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2012-05-30

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Recipes for smoothies that actually aid in weight loss

There are 23 total in the link below, so if the ones I’ve posted here don’t interest you, check out the others to find something you might like~

PEANUT BUTTER AND BANANA

Half of one banana

1/2 cup smooth or crunchy low-fat peanut butter

1/2 cup of non-fat milk

6 ice cubes

1 tablespoon of chocolate whey protein powder

Place all of the ingredients into the blender and blend until smooth.

WATERMELON

6 cups of seedless watermelon, chopped

1 cup of lemon sherbet, non-fat milk, or low-fat vanilla yogurt

12 ice cubes

Put half the watermelon in the blender and blend until smooth, then add half of the ice and sherbet; blend until smooth. Repeat the process with the rest of the ingredients.

KIWI AND HONEYDEW

2 cups of honeydew, cubed

1 Granny Smith apple, chopped

1 kiwi fruit, peeled and chopped

2 tablespoons of sugar

1 tablespoon of lemon juice

1 cup of ice cubes

Place the honeydew, kiwi, apple, sugar, and lemon juice into the blender and blend until it’s smooth, then add the ice cubes and blend until the mixture is slushy.

MANGO SURPRISE

1/4 cup of cubed mangoes

1/4 cup of ripe avocado, mashed

1/2 cup of mango juice

1/4 cup of fat-free vanilla yogurt

1 tablespoon of juice

1 tablespoon of sugar

6 ice cubes

Add all the ingredients into the blender and blend until smooth.

APPLE

1/2 cup of skim milk or soy milk

6 ounces of vanilla yogurt

1 teaspoon of apple pie spice

1 medium-sized, chopped apple

2 tablespoons of cashew butter

6 ice cubes

Place all the ingredients in the blender and then blend until smooth; best eaten with a spoon!

These all look so yummy! I think I’ll try the apple one first… or maybe the kiwi? but the mango peach looks so delicious!! oh no, can’t decide!

FULL SOURCE AND RECIPES HERE