Low Fat Smoothies - Low Fat Smoothies Recipes

Strawberries are good source of vitamins and nutritional value. These are things that stress can deprive us of and drinking fruit smoothies containing strawberries can help replenish us and keep us healthy.

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups strawberries
• 1/2 cup strawberry nectar
• 1 pitted peach
• 1 cup low-fat plain yogurt or strawberry yogurt if you don’t have the nectar.
• 2 cups ice

I love lemonade and with spring around the corner the weather will be getting warmer here in Virginia so I think having a new lemonade smoothie receipe ready is a good idea. I haven’t tried real lemons, I would love to hear if anyone else has.

 Ingredients:

• 1 cup lemonade
• 1 1/2 cups of rasberries
• 1 cup low-fat lemon yogurt
• 2 cups of ice

This is the flu season and we all know one of the best things to do is to drink liquid and take vitamin C. Smoothies are the perfect solution to help avoid the flu and help you get better if you have the flu. So lets stock up on Vitamn C without using orange juice.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups of watermelon
• 1 cup cataloupe
• 1/2 cup strawberries
• 1 cup low-fat plain yogurt
• 2 cups of ice

Blend and feel better soon.

Tomatoes are a great ingredient for a healthy smoothie recipe because of their antioxidant properties. Men in particular should add tomatoes to their diet to help prevent prostate cancer.

Ingredients: 

• 2 cups (chopped) tomatoes
• 1/2 cup tomatoe juice
• 1/4 cup apple juice
• 1/2 cup carrots
• 1/4 cup (chopped) celery
• Tabasco or hot sauce to taste
• 2 cups ice

Trying to get out the door in the morning and eat a good breakfast is a tough combination, so finding a good smoothie combination to help me is a good idea. Well, I like Grape Nuts cereal and I like to mix it in yogurt and eat it with lunch or for a snack. So why not blend it into a breakfast smoothie? So I did.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Grape Nuts cereal
• 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt (low-fat)
• 1 cup ice
• 1 banana
• 2 cups juice (orange, apple or whatever you like. I wouldn’t mind trying pineapple in this)

Blend and feel the energy!

The key is putting slightly more pineapples than strawberries, and because the fruit is frozen you dont need ice. Tastes great and very healthy!!

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 to 3 cups of Welch’s strawberry Breeze Juice (or fill blender little less than half way full)
• 2 1/2 hand fulls of Dole’s frozen pineapples
• 1 1/2 to 2 hand fulls of Dole’s frozen whole strawberries
• 3 squirts of clover honey

Preparation:
Mix in blender on high for a few seconds. Serves 2 large cups.

submitted by Danielle G

A smoothie for breakfast is a great way to start the day. This breakfast smoothie has a great taste and is, of course, great for you.

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 cups fat free milk
• 1 peeled and sliced medium banana,frozen – wrap sliced banana in plastic wrap or place in a freezer storage bag – freeze several hours or overnight.
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract, optional
• Cinnamon for garnish, optional

Preparation:

1. In a blender container combine all ingredients, except cinnamon.
2. Blend until smooth, about 20 seconds.
3. Pour into glasses and garnish with a sprinkle of ground cinnamon, if desired.

Makes two servings.

This cherry smoothie makes a great breakfast smoothie, simple and quick to make and delicious to drink.

Ingredients:

• 1 very ripe banana, peeled
• 1 cup frozen unsweetened tart cherries
• 1 cup skim milk

Put banana, frozen cherries and milk in he container of an electric blender; puree until smooth. Serve immediately.

Serving size: one cup. Makes ten servings.

Melon Madness Smoothie

• 1 1/2 cups seeded and chopped watermelon
• 1 1/2 cups seeded and chopped honeydew melon
• Juice of 2 limes
• 1 cup vanilla nonfat yogurt
• 1 cup ice cubes

Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into glasses. Makes 4 servings

Ginger Tropical Smoothie

• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup pineapple juice
• 1/2 banana
• 1/4 to 1/2 tsp grated fresh ginger root
• 1/2 cup crushed ice, or 2 small ice cubes

Add all ingredients to blender and process until smooth. Serves 1