Not sure what to eat in the morning? These healthy weight loss smoothies are a great way of burning fat and starting your day right.
If you want to lose weight, smoothies can be a fantastic helping hand, and they taste absolutely great without the need for added sugar!
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Are Smoothies Good for Losing Weight?
Absolutely! Unlike fruit juice, they retain all the health benefits, fiber, and pulp from fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds and will help keep you full.
What Should I Put in My Smoothie to Lose Weight?
Fruits – grapes and apples (higher in sugar), mangos, melons, citrus fruits and tropical fruits
Berries – blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries are great.
Vegetables – I’d stick to the greens, but you can use any vegetable you want. I especially love carrots!
Seeds/Nuts – pumpkin, sunflower, chia, flax, hemp seeds. Almonds, peanuts, walnuts, pecans, brazil nuts, etc.
Milk – regular milk, almond, oat, coconut milk, etc.
Protein – nuts, seeds, nut butter, cottage cheese, yogurt, milk, protein powder, nut powder, etc.
How Do I Make My Smoothie?
These are so simple to make – just place the ingredients into the blender and whizz away.
One word of warning, these are best blended just before serving as they will start to lose their nutritional value and can separate a little.
You can add more ice if you want it colder/thicker/icier!
1. Orange Blueberry Smoothie
Ingredients to Put into a Blender:
1 cup fresh blueberries
1/2 orange
1/4 cup Greek yogurt
1 cup almond milk
½ cup ice cubes
1/4 tsp grated orange peel
Thinly sliced orange peel (for garnish)
Per Serving (1 glass):
- Calories: 223
- Fats: 3.8g
- Protein: 5.6g
- Carbs: 46g
- Fiber: 5.8g
- Sugar: 36g
2. Peanut Butter Smoothie
Ingredients to Put into a Blender:
1 tbsp smooth peanut butter
1/4 large avocado
1 cup almond milk
1 tsp cocoa powder
1 tsp honey
1/4 cup ice cubes
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Cocoa nibs (to top up)
Per Serving (1 glass):
- Calories: 268
- Fats: 18g
- Protein: 6g
- Carbs: 24g
- Fiber: 5.4g
- Sugar: 15g
3. Mango Protein Smoothie
Ingredients to Put into a Blender:
1 cup frozen mango chunks
1 cup unsweetened coconut water
½ cup Greek yogurt
1 tbsp peanut butter
1 tbsp protein powder
1/2 cup water
Chia seeds (to top up)
Per Serving (1 glass):
- Calories: 366
- Fats: 11g
- Protein: 30g
- Carbs: 42g
- Fiber: 7.4g
- Sugar: 33g
4. Spinach Pineapple Smoothie
Ingredients to Put into a Blender:
2 cups fresh baby spinach
1 cup frozen pineapple chunks
1/2 small banana
1 tbsp chia seeds
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 cup of water
Chia seeds (to top up)
Per Serving (1 glass):
- Calories: 202
- Fats: 4.3g
- Protein: 5.2g
- Carbs: 41g
- Fiber: 9.2g
- Sugar: 23g
5. Raspberry Peach Smoothie
Ingredients to Put into a Blender:
1 cup raspberries
¾ cup chopped peaches
1 tbsp flax seeds
¼ cup Greek yogurt
1 cup vanilla almond milk
1/2 cup ice cubes
Flaxseeds (to top up)
Per Serving (1 glass):
- Calories: 280
- Fats: 7.5g
- Protein: 11g
- Carbs: 46g
- Fiber: 13g
- Sugar: 32g
6. Cinnamon Roll Breakfast Smoothie
Ingredients to Put into a Blender:
1/4 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup Greek yogurt
1 tsp honey
1 cup almond milk
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 banana
1 tbsp walnuts
¼ cup ice cubes
Per Serving (1 glass):
- Calories: 285
- Fats: 8.5g
- Protein: 11g
- Carbs: 44g
- Fiber: 5.8g
- Sugar: 22g
7. Blueberry Kale Protein Smoothie
Ingredients to Put into a Blender:
1/2 cup blueberries
1/4 cup fresh kale
1/2 banana
2 tbsp vanilla protein powder
1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup ice cubes
Per Serving (1 glass):
- Calories: 224
- Fats: 2.3g
- Protein: 27g
- Carbs: 27g
- Fiber: 4.8g
- Sugar: 15g
8. Lime Pie Protein Smoothie
Ingredients to Put into a Blender:
3 tbsp vanilla protein powder
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
¾ cup freshly-squeezed lime juice
2 tsp lime zest
a pinch of salt
1 cup ice cubes
1 tbsp chia seeds
Per Serving (1 glass):
- Calories: 304
- Fats: 7.2g
- Protein: 41g
- Carbs: 25g
- Fiber: 7.4g
- Sugar: 3.5g
9. Carrot Ginger Smoothie
Ingredients to Put into a Blender:
1.5 cups carrots, chopped (peel-on)
1 tsp grated ginger
1/3 cup coconut yogurt
1 cup coconut water
1 tsp honey
1/2 cup ice cubes
1 tsp hemp seeds (to sprinkle on top)
Per Serving (1 glass):
- Calories: 232
- Fats: 2.7g
- Protein: 7.8g
- Carbs: 47g
- Fiber: 7.9g
- Sugar: 35g
10. Coffee Protein Powder
Ingredients to Put into a Blender:
½ cup cold coffee
½ cup unsweetened almond milk
1/2 banana
2 tbsp vanilla protein powder
1 tbsp peanut butter
1 tsp cocoa powder
½ tsp pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup of ice cubes
Per Serving (1 glass):
- Calories: 288
- Fats: 10g
- Protein: 30g
- Carbs: 21g
- Fiber: 4.1g
- Sugar: 8.6g
Why Smoothies Help You Burn Fat
The body performs better in all of its systems if your diet is providing the nutrition it needs. When you feel more energized, you will move more, use more calories and start to burn stored fat as the body looks for extra fuel sources.
Smoothies will encourage you to drink more, leaving you more hydrated, which can also help with fat loss.
Small, frequent meals are thought to help with fat loss and so using smoothies as meal replacements can help this and prevent you from overeating.
What If I Have a Nut Allergy?
You can replace any peanut butter in these recipes with seed butters. There are so many to choose from now, and they are so tasty and full of excellent nutrition.
Watch How to Make
10 Weight Loss Smoothies That’ll Burn Fat
Ingredients
- Multiple Vegetables/Fruit/Berries
- Greens
- Seeds/nuts
- Milk of choice
- Natural sweetener
- Protein choice
- Spices
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- Scroll up to get a bunch of easy, yummy, and delicious weight loss smoothies. Don't be afraid to get creative with the ingredients, you might discover a flavor you didn't know you liked.
- Get your shopping list going, and make sure you've got all the ingredients.
- Get cooking and make your next Weight Loss Smoothie!