Protein Smoothie

 

Blueberry lemon yogurt smoothie

Ingredients:
– 4 cups plain unsweetened yogurt (soy or dairy)
– 4 scoops vanilla protein powder
– 4 cups frozen blueberries
– Juice from 1 lemon
– Zest from 1 lemon
– 1 cup water (if needed)

Peanut butter banana protein smoothie

Ingredients:
– 1/2 cup unsweetened peanut butter
– 4-6 bananas (depending on how sweet you like it)
– 2-3 cups soy milk (Start with 2)
– 1/4 cup chia seeds (soaked with 1/2 cup water)
– 1/4 cup *hemp seeds (can replace with 2 tbsp peanut butter)
– 1-2 tsp sweetener (if needed)
– 1 cup ice (or as needed)
(Serves 4)
*Notes: if you don’t like the taste of hemp seeds, use an extra 2 tbsp peanut butter instead

Green mango protein smoothie

This recipe is from my ebook ‘Just Breakfast’ – it includes 50+ healthy breakfast recipes and smoothies: https://guides.liezljayne.com/justbreakfast/

Ingredients:
– 2 cups plain unsweetened yogurt (soy or dairy)
– 6 cups frozen mango
– 4 scoops vanilla protein powder
– 2 to 3 handfuls baby spinach
– 1 cup water to blend (more if needed)
(Serves 4)


Super Energy Smoothie
Like the name suggests, this smoothie is an amazing source of energy that puts all energy drinks to shame, and just in case you are wondering what energy has to do with weight loss, can I just ask when when was the last time you busted out some hard workouts while extremely tired? Exactly!

The ingredients for the recipe include:

1/4 of a whole medium sized pineapple
1/4 of a whole medium sized watermelon
1 cup of coconut water
3 handfuls of baby spinach
1 cup of blueberries
2 green apples or 2 bananas
Ice cubes

Mojito
This smoothie contains a higher amount of fat than a lot of the recipes in the book. Fat does not equal weight gain, in fact it can actually help you lose weight. Fat halts or reduces the amount of insulin your body needs at one time in turn meaning you have less insulin in your blood stream. This is a wonderful dinner smoothie if you are too tired to cook.

For this smoothie you will need:

1 C coconut water
2 T hemp seeds
1/2-1 teaspoon spirulina
2 T fresh lime juice
1/2 avocado
1 banana, frozen
2 dates, pitted
1 handful mint leaves

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