Smoothie Recipes For Weight Loss

Smoothie recipes for weight loss are very different from sugar loaded, crash and burn fruity blends you find at your local smoothie joint. Here are a couple great weight loss smoothie tips to get you started.

First, let's give you a quick cheat sheet to help guide you to your own slimming smoothie recipes.

1) Keep the sugar levels low - Yes...less fruit and fruits juices and more veggies and leafy greens.

2) Keep your smoothie well balanced with carbohydrates, protein, healthy fats, and fiber.

- Carbohydrates- Veggies and certain low glycemic fruits
- Protein - protein powder ( soy, whey, rice, hemp, etc) or cottage cheese
- Healthy Fats - Avocado, coconut oil, flax seed oil or powder
- Fiber - leafy greens, veggies, certain low glycemic fruits

Here is one of my absolute favorite ways to start my day:

1/2 - 1 cucumber (peeled or unpeeled)
1 - 2 ounces of water
1-2 icecubes
1-2 handfuls of spinach
1 cup of sprouts
1/2 - 1 avocado
1/2 cup of cottage cheese or protein powder

If you are just getting started in the world of green smoothies you might find it necessary to add a sweet ingredient or two to this mix. 

But again try to only choose a low glycemic fruit or veggie or make some coconut water and a touch of honey.

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