Looking for the perfect smoothie for your diet plan? These 15 amazing smoothies recipes will quench your thirst while keeping the calories count low.
Do you love making smoothies at home? Would you like to turn your delicious smoothie into a healthier smoothie so that you can stay in shape while gulping down the absolute bliss? Then, we have the perfect smoothie recipes for you but before you get started do you have the right blender for your smoothies? These delicious and healthy smoothie recipes will make it easy for you to stay fit by eating healthy nutritious ingredients along with fruits, protein, milk, etc.
Here are the top 15 healthy smoothie recipes that you need to try now! Trust me, once you start making these smoothies, you will wonder why you didn’t try these before!
Almond Blueberry Smoothie
For all the almond and coconut milk lovers out there, this smoothie will provide you with the much-loved taste while the added protein powder will provide you with the much-needed proteins. You get almond butter and almond milk with this smoothie, doesn’t that sound heaven to you? Almond will not only help in boosting your concentration but will also make your skin and eyes healthy while the blueberries will provide you with the necessary vitamins and minerals to keep you fit and healthy.
Ingredients Required:
- ½ cup blueberries
- 1 banana
- 2 tbsp. oats
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 cup of protein powder
Procedure:
Place the blueberries, banana, oats, almond milk, and protein powder in a blender and then blend the mixture until it is smooth.
Apple and Great Grains Smoothie
If you love apple pies as much as we do then you are going to love this next smoothie. This apple and grain smoothie will offer you a great taste along with 58 grams of protein which makes this smoothie not only delicious but healthy too. You can also leave the apple skin for added nutrients and make this smoothie every day in just a couple of minutes.
Ingredients required:
- 12 oz of water, milk, or yogurt
- 2 scoops of protein
- 1 sliced apple
- 1 cup of spinach
- ¼ cup of uncooked oats
- 2 tbsp. almonds
Procedure:
Combine the water/milk/yogurt with protein and then add sliced apples to the mix. Add spinach, oat, and almonds and blend until the mixture is smooth again.
Raspberry and Nut Smoothie
Do you love peanut butter? Then it is time to use your loving butter to whip up something delicious yet healthy. Just add a little low-fat milk and frozen raspberries with your favorite nut butter and prepare a healthy smoothie for your daily workout.
Peanut butter will provide you with protein, potassium and Vitamin E while the low-fat milk will balance your fat intake and will help you in keeping healthy and fit.
Ingredients Required:
- ¾ cup low-fat milk
- ½ banana
- ¾ cup frozen raspberries
- 1 tbsp. honey
- 1 tbsp. peanut butter
Procedure:
Place your milk, banana, honey, raspberries, and peanut butter in a blender and blend the mixture together until it is smooth and frothy.
Oat and Banana Smoothie
If you are looking for a delicious and healthy pre-workout smoothie then this oat banana blend will be the perfect choice for you. Oats are slow digesting carbs so they would provide you with sufficient energy for a longer period of time when you are hitting the road or the gym.
This smoothie also contains kefir which is a probiotic drink and can help in boosting your immunity and improving your digestion. This smoothie is thicker than the fruit or ice-based smoothies which makes it more filling.
Ingredients Required:
- 1 banana
- 1 tbsp. almond butter
- ¼ tsp. vanilla extract
- ¼ cup rolled oats
- ½ cup plain kefir
- 1 tbsp. chia seeds
- Dash of Cinnamon
Procedure:
Combine the banana, almond butter, vanilla extract, oats, kefir, and chia seeds in the blender and then blend until smooth. Add a dash of cinnamon for flavor and mix the smoothie well.
Side note: If you can’t or don’t want to use chia seeds, check out these substitutes for chia seeds.
Strawberry and Banana Smoothie
Banana makes a good ingredient in a smoothie because of the high protein and iron content but once you add a few ground flax seeds to the smoothie, it becomes rich in both fiber and omega-3 fats which is a great way to add healthy fats into your diet.
Ingredients Required:
- 12 oz of water, yogurt, or milk
- 2 scoops of flavored protein powder
- 1 banana
- 2 cup of strawberries
- 1 cup of spinach
- 1 cup of ground flax
Procedure:
Combine the water/milk/yogurt with protein powder, banana, strawberries, spinach, and ground flax and then blend the mixture until smooth.
Sweet Potato Pie Smoothie
A super delicious vegan smoothie which feels like fall into a glass, sweet potato pie smoothie is the perfect smoothie for post-workout snacking. It not only helps you in replenishing your glycogen store but also provides you with major vitamins like Vitamin A, B6, B1, B2, and several other minerals and fibers.
Apart from the sweet potato, this smoothie also uses almond milk, cinnamon, and nutmeg which not only provide a delicious taste to this smoothie but also helps in limiting your calorie intake and are found to be quite beneficial for keeping your heart and mind healthy.
Ingredients Required:
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 ½ cup mashed and cooked sweet potato
- 1 banana
- 3 tbsp. maple syrup
- ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp. ground ginger
- 1 tbsp. flax oil
- 1 cup ice cubes
- 1 pinch of salt
- ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
Procedure:
Combine the vanilla, almond milk, mashed sweet potatoes, banana, maple syrup, cinnamon, flax oil, salt, nutmeg, ginger and ice cubes in a mixture and blend until smooth and frothy. Keep the smoothie in the refrigerator and wait for an hour for it to chill before serving it.
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Pina Colada Smoothie
Do you love drinking Virgin Pina Coladas? Then you are definitely going to love this next super-healthy smoothie. In this smoothie, coconut water is used instead of water as it offers the same hydration as the energy sports drink without the calories.
This is why this smoothie is great as a post-workout snack and the pineapple present in this smoothie not only enhances the taste but also helps in boosting your immune system. Basically, this smoothie provides you with a lot of Vitamin C while tasting absolutely fantastic.
Ingredients Required:
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
- ½ cup coconut water
- ½ cup pineapple
- 1 tsp. honey
- 1 tbsp. shredded coconut
- ¼ Tsp. vanilla extract
Procedure:
Combine the almond milk, coconut water, pineapple, honey, shredded coconut and vanilla extract in a blender and blend until it is frothy and smooth.
Pumpkin Kale and Banana Smoothie
We all know that pumpkin is one of the healthiest ingredients which adds no fat but has a lot of useful vitamins and nutrients which can help you in staying healthy both from the inside and out.
In addition to the nutritional pumpkin, kale and banana make this smoothie even more nutritious with added mineral and nutrients and the dash of cinnamon can help fight inflammation.
Ingredients Required:
- 1 cup kale
- 1 cup unsweetened rice milk
- 1 banana
- ¼ cup pumpkin
- 1 tsp. of cinnamon
- Honey (optional)
Procedure:
Combine the kale, banana, pumpkin, rice milk, and cinnamon and blend them together until smooth. Add a small teaspoon of honey for flavor.
Coconut Milk Smoothie
One of the easiest and healthy smoothies that can be prepared by combining the delicious blueberries and coconut milk. Coconut milk helps in losing weight and helps in keeping your heart healthy while the blueberries will provide you with the much-needed Vitamin C, B6, and fiber which can further help to reduce the risk of heart diseases. This is one smoothie that will protect your heart while being utterly delicious at the same time.
Ingredients Required:
- 10 ounce of blueberries
- 3 bananas
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk
- 2 tbsp. honey
Procedure:
Combine the blueberries, bananas, yogurt, coconut milk, and honey in a blender and puree the mixture until it is smooth.
Orange Juice Smoothie
A lot of you might include orange juice in your nutrition regime but the preservatives in store bought orange juice can cause more harm than good.
There is a good recipe with milk, bananas, and clementine to prepare your own orange juice smoothie which is sweet yet healthy with the help of a little honey.
Ingredients Required:
- ½ cup of milk
- 3 peeled clementine
- 1 banana
- 1 tsp. honey
- ½ tsp. vanilla extract
Procedure:
Combine the milk, clementine, banana, honey and vanilla extract in a blender and blend the mixture until it is smooth and frothy.
Chocolate, Banana, and Peanut Butter Smoothie
This is one of the healthiest and most delicious smoothies that you will ever come across but guess what? It contains a pinch of spinach which will not be even detectable in the smoothie.
All you shall taste is an amazing blend of chocolate, banana, and peanut butter while taking a healthy dose of green along with it.
Ingredients required:
- 12 oz of water, yogurt or milk
- 1 banana
- 1 cup of spinach
- 2 scoops of chocolate-flavored protein powder
- 2 tbsp. peanut butter
- 1 tbsp. dark cocoa powder
Procedure:
Combine the fluid (Water/yogurt/milk) with banana, spinach, protein powder, peanut butter, and dark cocoa powder and blend the mixture until smooth.
Vanilla and Pumpkin Smoothie
Are you tired of all those chocolate and strawberry smoothies? Want something to spice up your health regime? Then you have to try this vanilla pumpkin pie smoothie which doesn’t only taste good but also provides you with Vitamin A and is known to be great for your immunity system. Trust me, drinking this smoothie every day will not only make you healthier but will also make your skin glow from inside.
Ingredients Required:
- 12 oz of fluid
- 2 scoops of vanilla flavored protein powder
- ¾ cups of pumpkin puree
- 1 tbsp. walnuts
- 1 tbsp. ground flax
- ½ cup of uncooked oats
- Cinnamon to taste
Procedure:
Blend together the protein powder, pumpkin puree, walnuts, ground flax, oats in a fluid like water, yogurt or milk and then add a little cinnamon as flavor.
Groovy Green Smoothie
One of the best smoothies to sneak in a few greens to make you and your family healthy is the groovy green smoothie which will taste like fruits but will provide you many health benefits. This smoothie contains spinach which provides you with the necessary vitamins and minerals while the banana and grapes help in masking the flavor of spinach in your smoothie.
Ingredients Required:
- 1 banana
- 1 cup grapes
- 1 tub yogurt
- ½ apple, chopped
- 1 ½ cup fresh spinach leaves
Procedure:
Place the banana, yogurt, grapes, apple, and spinach leaves in a blender and blend the mixture until smooth. Make sure that you press the mixture frequently to ensure a consistent blend.
Cranberry Smoothie
If you are trying to lose weight then this almond milk and cranberry smoothie is the perfect smoothie for you.
Cranberries will add a fresh and delicious flavor to your almond milk smoothie while providing you with much needed relief from digestive and respiratory disorders.
Almond milk will provide you with the necessary proteins and fats without the additional calories which can help greatly in weight loss.
Ingredients Required:
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1 banana
- ½ cup mixed berries
- ½ cup cranberries
Procedure:
Blend the almond milk, banana, berries, and cranberries together in the blender and then chill the smoothie at least for an hour before serving it.
Peanut Butter and Jelly Protein Smoothie
Love having PB&J? Then this protein smoothie is the perfect blend for you. You will easily slurp down this smoothie while the protein powder will keep you full for a longer time allowing you to exercise and lose the excess fat that you have been carrying around. This smoothie is both delicious and healthy and is a perfect post-workout snack for all the gym trainers.
Ingredients Required:
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tbsp. oats
- ¼ cup vanilla protein powder
- 1-2 tbsps. of peanut butter
- 1 cup mixed berries
Procedure
Place the milk, oats, peanut butter, berries and protein powder in the blender and blend it until smooth. You can use any protein powder for this smoothie but whey protein powder is always recommendable.
For the berries, some find dried currants to be a great addition. But if you don’t have any on hand, any berry will do!