yogurt, whatever frozen fruit i feel like, ice and water or juice to get the right consistency.
    sometimes ill throw in a banana and/or avocado instead of ice

    Ewww I'm not sure about the spinach bit, I hate spinach though! I was wondering about yoghurt or juice, couldn't decide which would be best though.


    I thought the same thing. You really can't taste the spinach! If you can get past the thought then it's a good way to get veggies. :)
  • Bike2BFit
    Bike2BFit Posts: 9 Member
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    I drink my breakfast too, on my way to work. My recipe is:

    8 oz water
    1 frozen banana
    Cinnamon to taste
    1 tablespoon of wheat germ
    2 scoops of vanilla protein powder ( I use a shaklee product called Cinch)
    a few ice cubes

    Enjoy!
  • cutie2b
    cutie2b Posts: 194 Member
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    for my fruit smoothies i add spinach (you cant taste it!), greek yogurt, whatever frozen fruit i feel like, ice and water or juice to get the right consistency.
    sometimes ill throw in a banana and/or avocado instead of ice

    Ewww I'm not sure about the spinach bit, I hate spinach though! I was wondering about yoghurt or juice, couldn't decide which would be best though.



    Sorry if this is a dumb question, but, Do you mean spinach frozen/drained or leaves? I've never made these...


    you honestly can not taste the spinach.. also if you add spinach put in some mango.. they are supposed to compliment each other

    I use fresh baby spinach leaves (not frozen - never tried frozen). And you really, truly can't taste the spinach at all. It does turn your shake green though.
  • MsMarketeer
    MsMarketeer Posts: 24 Member
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    You really cant taste spinach and if you put it in one of those tall cups with lids and straws (mine is clear green, so everything I drink looks green, haha), you wont see it. But it is sooooo good for you and you wouldnt even know it was there if it werent for the color.

    When I'm in a hurry, here's what I do.

    1 c. water
    1 scoop whey protein powder (vanilla)
    1c. frozen fruit (strawberries and bananas are my fav)
    1 pk sweetner

    blend till done. Though high on the glycemic index, its really yummy!

    Another version:

    1 c water
    1/2 c. crushed ice cubes
    1 scoop protein powder
    1 pkg crystall light (flavor of your choice)

    Tastes like a creamcicle and is low on the sugars.

    Be creative with your smoothies...they are easy to do and very hard to make taste bad...

    When all else fails, add a little spenda or stevia (or sweetner of choice) to your concoction. Sometimes a little more sweet is all it takes.
  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
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    6 ounces of fruit juice, 1 cup of frozen berries, 1/2 cup of non fat plain yogurt, 1 scoop of protein powder.
  • Missjilly1025
    Missjilly1025 Posts: 146 Member
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    I love coconut milk! Also, extra soft tofu gives it a nice smooth texture and lots of protein without the calories.
  • HannahMarieMcDougald
    HannahMarieMcDougald Posts: 544
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    Frozen berries yum and it makes it thicker
  • xSophia19
    xSophia19 Posts: 1,536 Member
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    this is the key ingredient for making the smoothie taste much nicer! you only need a few table spoons of it, and its quite low in cals :)

    hope this helped

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