And yeah, there were days when I had no appetite at all. So, a few glasses of fresh smoothies and I was all good.
The fun part is that they helped me lose weight fast.
As a matter of fact, smoothies have the best boosters for me all along my weight loss journey and until today.
Leafy Green Smoothie
Nutrition facts per serving: 270 calories, 10g fat, 33g carbs, 4g fiber, 18g sugar, 17g protein.
**Note that if you add protein powder or swap ingredients, it might alter the nutritional content.
Ingredients:
- 4 cups of spinach or any other green leaf
- 4 small bananas (frozen)
- 1 1/2 cups o unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1/4 cup of peanut butter
- 2 cups of plain nonfat greek yogurt
- 4 scoops of protein powder (optional)
- 2 cups of ice cubes
Add the ingredients to your blender in the order listed above.
Tip: If you have a nut allergy you can substitute the peanut butter for sunflower seed butter and substitute the almond milk for another liquid such as regular milk, soy milk or even water.
Blue Medley Smoothie
Nutrition facts per serving: 260 calories, 13g fat, 31g carbs, 8g fiber, 15g sugar, 8g protein.
**Note that if you add protein powder or swap ingredients, it might alter the nutritional content.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups of packed spinach
- 1/2 cup of frozen blueberries
- 1/2 cup of frozen banana
- 1 1/2 cups of unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1 tbsp of almond butter
- 1/2 tsp of cinnamon
- 1 scoop of protein powder (optional)
Add ingredients to your blender in the order listed above.
Immunity Boost Smoothie
Nutrition facts per serving: 230 calories, 5g fat, 43g carbs, 6g fiber, 34g sugar, 5g protein.
**Note that if you add protein powder or swap ingredients, it might alter the nutritional content.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup of peeled orange
- 1/2 cup of carrots
- 1/2 cup of frozen mango chunks
- 1 cup of coconut water
- 1 tbsp of hemp seeds
- 1/2 inch of turmeric root
- 1/2 inch of ginger root
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- 1 scoop of protein powder (optional)
- Add water if needed
Add ingredients to your blender in the order listed.
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