Favorite Smoothie Recipes

[kristi]

With my kiddos starting back to school in a week, I was thinking about quick breakfasts for myself. This got me thinking about trying smoothies. However, I've never made one before. Does anyone have any favorite recipes for a novice such as myself? How do you up the protein? Are they filling?

Sorry for all the questions. Thanks for any info you can give me.

Kristi

 

[macbeanur]

my favorite smoothie is one I got from Angela's Oh She Glows website with my own modifications:

1 tbsp chia seeds
1 tbsp amazing meal chocolate infusion
1 tbsp almond butter
1 tsp cinnamon
2 handfuls of spinach
1 banana
70 g of frozen wild blueberries
0.75 c almond milk and 0.25 c coconut milk
ice cubes

blend.

Drink.

Yum!

Definitely NOT low in calories, but keeps me filled up for awhile and is so tasty.

 

[jcpolsky]

My son loves the chocolate smoothie at Starbucks, so we came up with a similar version.

1 cup of milk
1 scoop of chocolate protein powder
1 tbsp of unsweetened cocoa
1/2 ripe banana
Ice
Blend and enjoy.

 

[Jenniferlove]

1 cup OJ
1 cup low-fat plain yogurt
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
1-1 1/2 cups frozen fruit ( I like frozen cherries or pineapple )
1 Tblspn ground Flax seed ( optional )

Makes an entire blender full with about 30g protein - fills me up until lunch!

 

[RapidBreath]

Chocolate whey protein 1 scoop
12 oz. milk (whatever kind you prefer.)

Put contents in a shaker bottle.

And shake away!

Drink in the car on the way, don't forget to rinse out the cup, you don't want it to sour on you in the car.

I like this better than a real smoothie because there is no blender to clean up. Just put the whole thing in the dish washer or wash by hand with Dawn. You don't even need a straw. It is close to 300 calories or so. Don't be fooled. However, it goes down easy and won't slow you down at all.

 

[kristi]

You ladies are amazing! I knew I would get so many helpful recipes and ideas. Thanks so much!

 

[DixieGirl]

Below is my typical smoothie but all these other recipes look great! Definitely gonna try them out

3/4 to 1 C almond milk or coconut milk
1 banana
a handful of fresh spinach
1 T plain greek yogurt
1 heaping scoop of vanilla PP (can add more if you want more protein)

I'll sometimes add in 2-3 frozen strawberries & 1 T of natural peanut butter if I'm a little more hungry than usual.

 

[janiejoey]

After workout pre menopause or menopause and beyond (the latter would be me) LOL smoothy. Got this recipe from Dr. Oz, suppose to help with "The Change Of Life".

1 c. Swiss chard
1 c. green tea
1/2 c. blue berries
2 brazil nuts
1 T. flax seeds

This is so good!

Janie

 

[KrisS]

Hi!! This thread is great because I am always on the run and need new smoothie ideas. Here's one of my favorites:

Pumpkin Pie

8oz of unsweetend almond milk + water for a runnier shake
1/4c canned pumpkin (I use Libby's or you can use sweet potato instead)
1/4c quick cooking oatmeal
1 tsp vanillla extract
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
1 tbsp almond butter
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp each nutmeg, allspice, ginger, ground cloves (or use 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice)

For more great shake idea's check out my Fit and Trim Fitness page on Facebook and look under my notes for "Time to Shake Things up"

 

[MAYNARDSMOM]

The ingredients I use:

plain greek yogurt
muscle milk - vanilla
strawberries
handful of spinach
enough green tea to make consistency you like

 

[nightowl81]

for those of you who try to keep the calories low and don't mind some artificial flavoring I recently discovered Lorann candy oils and Flavor Fountains. It's just flavored extracts, but there's a ton of flavors to flavor your smoothies and protein shakes anyway you desire without adding calories. I've been using Syntha 6 protein powder since it's more like a meal replacement, a little bit of almond or coconut milk, lots of ice, sometimes coffee and get creative with the flavors or just use one and it's like a milkshake!
The fruity flavors are good in green smoothies if you are trying to cover up the lawnmower taste.