Low Carb Smoothies can be a part of your low carb diet, including the South Beach Diet plan. Incorporate this low carb smoothie recipes for a delicious and nutritious addition to your low carbohydrates weight loss plan

Strawberry Soy Smoothie

Adding the soy and tofu gives this a protein boost along with all the helpful nutrition provided by soy and tofu.

Strawberry Soy Smoothie Recipe

  • 1 cup vanilla soy milk
  • 5 ounces silken tofu, firm, chilled and cubed
  • 2 cups frozen or fresh strawberries
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Combine in blender. Makes 2 shakes.

Avocado Blueberry Smoothie

This recipe is from the California Avocado Commission. I added this because I love avocados and blueberries, but even I must admit this seems like a very strange pairing.

Avocado Blueberry Smoothie

Source: Recipe courtesy of the California Avocado Commission.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 Cup ice cubes or crushed ice
  • 1 (11.5-oz) can peach nectar
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 large, ripe California Avocado, peeled, seeded, cut in small chunks
  • 1 (6-oz.) carton non-fat vanilla or peach yogurt
  • 1 Cup fresh blueberries, rinsed, picked over, well-drained
  • 1/4 ripe California Avocado, peeled, sliced lengthwise (optional, for garnish)
  • 6 plump blueberries (optional, for garnish)

Preparation:

  1. Place all ingredients in blender with lid.
  2. Blend on high speed for two minutes or until smooth and creamy.
  3. Pour into two tall glasses to serve.
  4. If desired, pierce slice of avocado with three blueberries on a tiny cocktail sword or skewer and hang on the side of the glass for garnish.

This is a high fiber recipe.

Nutritional Information:

Per Serving

291 Calories
7 g Total Fat
1 g Saturated fat
0 mg Cholesterol
54 g Carbohydrate
7 g Fiber
7 g Protein
81 mg Sodium

High-calorie, high-protein smoothie

To make the recipe higher in calories, add 1 tablespoon of flaxseed oil for an additional 120 calories, 14 grams of fat and no sodium or cholesterol per serving.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup vanilla yogurt
  • 1 cup 2 percent milk
  • 1 medium banana, cut into chunks
  • 2 tablespoons wheat germ
  • 2 tablespoons protein powder

Preparation

  1. In a blender, combine the yogurt, milk, banana chunks, wheat germ and protein powder. Blend until smooth.
  2. Pour into a tall frost-chilled glass and serve immediately.

Banana Berry Power Smoothie

Banana Berry Power Smoothie Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1/2 cup plain, low-fat yogurt
  • 1/2 small, peeled ripe banana
  • 1/4 cup stemmed, sliced strawberries
  • honey to taste
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla soy protein powder

Place all the ingredients in a blender. Blend on high speed until smooth.

High Protein Smoothie Recipe

October 31, 2006 · Filed Under Healthy Smoothies, Low Carb Smoothies, Protein Smoothie · Comment 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Vanilla honey ice milk
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 Banana — peeled and cut in chunks
  • 3 Pecans — broken
  • 2 tablespoons wheat germ
  • 2 tablespoons Protein powder

Combine ice milk, raw milk, banana, pecans, wheat germ, and protein
powder in b lender container. Blend until smooth but still thick. Pour
into chilled glass. Serves 1.

We hope this smoothie recipe provieds you with the smoothie of your dreams.

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