Creamsicle Smoothie
1 small orange or 2 clementines
1 container of fat free vanilla yogurt (5-6 oz) (I like Stonyfield or Siggi’s)
4 ice cubes
Directions:
Add all ingredients to a blender and blend well.
Yield: 1 Serving
Siggi’s 5.3 oz vanilla 0% fat yogurt cup is tasty and only has 9 grams of sugar compared to national brands that have 18-33 grams of sugar per serving. Some brands may have low sugar but use artificial sweeteners. Try to avoid these. Siggi’s has a short ingredient list and can be found at most supermarkets.
Vegan Delight Smoothie
1/2 cup soy milk
1/4 package of firm tofu (about 3.3 oz)
1 T almond butter
1-2 tsp ground flax seed or 1 tsp hemp seeds (if you are new to flax, start with one tsp and eventually work up to two)
4 strawberries
1/3 or 1/2 frozen banana (I often cut a fresh banana in half or thirds, then use one fresh piece in my breakfast, or snack, and freeze the other pieces)
½ tsp Hershey’s unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup frozen blueberries
1/4 cup frozen unsweetened naturally sweet cherries
3/4 cup baby spinach
Directions:
Add all ingredients to a blender and blend well.
Yield: 1 Serving
This smoothie as listed has 340 calories. I often eat it as a meal...a breakfast or a lunch. If you want to enjoy it as a snack with less calories, then you can cut the portions of many of the ingredients, or omit some of the fruit.