Healthy Smoothie Recipes for a Healthy Lifestyle

I made a Weight Watchers commitment to eat healthier and have been trying to find ways to do that ever since. Healthy smoothies are a great way to get more veggies, fruits, and fiber in your diet. Smoothies are quick and easy to make if you have all the ingredients. They also curb my sweet tooth (like when I crave ice cream at night).

Simple fruit and soy milk smoothies are a low-calorie snack that works well with Weight Watchers. A smoothie is a great way to replace a meal, such as breakfast or lunch. I often add raw almonds or whey protein powder to my smoothie. Whey protein powder can help you lose weight and keep you full until your next meal. Whey protein powder can be found in many grocery stores and drugstores near nutritional products or weight loss.

Although blenders are great for making smoothies, I prefer to use a smaller smoothie maker. This way, I don’t need to use my large blender. There are many personal-sized smoothie makers available. They often come with one base and two cups. These are great because you can always keep one of them handy in case the dishwasher takes the other.

While some recipes require you to add ice to your smoothie, you don’t have to if you have frozen blueberries and strawberries in the freezer. Make sure you slice bananas before freezing them in freezer-safe containers.

These healthy smoothies are one-serving meals and have less than 200 calories. The type of milk used will affect the calories. The calories will rise to around 270 calories if you add whey protein, depending on the brand. (Adding whey protein to the smoothie recipe will bring it up to 5 Weight Watchers points, which is a low-calorie lunch option).

 Strawberry Banana Smoothie 

1 cup frozen strawberries 

 Half a frozen banana cut into pieces 

 

 1 cup nonfat, soy, or almond milk 

 

 1 teaspoon honey (optional). 

 

 1 scoop of whey protein (optional). 

 

 Blend ingredients together in a blender or magic bullet until smooth.

Serves 1

 Blueberry Banana Smoothie 

1/2 cup frozen blueberries 

 

 Half a frozen banana chopped into pieces 

 

 1 Nonfat Milk, Soy, or Almond milk 

 

 1 teaspoon honey (optional). 

 

 1 scoop of whey protein (optional). 

 

 Blend ingredients together in a blender or smoothie machine until smooth.

Serves 1

Source by Jen Turner