So you have decided to change your eating habit and lean more towards the healthy side. You have your spanking new blender, your fruits, and veggies but have no clue what to whip up! No worries… here are five really delicious smoothie recipes that you must try! In fact, try one for the next five days and then decide which is a favorite that you may very well want to stick with.
Best Smoothie Recipe for the Entire Family
1. Banana Oatmeal Smoothie:
Ingredients:
1 frozen banana
¼ cup rolled oats
1 cup almond milk (or any other nut milk)
2 teaspoons honey (or you preferred sweetener)
1 teaspoon chia seeds Instructions:
Directions:
Place the frozen banana, oats, almond milk, honey, and chia seeds into a blender.
Blend on high speed until ingredients are combined thoroughly.
Walaah! You are done!
Pour into a glass and enjoy!
2. Kiwi Avocado Smoothie:
Ingredients:
1 kiwi fruit, peeled and diced
½ avocado
½ banana
¼ cup organic Greek yogurt
2 teaspoons honey (or any other sweetener of your choice)
Juice of ½ lime
3 handfuls spinach leaves (optional) Instructions:
Directions:
Place the kiwi, avocado, banana, Greek yogurt, honey, lime juice, and spinach into a blender.
Blend on high until ingredients are combined thoroughly.
Enjoy!
3. Classic Strawberry Smoothie:
Ingredients:
1 cup frozen strawberries
½ banana
¼ cup yogurt (or coconut yogurt if you prefer)
2 teaspoons honey (or any other sweetener of your choice)
2 tablespoons almond butter (optional) Instructions:
Directions:
Place the frozen strawberries, banana, yogurt, honey, and almond butter into a blender.
Blend on high until ingredients are combined thoroughly.
Pour into a glass and enjoy!
4. Peanut Butter & Jelly Smoothie:
Ingredients:
1 cup frozen strawberries
½ banana
¼ cup peanut butter
2 teaspoons honey (or any other sweetener of your choice)
2 tablespoons peanut butter
¼ cup almond milk (or any other milk of your choice)
Instructions:
Place the frozen strawberries, banana, peanut butter, honey, peanut butter, and almond milk into a blender.
Blend on high until ingredients are combined thoroughly.
Pour into a glass and enjoy!
5. Green Detox Smoothie:
Ingredients:
1 cup spinach
½ banana
¼ avocado
2 teaspoons honey (or any other sweetener of your choice)
2 tablespoons almond butter (optional)
¼ cup almond milk (or any other milk of your choice)
Instructions:
Place the spinach, banana, avocado, honey, almond butter, and almond milk into a blender.
Blend on high until ingredients are combined thoroughly.
Pour into a glass and enjoy!
Smoothies For Kids
While the above recipes are good for you, what about your little ones? After all, you have no desire to continue feeding them foods that are not so healthy for them. plus you are trying to include more fruits and veggies in their meals on a daily basis. Here are five smoothies that make for healthy and delicious snacks for your kids:
6. Very Berry Smoothie:
This smoothie is made with frozen berries, banana, and Greek yogurt – full of protein and antioxidants!
Ingredients:
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 cup frozen strawberries
1/2 banana
1/2 cup Greek yogurt
2 tablespoons honey (or any other sweetener of your choice)
¼ cup almond milk (or any other milk of your Choice)
Instructions:
Place the blueberries, strawberries, banana, Greek yogurt, honey, and almond milk into a blender. 2. Blend on high until ingredients are combined thoroughly.
3. Pour into a glass and enjoy!
Tropical Pineapple Smoothie: An island twist – pineapple & mango make this tropical treat irresistible!
Ingredients:
– ½ fresh pineapple
– 1 mango
– Juice from half lime
– 2 tablespoons honey (or any other sweetener of your choice)
– ¼ cup coconut water or coconut milk
Instructions:
1. Remove skin from both the pineapple & mango before adding them along with the lime juice, honey & coconut water, or coconut milk to your blender.
2 . Blend on high until ingredients are combined thoroughly.
3 . Pour into a glass and enjoy!
7. Apple Pie Smoothie:
A dessert favorite turned nutritious smoothie, using apples, rolled oats, nut butter, cinnamon & more!
Ingredients :
– 1 apple
– ½ lemon
– ¾ Cup Almond Milk
– 3 tablespoons rolled oats
– 2 tablespoons nut butter
– Dash cinnamon
Instructions :
1 . Core apple & cut it up before blending it with the lemon juice, almond milk, rolled oats, nut butter & a dash of cinnamon in a blender.
2 . Blend on high until ingredients are combined thoroughly 3). Pour into a glass and enjoy!
Best Smoothie Recipes for the Gym fanatic!
So you have decided to take your workout to a new level! not only are you upping your game in the number of pounds that you are lifting but you have decided to up your nutrient intake. This means getting some protein-packed smoothies that are affordable and done just the way you like it. Smoothies you can make yourself at home.
Here are some recipes perfect for gym fanatics:
8. Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Smoothie:
Ingredients:
- One scoop of protein powder
- Almond milk
- Cocoa powder
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1 spoon creamy peanut butter
Direction:
Put a scoop of protein powder, almond milk, and cocoa powder in a blender. blend until all ingredients are combined. Next, add the two bananas and some creamy peanut butter and blend until smooth. Finally, pour into glasses and enjoy!
9. Blueberry Coconut Yogurt Smoothie:
Ingredients:
- Frozen or fresh blueberries
- Coconut yogurt
- Almond or coconut milk
Directions:
Blend the blueberries, coconut yogurt, and milk together. Blend until smooth. Then add in a scoop of protein powder if desired and blend again. Pour into glasses, top with fresh blueberries, and enjoy!
10. Pineapple Ginger Detox Smoothie:
Ingredients:
- Frozen pineapple chunks
- frozen mango chunks
- Grated ginger
- Spinach leaves
- Almond milk
Directions:
Making a Pineapple Ginger Detox Smoothie is an easy way to get your daily dose of vitamins and antioxidants. Start by adding the fresh pineapple chunks, ginger juice, spinach leaves, and coconut water to a blender. Blend until smooth. Then add in some almond milk and blend again until combined. Enjoy!
Kale Banana Green Smoothie:
ingredients:
- 2 ripe bananas
- Kale
- Spinach
- Unsweetened almond milk/Coconut milk
- Honey (according to your taste buds)
Direction:
Start by adding banana, kale, almond milk, and spinach to a blender. Blend until smooth. Then add in some honey or other sweetener to taste and blend again. Pour into glasses and enjoy!
Orange Sunrise Power Up Smoothie:
Ingredients:
- 2 Oranges
- Spinach leaves
- honey
- Chia Seed
- Frozen banana slices
- Almond Milk
Directions:
Add fresh oranges, spinach leaves, chia seeds, and frozen banana slices to a blender. Blend until smooth. Then add in some almond milk or other plant-based milk of choice and blend again until combined. Finally, add in honey or another sweetener to taste and blend one last time.
Enjoy our delicious recipes!