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9 Irresistible Smoothie Recipes

Strawberries, bananas, avocados...and the list goes on--so many ways to blend up something delicious!

Smoothie Tips

When smoothie recipes call for ice cubes, try frozen fruit instead.
To freeze bananas, peel and cut into 1-inch pieces.
To freeze fresh berries, spread on a jellyroll pan, freeze, and store in resealable freezer bags.
Add yogurt, milk, flax seeds, silken tofu, wheat germ, or protein powder to the blender for an extra hit of nutrition.
If a smoothie recipe calls for sugar, try it first without. You might not need it, depending on how sweet the fruit is.

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Strawberry Smoothies

“Love this. I make this almost every morning for my picky son and he loves it.”
-- Sandra C

Groovy Green Smoothie

“Love the flexibility of this recipe. Tastes great and good for you? 5 stars!” -- Eric

All-Around Good Smoothie

“I'll admit that while I LOVE avocodos I was highly skeptical of this smoothie. This is AWESOME!”
-- danakee

Avocado Smoothie

“I've never been much of a smoothie drinker or breakfast eater but I just might have to rethink that after having this.” -- naples34102

B and L's Strawberry Smoothie

“Delicious! Followed the recipe exactly and loved it. Really sweet and yummy.” -- lauren71

Banana Blast II

“We loved this! I used fresh peaches that I peeled first.” -- Christina

Nectarine Blush

“Surprisingly easy and just like at restaurants!” -- Carolyn

Mango Lassi II

“Wonderful! My kids and I loved it!” -- BECKIECROCKER

Orange Glorious I

"Great smoothie! I used fat free vanilla yogurt and because it was a little thick added a little extra skim milk. I also added a little strawberry jam in addition to the strawberries to sweeten it up a bit and increase the strawberry flavor." -- Jillian

Breakfast In A Glass

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Susan Stone

Jul. 28, 2012 1:11 pm

I've been looking for smoothie recipes and am very disappointed that most of these have negligible amounts of protein and lots of sugar.

Diätqueen

Jul. 29, 2012 11:22 am

Smoothies are fruit drinks. Fruits have a lots of sugar. But I would use stevia glycoside powder instead of sugar.

brandavis

Jul. 31, 2012 7:58 am

Or you can just not add sugar... as you said fruits already have lots of sugar, why add more? Plus, I don't care what anyone says sugar substitutes are not good for you... it took 15 years before anyone knew aspartame was bad... that's why its banned in many European countries. I'm not saying its in all, but as far as I'm concerned if its not the real deal then its worse for you... just like diet sodas...

brandavis

Jul. 31, 2012 8:13 am

I like the look of this one personally: Strawberry Oatmeal Breakfast Smoothie Lots of protein and fiber from the oatmeal, low fat from soy milk. can exclude the sugar if you like. Since I have a dairy allergy I would use 1 cup of water and 1 scoop of vanilla soy protein (shaklee) and obviously I would not need additional vanilla extract.

judy kok

Sep. 12, 2012 8:19 am

i like making my smoothies with vanilla coconut milk & whatever fresh fruit available,throw in some fresh mint, if you want protein in add hemp seed,i find this works very well in any blended drink.

rockgod

Nov. 24, 2012 6:29 pm

Use fat free or skim milk to make it healthier. Also, add granola in. Delish. Add healthy ingredients to it. Amazing taste

brenda

Feb. 3, 2013 11:03 pm

cant wait to try them brenda

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