When they’re not loaded down with added sugar, flavoring syrups, ice cream, or processed fruit juices, smoothies can be a highly beneficial weight loss aid. Here are some smoothies for weight loss recipes to incorporate as part of your dieting meal plan.
Green Power Breakfast
- 2 apples
- 1/2 pineapple
- 1/2 cucumber
- fresh-squeezed lime juice
- 1/2 avocado
- 1 ounce wheatgrass
Add ice and blend until smooth.
Greek Berries and Bananas
- 1 cup Greek yogurt (flavor of your choosing)
- 2 cups of berries (your choice, fresh or frozen, blueberries are good)
- 1 whole banana (unpeeled)
- a few clumps of fresh spinach
- 2 cups of water
Add the water and yogurt first for easier blending.
Spinach Blueberry Delight
- 2 cups (packed) fresh spinach
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 whole chopped banana (unpeeled)
- 1 whole mango (peeled and chopped)
Add ice and water to desired level.
Low Cal Veggie Powerhouse
- 1 whole cucumber (sliced)
- 2 carrots (peeled)
- 1 head romaine lettuce
- 2 cups chopped kale
- 4 garlic cloves (peeled)
- 1 chopped apple or pear (for sweetening)
Add ice and water to blend to desired level.
Low Cal Watermelon Blast
- 4 cups chopped watermelon (seeds removed)
- 1 fresh squeezed lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 strawberries
- 1 cup sliced papaya
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
This one is packed with antioxidant power!
Bitter Breakfast Blend
- 1 whole grapefruit (chopped)
- 1 whole banana (peeled)
- 1 orange (peeled and deseeded)
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger
- 2 kiwis (peeled and sliced)
Add ice and water to desired level.
Melon Madness
- 1 cantaloupe (deseeded and chopped)
- 1 whole honeydew (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon honey
Add water and ice to desired level.
Strawberry Antioxidant Smoothie Slam
- 12 fresh or frozen strawberries
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 tablespoon Grade-A Maple Syrup
- 10 raspberries
- 1/2 banana (peeled)
Add water or milk (milk may always be substituted for water in a smoothie diet) and blend until liquefied.
Healthiest Shake Ever™
- 6 kale leaves
- 1 whole cucumber
- 1 apple or pear
- 4 cloves chopped and peeled garlic
- 4 stalks of celery
- 1 tablespoon ginger
Add water and ice until blended. Drink one of these every morning and you might just be shocked at how good your body can feel.