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
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