Healthy Diet Shakes
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By - 2008-01-30
Tips and recipes for making great healthy diet shakes the whole family can enjoy all year round. Diet shakes are particularly useful for jump starting weight loss.
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Tips and recipes for making great healthy diet shakes or fruit smoothies the whole family can enjoy.
Diet shakes are particularly useful for jump starting weight loss - most health experts recommend limiting weight loss to no more than about 2 pounds per week. Many people drink shakes for the bulk of their meals for around three months and then to maintain their weight loss they will substitute a meal replacement shake for one meal on most days.
Tips to Making Good Diet Shakes
Use skim milk - or a milk that contains about 80 calories per cup. In addition, be sure that you are using only 1 cup (8 ounces) per shake because calories do add up.
Feel free to add no-calorie sweetener, such as Splenda if more sweetness is desired.
Try and make your smoothies or diet shake average 26 - 28 calories per ounce. An 8 ounce smoothie = a meal replacement drink and a 12 ounce = a meal-replacement shake.
Simply toss all the ingredients into a blender and blend until thick and smooth - about 30 seconds or less. Add a bit of crushed ice to the mix if you desire a thicker, colder concoction.
Adding about 1/2 teaspoon of toasted wheat germ to your shake will increase nutritional values for minimal calories - about 25 calories.
Healthy Fruit Drink
1 apple
1 banana
1-2 oranges
handful of strawberries or blueberries
fresh peach (optional)
Put all in a blender and press the button.
Special Shake
Put your favorite fruit, ice(sorbet, frozen fruit juice), protein powder, carob powder, etc.. in a blender and you have a great, nutritious shake.
Healthy Jello Mix
1package of any flavor Jello sugarfree/fatfree pudding mix
1 cup of skim milk or 1% milk (makes shake thicker)
1/2 to 1cup of crushed ice
Fruit Smoothie Recipe
1frozen banana peeled and cut into chunks
1 cup any other kind of fruit( I like strawberries, pears, pineapple, peaches- fresh,canned or frozen)
3/4 to 1 cup of juice ( again your choice: apple, orange, grapefruit, or the juice from canned fruit)
1 tablespoon of powdered milk
Sugar or honey to taste
Diet Banana Chocolate Milkshake
1 cup skim milk
2 tbsp hershey's cocoa
1 granulated sugar substitute equal t, o 1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 medium ripe banana, sliced
8 large ice cubes
The Nutcracker
1 cup of skim milk (8 ounces, 80 calories)
1 teaspoon of cocoa powder
1-2 teaspoons of no calorie sugar
dash of ground cinnamon
shot of vanilla extract OR chocolate extract
Shaker's Delight
1 cup of skim milk (8 ounces, 80 calories)
1/2 cup of frozen raspberries
shot of vanilla extract
Yummy Banana Shake
1 cup fat-free milk
1/2 cup vanilla low-fat frounceen yogurt
1 small ripe banana, peeled
1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
The Tin Man
1 cup of skim milk (8 ounces, 80 calories)
1/3 cup of frozen blueberries
dash of vanilla extract
The Red Riding Hood
1 cup of skim milk (8 ounces, 80 calories)
1/2 cup of frozen strawberries
shot of vanilla extract
Carribean Fruit Shake
1 banana, ripe
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup orange juice
1 tbsp grenadine syrup, optional ice cubes
Comfort & Joy
1 cup of skim milk (8 ounces, 80 calories)
1/3 of a frozen banana (freeze in the skin early in the evening)
shot of rum extract
dash of ground nutmeg
The Incredible Shake
1 cup of skim milk (8 ounces, 80 calories)
1/2 cup of frozen peaches
dash of vanilla extract
Cappuccino Shake
1 cup fat-free milk
1/2 cup vanilla low-fat frounceen yogurt
1 small ripe banana, peeled
1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
Shake Those Saddlebags
1 cup of skim milk (8 ounces, 80 calories)
1/2 cup of frozen pineapple
dash of pineapple extract
You may also be interested in our article on Meal Replacement and Protein Diet Shakes
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