Smoothies are a delicious, healthy treat that
boosts
up the immune system.
This occurs due to the presence of the nutrients and enzymes that
can be found in the fruits and vegetables that are used to make your
drink. When you create a low fat smoothie, you will receive instant
nutrition, which can be easily absorbed into the body’s system
because the fruits have been broken down to be easily digestible.
Another advantage to making low-fat smoothies, is that they fill a
dieter up with water, as well as energy. The fruit juices in the
smoothies help to speed up your body’s metabolism. There are plenty
of books that offer a variety of smoothie recipes, such as
Slim Smoothies:
Over 130 Healthy and Energizing Recipes Without All the Calories
by Donna Pliner Rodnitzky and Super Smoothies: 50 Recipes for
Every Lifestyle by Mary Corpening Barber.
When
you are interested in creating a low fat, low sugar smoothie, you
should check out some of the recipes below:
Free Low Fat, Low Sugar Smoothie
Recipes
Blueberry Smoothie
Ingredients
1/4
cup blueberries, frozen
1 Banana
8 oz Vanilla Yogurt, fat free
2 tbsp pineapple orange juice
6-10 ice cubes
Directions
1) Place all ingredients in blender, and blend.
Banana Mango Smoothie
There are 150 calories in this recipe.
Ingredients
2
frozen, ripe bananas
1
mango, peeled and sliced
10 ounces calcium fortified orange juice
1
cup low fat or fat free vanilla or mandarin orange yogurt
Directions
1) Cut banana into chunks.
2) In a blender, combine all ingredients and blend until smooth.
3) If the smoothie is too thick, thin with a little more orange
juice.
4) Pour into 4 glasses.
Quick Low Fat Smoothie
Ingredients
1
banana
2 8 oz cups of low-fat strawberry yogurt (or your favorite flavor)
2
8 oz cups of low-fat strawberry yogurt (or your favorite flavor)
1/2 cup of milk
1/2 cup of shredded ice
Directions
1) Blend all of the ingredients in a blender.
Low Fat Strawberry Ice Smoothie
(Makes 2 Servings)
Ingredients
1
˝ cups ice
1
cup strawberries
2
cups low-fat milk
˝
cup plan fat-free yogurt
Directions
1) Remove stems from strawberries.
2) Add ice to blender
first, try and crush as much as you can first.
3) Add remaining
ingredients.
4) Blend for
approximately 1 minute.
Grape Smoothie
Ingredients
2
cups red seedless grapes
1 cup green seedless grapes
1/2 cup purple grape juice
Directions
1) Combine all ingredients in blender and whip until smooth.
Berry Smoothie
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Ingredients
1 small banana, cut up and frozen
1/4 cup raspberries
1 cup orange juice
1/3 cup nonfat, sugar free vanilla yogurt |
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Directions
1)
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
2) Pour into
two glasses to serve. |
Cherry Vanilla Smoothie
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Ingredients
1 cup nonfat
milk
2 cups unsweetened frozen cherries
2 cups frozen raspberries
2 cups frozen lowfat vanilla yogurt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
1) Combine all
ingredients in a blender until smooth. Pour into 4 glasses
to serve. |
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Strawberry, Peach and Pear Smoothie
Ingredients
1 peach, stoned and sliced
1 pear, peeled, cored and chopped
200g (7oz) strawberries, frozen and slightly thawed
good squeeze of lime
Directions
1) Add
everything to a blender and mix together.
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