Smoothies have become extremely popular and for good reason. I will share with you my personal reasons for consuming smoothies and also a great article with nutritional information and some free recipes.

I mostly have smoothies for breakfast, for many reasons but the biggest reason is because I am in a hurry and it’s the best way to get a nutritious breakfast and still make it to work on time. My morning favorite is peanut butter banana, recipe to follow and my favorite evening tropical fruit smoothie, also recipe to follow. My evening smoothie sometimes replaces my dinner, especially if I don’t feel like a heavy meal or if I am eating late for one reason or another.  A lunch smoothie is not out of the question either, if I can’t come up with something easy to pack for lunch, I whip up a smoothie and pop it in my lunch bag, 15 minutes before lunch I put it in the freezer and lunch is served.

My co-workers are huge smoothie fans too and we share recipes using different fruits and vegetables just to keep it lively and to add some variety to our palate!

Families can get involved in nutrition by creating smoothies that taste great, but include fruits and vegetables your children or spouse wouldn’t necessarily eat.  You can let your kids toss the ingredients into the blender, all the while talking about the nutritional value of each item you use.

If you grow your own garden, you can also feel good about your food going straight from the plant and into your blender.

Enjoy the article and the recipes…try a smoothie, I think you’ll be completely surprised!

https://www.healthysmoothiehq.com/21-reasons-consume-healthy-smoothies

My favorites!

Peanut Butter Banana

4 heaping tablespoons non-fat vanilla yogurt

2 heaping tablespoons Ovaltine

4 heaping tablespoons PB2 powdered peanut butter (this is key to keeping the fat and calories down) powdered peanut butter is delicious and can be found in the peanut butter isle at the grocery.

1 to 1 ½ frozen banana pieces (freezing the fruit is key to a great smoothie)

¼ to ½ cup cashew milk – low fat, low calorie and delicious (amount of milk depends on what consistency you like) I like mine on the thicker side.

Approx. 6 ice cubes

Blend on ice crusher

Super Delicious!

Tropical Fruit

4 heaping tablespoons non-fat vanilla yogurt

½ frozen banana pieces

½ can frozen tropical fruit (I have tried the already frozen fruit and it’s not as good as the canned that you freeze yourself.)

1 heaping teaspoon vanilla pudding (tropical fruit has a lot of juice, you will need something to thicken a little.)

Small amount of cashew milk

Approx. 6 ice cubes.

Blend on ice crusher

Super refreshing!

This blog written by a fellow blogger.