Best tasting healthy smoothie

penguinofwar · 01-28-2010, 08:05 AM

Does anybody have any really good tasting, yet healthy smoothie recipes?

***Pauler*** · 01-30-2010, 05:48 PM

what do you mean by "healthy"...like lower carb, low calorie, or just healthy in the generic sense? well, this is my recipe for a generic healthy shake.

1/2 banana
1/2 cup skim milk
3 strawberries
1/2 cup orange juice
a few ice cubes...

blend until smooth consistency...enjoy.

penguinofwar · 01-30-2010, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pauler

what do you mean by "healthy"...like lower carb, low calorie, or just healthy in the generic sense? well, this is my recipe for a generic healthy shake.

1/2 banana
1/2 cup skim milk
3 strawberries
1/2 cup orange juice
a few ice cubes...

blend until smooth consistency...enjoy.

I was thinking without having to add much sugar to make it taste sweet enough. Calories aren't that big of a concern to me... It least when I make my smoothies I have to add a ton of sugar to make it taste good, but thats probably because I put ice cream in it normally. But thanks for the recipe, I'll try it out whenever I have all those!

**beanbag** · 01-30-2010, 06:31 PM

I use yogurt, fresh fruit and ice in my smoothies. you can use whatever combinations you like, but I prefer to use peach-flavored yogurt as my base. and...I only use yoplait, which is higher in sugar than other brands of yogurt, but oh well.

a typical smoothie looks something like:

1 individual container of peach yogurt
a handful of ice cubes, more if needed
fresh strawberries
fresh blackberries or raspberries, if available

if I don't have fresh fruit, I use frozen fruit (berries are my favorite) and use less ice. super easy. =)

**Rainer.** · 01-30-2010, 07:04 PM

Use avocados and milk.

Cam42 · 01-30-2010, 07:10 PM

1 banana
some blueberries, and/or strawberries
1 vanilla yogurt
milk
ice.

**scared2mosh** · 01-30-2010, 08:14 PM

Here is one I make that is quite good (serves 2)

1 Frozen banana (sliced)
1 1/2 scoops chocolate protein shake mix (a carnation instant breakfast will work)
5-6 frozen strawberries
1 cup of ice (or not quite)
enough skim milk to cover ingredients (this will vary... mine is super wide. I would guess it's like 2 cups?)

it's pretty good

sweet4smiles · 02-16-2010, 11:30 AM

All of the smoothies I make include ice and vanilla yogurt.

My favorite ones are made with strawberries, kiwi and bananas. I also like them with rasberries and blueberries sometimes.

I never add a specific amount of any ingrediant, just whatever feels right at the time. I am one of those people that do not really like sticking to recipes for anything