Fruits And Veggies: 7 Superfood Smoothie Recipes

Fruits and vegetables are chocked full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and have a host of other health benefits too. In fact, these foods are so important to your diet, that it’s pretty much impossible to have a healthy diet that that doesn’t contain any. However, despite the widely publicized fact that they are so good for us and necessary to keep your body healthy, many people still don’t eat enough. This can be due to a number of reasons, including a lack of time for preparation and cooking, which leads to many ordering unhealthy fast foods, not knowing what fruits and veggies to choose, being unaware of their importance, or, as is most often the case – simply not liking them!

 

Most kids are known to despise veggies and some fruits too, but as they grow up, some adults can still keep thinking that fruits and vegetables taste disgusting. If you take the proper time to prepare and find the vegetables and fruits that you enjoy, though, you'll find it can greatly improve your health and even mood. Even if you don't like certain vegetables and fruits, some are sure to please your taste buds while also bringing you many health benefits!

 

If you're troubling with recipes, superfood smoothies can be an easy way to get more fruit and veggies into your diet. They are fairly easy to prepare and can make for a great breakfast food. Let's take a look at seven superfood smoothies you can try out yourself!

 

-    ½ cup blueberries

-    ½ cup raspberries

-    ½ cup blackberries

-    1 cup low fat Greek yogurt

-    1 cup raw spinach

-    Crushed ice

-    Cinnamon and ginger to taste

-    Water for desired thickness

160 calories - 30g carbs, 10g protein, 0g fat.

-    1 large banana

-    1/3 cup rolled oats

-    1 cup skimmed milk

-    1 tablespoon honey

-    Juice of 1 large orange

-    Crushed Ice

485 calories - 90g carbs, 20g protein, 5g fat.

-    1 cup of broccoli

-    1 cup of spinach

-    1 cup of kale

-    1 small hot chili pepper

-    1 cup of blueberries

-    2 tablespoons agave syrup

-    Sweetener to taste

-    Crushed ice

-    Water for desired thickeness

200 calories - 40g carbs, 10g protein, 0g fat.

-    1 scoop low carb protein powder

-    1 apple

-    1 cup skimmed milk

-    1 tablespoon almond butter

-    Cinnamon to taste

-    Crushed ice

-    Water for desired thickness

370 calories - 30g carbs, 40g protein, 10g fat.

-    1 ring of tinned pineapple

-    ½ a large mango

-    1 large banana

-    ½ cup coconut milk

-    ½ cup coconut water

-    Crushed ice

-    Mint to taste

440 calories - 60g carbs, 5g protein, 20g fat.

-    1 large carrot (peeled)

-    2 lettuce leaves

-    1 apple

-    Pinch of nutmeg

-    1 cup strawberries

-    1 cup tomato juice

-    Sweetener to taste

-    Crushed Ice

225 calories - 40g carbs, 5g protein, 5g fat.

-    ½ a large avocado

-    1 tablespoon peanut butter

-    1 kiwi fruit

-    1 tablespoon shredded coconut

-    Crushed ice

-    Water for desired thickness

You may be surprised at the addition of some slightly unusual ingredients to many of the above, such as broccoli, kale and carrots. However, what’s even more surprising is that you can’t really taste them. The smoothies have enough sweetness either from fruit, or from added sugar free sweetener, that they don’t taste at all as you’d expect them to.
 
You can try your own smoothies to, or even vary the ones above. If you’re looking to cut carbs, then stick to lower sugar fruits like berries, and adding a scoop of protein powder is a great way to boost your protein intake, and help keep you feeling fuller for longer.