Does anybody have any good healthy smoothies recipies?

Question

I am lookin for a healhy smoothie recipie made from fruit, yogurt, etc.

Answer 1

Peel bananas - freeze in baggies - put about half of a frozen banana in the blender with about 16 oz of milk , more or less according to taste - blend & enjoy a frothy treat..........

Answer 2

The key ingredients to use in smoothies are milk, yogurt, juice, fruit, veggies (if you want to try something less sweet) and possibly ice.

You can make your own smoothie catering to your own specific tastes simply by adding a few of these ingredients in a blender. You can vary the amount of any one ingredient to make your smoothie more creamy, less creamy and to achieve your desired thickness.

Lately I've found a good way to make a smoothie type drink without using yogurt, for less calories and less fat. What I do is take

Some fruit (ie: banana & about 5 strawberries)
1/2 cup to a full cup liquid (milk and or juice)
and 6 ice cubes.
I blend that until it's smoothe and its really good.

Also, instead of the fruit I will add a couple tablespoons of Nescafe Ice Java syrup to a cup of milk with 6 ice cubes. This makes a yummy Iced Cappuccino.

Basically what I'm saying is play around with ingredients and you will have endless creative concoctions. :)

Answer 3

I love smoothies, because you can make them with anything you like. Here’s a basic smoothie recipe which you can flavor with 2 to 3 handfuls of any chosen fruit. Or flavor it using 1 of the 3 fantastic combinations given below.

1 banana
2 to 3 large handfuls of chosen fruit
Approximately 1 pint glass ice
1/2 pint heavy cream

Place the banana and your chosen fruit into a blender and whiz for 30 seconds. Add the ice cream. Place the lid back on tightly and pulse the blender a couple of times on and off to break up the larger pieces of ice, before whizzing up to a semi-slushy milkshake consistency.
If you haven't got a blender, you can do as I have been known to do -- place the ice into a clean tea towel and bash the hell out of it with a rolling pin before stirring in the mashed fruit and the cream. It's good, but not quite as good. The 3 smoothies below can be made by following this basic recipe, using the listed ingredients as your chosen fruit.

Blackberry and Pineapple Smoothie:
2 handfuls blackberries
1 handful peeled and chopped fresh pineapple
Banana and Honey Smoothie:
1 banana
2 tablespoons honey
2 heaping tablespoons peanut butter
Raspberry and Strawberry Smoothie:
1 handful raspberries
2 handfuls strawberries



good luck

Answer 4

Alright this smoothie recipe is not only healthy and nutrional but also really good! It's called Triple Threat Fruit Smoothie, yes I know with a name like that you would think calories, but this is actually very healthy and good especialy people who are on diets! Ok here it is!

INGREDIENTS:
1 kiwi, sliced
1 banana, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup blueberries
1 cup strawberries
1 cup ice cubes
1/2 cup orange juice
1 (8 ounce) container peach yogurt

DIRECTIONS:
In a blender, blend the kiwi, banana, blueberries, strawberries, ice, orange juice, and yogurt until smooth.

Enjoy. I'm sure this smoothie beats any other person who thinks there recipe is better!

Answer 5

Go to your local bookstore and ask for the book called "Smoothies": A Little Book for Cooks. It's one of those little hardcover 3x3 books filled with great summertime drinks! Here's the ISBN # 0-7407-0522-9

Here's a few to get your started:

Strawberry Royale

1 1/2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
1 ripe banana, sliced
3 ice cubes
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup orange juice

Place fruit and ice in blender. Pulse 3 or 4 times. Add the yogurt and orange juice. Blend until smooth. Serves 2.

Honeydew'll It

2 cups cubed honeydew melon
1/2 cup lime sherbet
3 tablespoons lime juice
1 teaspoon coarsly chopped fresh mint leaves (optional)

Place melon, sherbet, and lime juice in blender. Blend until smooth. Add the mint leaves, if using, and pulse once or twice, just to combine. Serves 2.

Answer 6

Morning Wakeup Smoothie
1 cup whey (or buttermilk)
1/2 cup frozen fruit
1/2 banana
1 (1 g) packet sugar substitute (stevia, splenda, etc.)
blend together till smooth.


Strawberry Citrus Slush
1 (46 ounce) can pink grapefruit juice
1 (12 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
1/2 cup sugar
1 (1/4 ounce) package powdered strawberry drink mix
1 (2 liter) bottle ginger ale, chilled
In a 2 quart nonmetal freezer container, stir all ingredients except ginger ale until sugar is dissolved. Freeze 4 to 6 hours or until slush consistency.
If slush is frozen solid, let sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes before serving. To serve, spoon 1/2 cup slush mixture into each glass. Pour 1/2 cup ginger ale over each.


Banana Berry Smoothie
1 large ripe banana
1/2 cup strawberries or berries, of choice
1/2 cup low-fat plain yogurt (your choice)
1 cup low-fat milk
1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon honey (optional)
Combine all ingredients in a blender and mix well to combine.
Pour into a tall glass with some ice cubes for a great start to your day!

Answer 7

I make this smoothie several times a week:

Juice (any kind you like)
1 small container yogurt(I prefer goat yogurt)
1 banana, orange or tangelo, fresh strawberries, blueberries
Frozen strawberries, blueberries

I put about 1/4-1/2 cup of juice in, the yogurt, banana and orange. Blend. Put in fresh berries, blend. Put in frozen a few at a time until it is as thick as you like.

I sometimes add Flax seed oil and/or Bee pollen.

Answer 8

Go here for a healthy & delicious berry smoothie recipe:
http://www.bhg.com/bhg/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/bhg/story/data/16618.xml

Ingredients:
2 cups plain fat-free yogurt
2 ripe medium bananas
1 cup sliced fresh strawberries or unsweetened frozen strawberries
1 cup mixed fresh berries, such as raspberries, blueberries, and/or blackberries or unsweetened frozen mixed berries


Instructions:
1. In a blender, puree all ingredients

LOOK I EVEN GAVE YOU THE NUTRITION FACTS TO SHOW IT'S HEALTHY,I BET NO ONE ELSE WILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's the nutrition scoop: 176 claories, 10 g protein, 1 g fat (0 g sat. fat), 3 mg cholesterol, 89 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrates, a nd 3 g fiber. Daily Values: 2% vit. A, 53% vit. C, 19% calcium, and 3% iron in each 12-oz. glass.


Good Luck with your smoothie,yummy!

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Answer 9

I like to use vanilla yogurt, skim milk, a banana, a bit of honey, and fruit (the one I use is a pineapple, mango, strawberry mix) from the frozen food section of the grocery store. There's a recipe on the bag, and you don't need to add any ice. I don't measure anything; I just toss it all into the blender until it's the right consistency.

Answer 10

all the recipes are good but if you want to have a good smoothie fast use frozen daquari mix and ice and yogart i like raspberry the best but strawberry is good too. put the daquari mix in the blender add a cup of yogart any flavor and about 1 cup of ice and if you want it a little thinner add some 2% milk about a 1/4 of a cup. Great tasting.

Answer 11

Great smoothie!
1 mango (peeled)
A few strawberries (frozen or fresh)
1 banana
4 ounces of orange juice
about a cup of crushed ice
Put everything in a blender and blend until smooth. You will get 2 big glasses.