Delicious Smoothie Recipes (2024)

FAQs

What makes a smoothie taste good? ›

Adding a touch of honey or agave syrup to your smoothie can sweeten it up and enhance the flavor. These natural sweeteners provide an alternative to refined sugar, allowing you to enjoy a sweeter taste without compromising on health benefits.

If you're looking to cut calories and sugar from your diet, water is the perfect choice for liquid for smoothies. Not only is it calorie-free and sugar-free, but it's also money-free!

For those who want to consume smoothies with bananas, or other high PPO activity fruits and vegetables such as beet greens, the suggestion is to not combine them with flavanol-rich fruits such as berries, grapes and cocoa.

No ice: If you don't have ice, you can use frozen fruit, oats, chia seeds, yogurt, or nuts and nut butter to thicken your smoothie. No frozen fruit: Add a scoop of raw oats or chia seeds into the blender instead. No yogurt: You can swap yogurt with nut butter to thicken a smoothie.

Water or milk: I add a splash of liquid to the blender to help the smoothie ingredients blend. For a smoothie without milk, use water. It still tastes amazing. For more creaminess, add milk (dairy or non-dairy both work).

Typically you would add ice to a smoothie, but if your fruit is pre-frozen, it is unnecessary to use ice. Adding fruit juice is a good option, but remember to be aware of the sugar content of any fruit juice you are adding to your smoothie. 3.

Add a low-sugar, high-protein granola and some nuts, nut butter or seeds along with your fruit toppings to help keep you full for hours on end. Our Acai-Blueberry Smoothie Bowl and Raspberry-Peach-Mango Smoothie Bowl both have a whopping 23g protein!

Start your smoothie with two mugfuls of a liquid base. This can be milk, or a dairy-free alternative such as soya or almond milk, natural or flavoured yogurt, fruit juice, or for a tropical flavoured smoothie, low-fat coconut milk or coconut water.

Any kind of milk that is rich in protein is a great source of energy. Whole milk, oat milk, almond on soy milk should be your go to if you are looking for a way to wake up and conquer the day.

Adding the liquid first is important for a couple of reasons. The liquid acts as a solvent, dissolving any powders (hello protein powder) you might want to add. And when you turn the blender on, the liquid will whiz through the blades quickly and easily, drawing down other ingredients to be chopped up.

Are smoothies better with milk or yogurt? ›

Milk vs.

Both have protein that helps keep you feeling full and energized. It's like having two awesome friends – each with their own strengths! So, whether you go for milk or yogurt in your smoothie, you're making a tasty and nutritious choice.