Diet Smoothie Recipes for Healthy Weight Loss

When eating a healthy diet it is very important that you minimize your intake of processed foods and eat a variety of healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables. However, many of us don't get even get the minimum of 5 servings of fruits and vegetables that are recommended for a healthy diet. One way that you can increase your intake of fruit and vegetables is by incorporating healthy diet smoothie recipes into your meal planning. Fruit smoothies are especially good because not only are they packed with nutrition but they can help curb your craving for something sweet.

A simple diet smoothie with frozen fruit and skim or soy milk is a great low calorie snack that fits into a healthy diet. If I am having a smoothie in place of a meal such as breakfast or lunch I will blend a scoop of whey protein powder into the smoothie. Whey protein powder is not only great for weight loss but it will help keep you satisfied until your next meal or snack. Whey protein powder will also make your diet smoothie recipes creamier and come in different flavors such as chocolate or vanilla. I generally stick with vanilla since I personally think it pairs well with fruit.

Blenders are fine for making smoothies but I prefer using a personal size smoothie maker for the convenience since they usually make one serving. Smoothie makers are easy enough to find online and some department stores. Many of the personal size smoothie makers come with an extra cup for convenience.

Some recipes call for adding ice to your smoothie but you wont need ice if you keep frozen fruit on hand. For bananas be sure to slice them before freezing in freezer safe containers. Then, when making your diet smoothie recipes you can just drop a few pieces in with the rest of the ingredients.

Both of these healthy diet smoothie recipes make one serving and come in under 200 calories. Calories are approximate depending on what type of milk you use. If adding whey protein it will bring the calories to approximately 270 calories depending on which brand you use, which makes a great, low calorie breakfast or lunch on the go. You can also sweeten with honey if you like but personally, I think the fruit sweetens the smoothies enough.

Strawberry Banana Smoothie Recipe

1 cup frozen strawberries
1/2 frozen banana, cut into chunks
1 cup skim or soy milk
1 scoop whey protein (optional)
Combine ingredients in blender or magic bullet and blend until smooth.

Serves 1

Banana-Blueberry Smoothie Recipe

1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 frozen banana cut into pieces
1 nonfat milk, soy or almond milk
1 teaspoon honey (optional)
1 scoop whey protein (optional)
Combine ingredients in blender or smoothie maker and blend until smooth.

Serves 1

These are just a few of my favorite diet smoothie recipes. But honestly, there are so many amazing smoothie recipes that I have yet to try that I can have a different flavor smoothie every day!