The weight-loss benefits associated with smoothies include increased nutrient intake and fast results, along with speed and ease of preparation.
Increases intake of fruit, veg, and associated nutrients like carbohydrates, fibre, vitamins, and minerals.
Calorie restrictive diets like those involving meal replacement shakes can lead to quick weight loss (i.e. within a few weeks) in the short term.
Smoothies are often quicker to prepare than meals.
Making a smoothie is sometimes easier than a meal too since there’s no need to research healthy recipes, carefully measure ingredients, track calories, or basically think in any way!
When used as substitutes for unhealthy snacks or meals, it can displace calories from these poor nutritional sources.
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Here are five smoothie recipes to help you out.
PB&J Smoothie
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
1/2 cup frozen strawberries
1 tbsp peanut butter
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
Fit + Slim Smoothie
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 cup frozen blueberries
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
Chocolate + Coffee Smoothie
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1 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 frozen banana
1 tbsp freeze-dried coffee, or replace 1/4 cup milk with 1/4 cup strong chilled coffee
1/2 tbsp dark cocoa powder
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
Green Machine Smoothie
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
frozen banana
1 cup baby spinach, packed
1 tbsp peanut butter
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
Vanilla Cupcake Smoothie
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
1/2 cup frozen mango
1/2 cup frozen pineapple
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
Instructions
PB&J Smoothie
In a kitchen blender, start by adding the unsweetened almond milk, frozen strawberries, peanut butter, and
1 scoop of vanilla protein powder.
Now, blend everything until it’s very smooth.
Fit + Slim Smoothie
In a kitchen blender, start by adding the unsweetened almond milk, frozen blueberries, and 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder.
Now, blend everything until it’s very smooth.
Chocolate + Coffee Smoothie
In a kitchen blender, start by adding the unsweetened almond milk, frozen banana, freeze-dried coffee, dark cocoa powder, and 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder.
Now, blend everything until it’s very smooth.
Green Machine Smoothie
In a kitchen blender, start by adding the unsweetened almond milk, frozen banana, baby spinach, and 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder.
Now, blend everything until it’s very smooth.
Vanilla Cupcake Smoothie
In a kitchen blender, start by adding the unsweetened almond milk, frozen mango, frozen pineapple, and 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder.
Now, blend everything until it’s very smooth.
