Thread: Smoothies - Delicious and Nutritious! :)

Here are some good (and good for you) smoothie recipes to try! Enjoy!


THERMOS READY SMOOTHIE

INGREDIENTS
• 1 cup(s) frozen mixed berries
• 1/2 banana
• 1/2 cup(s) apple juice
• 1/4 cup(s) silken tofu
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Directions
1. Combine berries, banana, apple juice and tofu in a blender; blend until smooth.

CALORIES 288
FAT 3
FIBER
PROTEIN



BANANA PEANUT BUTTER SMOOTHIE

Ingredients

• 1 small (ripe) banana, cut in half
• 1/2 cup(s) (low-fat ) milk
• 1 teaspoon(s) creamy peanut butter
• 3 ice cubes

Directions
1. In blender, combine banana, milk, peanut butter, and ice cubes; blend until mixture is smooth and frothy. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.

CALORIES 165
FAT 4
FIBER 2
PROTEIN 6



BANANA COCOA SOY SMOOTHIE

Ingredients
• 1 banana
• 1/2 cup(s) silken tofu
• 1/2 cup(s) soymilk
• 2 tablespoon(s) unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon(s) honey

Directions
1. Slice banana and freeze until firm. Blend tofu, soymilk, cocoa and honey in a blender until smooth. With the motor running, add the banana slices through the hole in the lid and continue to puree until smooth.
CALORIES 340
FAT 8
FIBER 10
PROTEIN 17


VEGETABLE SMOOTHIE (Tastes kind of like a Bloody Mary)

Ingredients

• 2 cup(s) tomato juice
• 1/2 cup(s) chopped red bell pepper
• 1/2 cup(s) peeled and chopped cucumber
• 3 tablespoon(s) lemon juice
• 2 tablespoon(s) chopped scallions
• 2 teaspoon(s) Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
• 1/4 teaspoon(s) fresh-ground pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon(s) hot-pepper sauce
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Directions
1. Make the smoothies: Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth -- about 3 minutes. Chill for at least 30 minutes. Fill 4 glasses with ice and divide the smoothie mixture among the glasses. Serve immediately

CALORIES 33.5
FAT .1
FIBER 1.2
PROTEIN 1


BERRY BANANA SMOOTHIE

Ingredients

• 2 (small) bananas
• 1 container(s) (8-oz.) plain low-fat, yogurt
• 1 cup(s) milk , skim, 1% or soy
• 1 cup(s) (fresh or frozen) berries, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries or a combination
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Directions
1. Combine all ingredients in your blender and purée until smooth. Pour into 2 glasses and serve immediately.

CALORIES 212
FAT 3
FIBER 4
PROTEIN 11


RASPBERRY AVOCADO SMOOTHIE

Ingredients

• 1 avocado , peeled and pitted
• 3/4 cup(s) orange juice
• 3/4 cup(s) raspberry juice
• 1/2 cup(s) frozen raspberries, (not thawed)

CALORIES 249
FAT 14
FIBER
PROTEIN 3


POMEGRANATE BERRY SMOOTHIE

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup(s) chilled pomegranate juice
• 1/2 cup(s) vanilla low-fat yogurt
• 1 cup(s) frozen mixed berries
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Directions
1. In blender, place juice, yogurt, and berries. Cover and blend until pureed

CALORIES 250
FAT 2
FIBER 5
PROTEIN 6



HAWAIIAN SMOOTHIE

Ingredients

• 1 cup(s) chopped fresh pineapple
• 1/2 cup(s) chopped peeled papaya
• 1/4 cup(s) guava nectar,
• 1 tablespoon(s) lime juice
• 1 teaspoon(s) grenadine,
• 1/2 cup(s) ice
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Directions
1. Place ingredients in the order listed in a blender. Pulse three times to chop the fruit, then blend until smooth. Serve immediately.
2. Ingredient Notes: Grenadine is a red syrup (originally flavored with pomegranate juice) used to color and flavor drinks . Look for it in the bar-mix section of your supermarket. Guava nectar is available in most markets, with the juices or in the Latin American section

CALORIES 81
FAT
FIBER
PROTEIN 1


ORANGE-BANANA SMOOTHIE POP

Ingredients

• 1 container(s) (7-ounce) Greek yogurt
• 2/3 cup(s) thawed orange juice concentrate
• 2 large bananas
• Zest of 1 lime
• 1 tablespoon(s) fresh lime juice
Directions
1. Puree one Greek yogurt , thawed orange juice concentrate, bananas, lime zest, and fresh lime juice in a blender.
2. Pour into six 3-ounce molds. (We used mini baking tins with Popsicle sticks, but you can also substitute paper cups.) Freeze until smoothie pops are solid, about 4 hours.
3. To release pops, dip molds into hot water until pops loosen and slide out. If using cups, peel away paper.

CALORIES 72
FAT 1
FIBER 1
PROTEIN 2

LAURA’S PROTEIN SMOOTHIE

Ingredients
1 scoop (about 20g) Pure Protein powder (vanilla)
1c rice milk (sometimes soy)
1c spinach
1/2c cucumber
1/2 banana
1/2 apple (or pear, peach or sometimes berries, depending on what I have)
1 tsp chia seeds


Kristi’s Spinach Smoothie

Ingredients
1 whole banana bottom of the blender
Fill blender with fresh spinach
8 ounces of organic skim milk
1 scoop vanilla whey protein
1-2 cups frozen berries

Blend Well
Optional additions:
1 TBSP Udos oil
Flax seed
Serves 2.