Hi Friends!

Today, I am sharing the recipes of the smoothie challenge with you!

The smoothie challenge went a little differently than I had planned. We have some of our own FLT team and some of our readers and friends sharing our favorite smoothie recipes.

Here they are in no particular order:

Avocado and Pistachio Protein Shake

2/3 cup of sweetened almond milk

1 tsp. fat-free/sugar-free pistachio pudding mix

½ a ripe avocado

1/3 small, very ripe banana

2 scoops Shaklee protein shake mix

½ cup ice

“If you’re counting calories, the whole shake is about 420. Not bad at all! If you take out the avocado its about 300…yes the avocado adds a bunch more calories, but the creaminess helps with the shake texture.”

 

Green Smoothie

1 cup frozen fruit

¾ cup unsweetened almond milk

1 “Greens Pak” from Trace Minerals

¾ to 1 cup water, depending how you like the consistency

“I have this most mornings for breakfast! Looks like something you skimmed from a swamp! But if you can get past that GREEN color, it tastes good and is great for you! Only about 130 calories!”

Spinach-Berries-Banana-Flax

Spinach

Almond milk

Banana

Frozen mixed berries

Flax seed

 

 

Tropical Chia Seed Smoothie

By Amy Button

Giant handful of spinach

½ cup frozen mango

½ cup pineapple

½ cup peaches

1 banana

1 tsp. coconut oil

1 Tbsp. chia seeds

1 ½ cups water

 

 

Power-Up Smoothie

Almond milk (I use dark chocolate so I don’t have to use chocolate syrup)

Peanut butter (I use organic peanut butter powder)

Banana

Lots of ice

Oats or granola

 

Fruit Smoothie

4 ice cubes

2 sliced frozen bananas

½ fresh container of blueberries or raspberries (or ½ cup of strawberries)

½ cup blueberries

½ cup apple juice (add a little more juice if berries are frozen)

“Blend & enjoy!”

 

Neon Green Smoothie

Orange juice

Lime juice

Mango

Honey

Kale

 

Italian Spicy Green Smoothie

1 cup Arugula

1 cup of water

a Bag of Frozen Mixed Berries

 

Mocha Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie

4 ice cubes

8 oz. brewed cooled coffee

1 scoop chocolate protein powder (I use Designer Whey brand)

1-2 Tbsp. peanut butter (I used powdered peanut butter)

Dash of 100% pure maple syrup

You can start your morning off with your coffee and a hit of protein to give you energy and be more filling all at the same time. Incorporating protein at breakfast is a great boost for your metabolism. This is a much better choice than coffee with cream & sugar! (197 calories, 23 grams protein, 22 grams carbs ~the maple syrup really bumps up the calories & carbs, but it’s good even without it. Without syrup, it’s 145 calories and 11 g carbs.)

Thanks everyone for participating with your favorite smoothie recipes! These all sound wonderful! I look forward to giving them a try. Perhaps these recipes inspire you to come up with something new.

Here’s to your health!

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