Does anyone have easy or simple Smoothies tips?

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  • projectflaca
    projectflaca Posts: 2 Member
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    How many calories?
  • goldfinger88
    goldfinger88 Posts: 686 Member
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    Ok, easy, fast, my specialties. Cut up a fresh orange. Put the sections in a blender. Throw in a bunch of cleaned fresh parsley with the stems taken off. Add a tbs of coconut nectar. Add one ice cube or some crushed ice. Blend. Drink. Enjoy.
  • MinkyMoo13
    MinkyMoo13 Posts: 354 Member
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    1 banana
    1/2 cup of ice

    then go from there.. Add a yoghurt.. or another fruit.. Yummy! So Simple!
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
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    I like using only juice and frozen fruit. Sometimes I'll add protein powder, but I don't do yogurt, sorbet, frozen yogurt, etc. I've just started making a new one that's really good:

    1/2c coconut water
    1/2c orange juice
    1 banana
    frozen strawberries
    frozen pineapple
    frozen blueberries
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
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    NO BANANAS !!!!! BANANAS CAUSE BODY FAT !!!!!!!

    PEACHES
    STRAWBERRYS AND BLUEBERRIES MAKE THE BEST SMOOTHIE!

    RONG . Incorekt. Not troo.
  • gastankerdriver
    gastankerdriver Posts: 162
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    I like to take vegan yogurt and mix it with blueberries, rasberries, strawberries or mangos or bananas.
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
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    NO BANANAS !!!!! BANANAS CAUSE BODY FAT !!!!!!!

    PEACHES
    STRAWBERRYS AND BLUEBERRIES MAKE THE BEST SMOOTHIE!

    Bananas do not "cause body fat".
  • corky26
    corky26 Posts: 7
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    I just made one the other day with:

    almond milk
    soy yogurt
    fresh strawberries
    banana

    tasted great!
  • katemme
    katemme Posts: 191
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    i always wing it.

    generally

    1 cup berries
    1/2-1 cup other fruit
    1/2 cup milk or juice
    sometimes OIKOS yogurt
    1 tbsp sugar/stevia to taste
    1/2 scoop protein powder or to taste

    *edit, i use frozen berries, instead of adding ice cubes. the milk/juice helps with the consistency.

    throw in whatever you want, its your smoothie! i have seen good healthy cake batter smoothie recipes but i haven't tried them, so no word yet if its good or not.
  • BrandiD56
    BrandiD56 Posts: 103
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    Thanks for the ideas.
  • katemme
    katemme Posts: 191
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    too many calories in a banana. almost like eating a stick of butter to me. blegh
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
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    too many calories in a banana. almost like eating a stick of butter to me. blegh

    An 8-9 inch banana only has 120 calories, which is less than a tablespoon of butter.
  • Mercenary1914
    Mercenary1914 Posts: 1,087 Member
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    Tips: you will need some kind of liquid, always. Water is easy/cheap/calorie free. Most fruits go fairly well with each other, so try combinations of your favorites. Frozen fruit is a good option if you are not always home to eat fresh stuff before it spoils.

    Recipes:

    1 cup milk of your choice (soy, almond, skim, whatever)
    1/3 cup blackberries
    1/3 cup blueberries
    1 kiwi


    1 cup milk of choice
    1/3 cup strawberries
    1/3 cup blueberries
    1 mango

    1 cup water
    1/2 cup greek yogurt
    1/2 cup peaches
    1/3 cup raspberries

    I like this...but I would add protein to them...Like Crystal Farms liquid egg whites or Protein mix....... and/or cottage chese and/or greek yogurt...
  • Funsoaps
    Funsoaps Posts: 514 Member
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    I use organic frozen fruit


    , frozen blueberries
    Raw alomd butter
    Hazelnut or vanilla unsweetened almond milk
    Strawberries frozen
    Frozen organic spinach
    Sometimes I will add acai unsweetened purée, or freeze coconut milk plain yogurt


    Blackberries
    Spinach, of cousre all frozen like half to one cup
    Vanilla rice protein powder
    Acai purée unsweertened
    Hazelnut milk


    Frozen mango
    Coconut milk
    Pinapple juice
    Add strawberries or banana if u like
  • tistal
    tistal Posts: 869 Member
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    banana, apple, orange juice, almond milk and ice. YUM!!!!
  • Polly758
    Polly758 Posts: 623 Member
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    Smoothie base, doesn't need anything added:
    1 cup each:
    liquid
    frozen fruit
    plain yogurt

    Then add any or all of these if you want to get crazy
    1 scoop protein powder
    1-2 T wheat germ / oat bran / psyllium husk / other hippie *kitten*
    handful of spinach
    1 t cinnamon
    banana
    1 T coconut oil
    canned pineapple
    honey / maple syrup / stevia

    I buy bananas, let them get squishy, then peel them, halve them, and freeze them so I can use them regularly, otherwise I'm sure I don't get enough potassium.
  • tistal
    tistal Posts: 869 Member
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    NO BANANAS !!!!! BANANAS CAUSE BODY FAT !!!!!!!

    PEACHES
    STRAWBERRYS AND BLUEBERRIES MAKE THE BEST SMOOTHIE!


    I eat a banana every day and have lost 24lbs.
  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
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    I put in 2 cups OJ, 1 cup frozen strawberries, 1/2-1 c frozen mixed berries, and a banana. Blend well and add a few ice cubes if needed for consistency before blending again. You can even add 1/2 c plain yogurt for a bit of protein & calcium. Mmmmmmm. (Oh, this makes about 3-4 cups, enough for at least 3 people, usually)
  • plantgrrl
    plantgrrl Posts: 436 Member
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    some sort of liquid, (water or milk is what I go with--but juice works too) 4-8oz
    frozen berries or fruit 1-2 cups
    protein powder 1-2 scoops
    ice, yogurt or sherbert

    My favorite

    1 scoop chocolate whey protein powder
    6oz water
    1 cup Safeway/Dominick's unsweetened Dark Cherries
    (yogurt optional)

    Tastes like Cherries Garcia. MmmmMMM
  • tammisr32
    tammisr32 Posts: 38 Member
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    When you buy your fresh fruit, if you don't use it all, freeze it in baggies and use the frozen fruit as your "ice".... and I love greek yogurt in mine :)

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