Hey guys! Anyone else out there a smoothie lover like me? I’m always telling the athletes that I coach they should get more greens in their diet. Easy way to do that is drink smoothies! I love it.
Trying to brainstorm delicious, healthy smoothie ideas!
Here is my latest smoothie recipe, it has coffee beans in it!
http://paulduncanjr.wordpress.com/2013/10/24/high-energy-smoothie-with-coffee/
What are your favorite smoothie ideas/recipes!?
I eat almost exclusively smoothies for lunch at work (usually post run or ride at lunch). For convenience I have been buying a lot of frozen fruits/veggies and using them since they’re cheap, ripe when frozen, and always available.
I really don’t measure, just dump stuff in until I hit the “max” line on my Nutribullet.
Two of my favorite “go-to” smoothies are a green smoothie and berry smoothie. I find I can add pretty much anything to those and it will either taste like kiwi or berries.
For both I start with:
-1 bananna (fresh, ripe)
-greens of choice (I like to cycle various greens: kale, spinach, turnip, mustard, collard greens)
-a little bit of “other green veggies” (ie brocolli or green bean)
-some frozen corn for carbs (or premade plain oatmeal)
-about 1/2 cup of plain greek yogurt (supposedly kiwi can react with yogurt if given enough time, but I’ve never had an issue if drinking immediately)
-about 1 tablespoon of chia seed and brewers yeast
For my green smoothie, I add:
1 kiwi (I usually buy these bulk when in season, quarter them with skin on, and freeze them for later. throw them in the bullet skin and all)
about 1/4 cup pistachios
For my berry smootie I add:
a good portion of frozen berries (raspberry/blackberry/blueberry mix is my fav)
about 1/4 cup of almonds
Beets, spinach and frozen cherries from our tree…
http://www.multisportsolutions.com/diet/the-mo-diet-week-2
Maurice
this looks awesome man… Good stuff
You have a cherry tree!? Jealous! Those are hard to come by in Vegas!
Actually 3 (one is sour cherries for baking) plus pear, apple, plumb and a massive mess of raspberries. We mostly just freeze the stuff and smoothify over the winter. I hate throwing food out so we just do mostly random smoothies of frozen stuff and what ever is on its way out.
Don’t be too jealous, the cherry trees are almost done, about 50 years old. When we have to cut them down it will be a big mess, back hoe etc.
If you want I’ll swap for your house in Vegas 
Maurice
1 cup blueberries
1 cup strawberries
1 banana
1 low fat vanilla Greek yogurt
1 cup soy milk
Scoop of Vega One vanilla protein powder
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Mornings before a swim or ride
Kale
Oj
Carrots
Post workout if I’m home not at work
Milk
Protein powder
Mixed frozen berries
banana
If at work just milk protein powder no smoothie
Evening post work
Milk
Protein powder
Ice
Makers 
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post workout is almond milk, spinach, kale, carrots, frozen berries, ginger, chia seeds and vanilla protein powder. Add water if it’s too thick.
Mornings before a swim or ride
Kale
Oj
Carrots
Post workout if I’m home not at work
Milk
Protein powder
Mixed frozen berries
banana
If at work just milk protein powder no smoothie
Evening post work
Milk
Protein powder
Ice
Makers
Nu-uhh!
Really?
Evening post work
Milk
Protein powder
Ice
Makers
Nu-uhh!
Really?
Its basically just a chocolate shake at that point, so yup a little makers is delicious.
Evening post work
Milk
Protein powder
Ice
Makers
Nu-uhh!
Really?
Its basically just a chocolate shake at that point, so yup a little makers is delicious.
I can’t decide if that’s brilliant or absurd, but I’m leaning heavily toward brilliant.
That’s a waste of pretty good bourbon. Use the crappier stuff for a smoothie.
It’s brilliant. Coffee + vanilla whey protein goo + cheap whisky makes a pretty good Irish Cream replica.
And to think I almost didn’t click on this thread.
This may have just revolutionized my nutrition plan.
Though, yeah, I can’t imagine using Maker’s in there.
I’m more into scotch, the makers was around from an ex so I used it up in the smoothies/shakes.
But will probably be replaced with makers since I kind of ended up liking it to drink by itself anyway.
Actually 3 (one is sour cherries for baking) plus pear, apple, plumb and a massive mess of raspberries. We mostly just freeze the stuff and smoothify over the winter. I hate throwing food out so we just do mostly random smoothies of frozen stuff and what ever is on its way out.
Don’t be too jealous, the cherry trees are almost done, about 50 years old. When we have to cut them down it will be a big mess, back hoe etc.
If you want I’ll swap for your house in Vegas
Maurice
haha… well, nice. Man, I love cherries. Good times
Best comment of the day!
1 cup blueberries
1 cup strawberries
1 banana
1 low fat vanilla Greek yogurt
1 cup soy milk
Scoop of Vega One vanilla protein powder
Holy crap are you making a gallon smoothie
1 banana
1 cup ish mixed fruit /kale( usually frozen from local market)
2 spoon dulls chai
Almond milk to fill line
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I usually make about a liter of smoothie, drink 2dl of it before swim and the other 8 after at work.
Things I like to throw in:
1dl of frozen berries
1dl of frozen spinach
1-4 fruits
2dl multfruit juice
1 beetroot
10g amino acids
Makes about a liter, depending on what fruits I use. If I feel really deplated from yesterday I might pour some oats & syrup in there.