Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Smoothie Inspiration

So, as my last post may have hinted to, I am becoming obsessed with smoothies. I decided I would post all ingredients I have thought of for smoothies because there are so many different options. I have not tried all of these and I cannot think of everything of course but this should be able to start you out!

First off fruits: now I am no health expert so this is all based off of what I have read...
Fat Burning Fruits:
- Grapefruit*
- Watermelon
- Berries*

Low Cal/ High Fiber Fruits:
- Blackberries*
- Raspberries*
- Blueberries*
- Peaches
- Nectarines

Fruit Great for Your Skin:
- Berries*
- Pomegranate

Healthiest Fruits Ever:
- Apricots
- Raspberries*
- Cantalope

Fruits that Boost Your Matabolism:
- Grapefruit*
- Apples

Other Fruits:
- Bananas
- Grapes
- Pineapple
- Oranges
(I am sure there is more but this is all I can think of right now)

Veggies (or foods that are like veggies):
Fat Burning Veggies:
- Cucumbers
- Celery

Low Cal/ High Fiber Veggies:
- Carrots

Veggies Great for Your Skin:
- Avocados*
- Spinach*

Healthiest Veggies Ever:
- Avocados*
- Spinach*

Veggies That Boost Your Matabolism:
- Spinach*

Other Veggies:
- Kale
- Lettuce
(I am sure there are more but I do not know of any others that would be good in smoothies, but I am not sure)

Liquids:
- Green Tea (Fat Burning, great for your skin)
- Coffee (Fat burning, Boosts your metabolism)
- Pomegranate Juice (Great for your skin)
- Soy Milk (Boosts your metabolism)
- Almond milk (Basically any kind of milk including Oat milk)
- Apple juice (basically any fruit juice)

Other Ingredients:
A lot of times when I make a smoothie I like to not only add a liquid but also add yogurt because it makes it creamy and yummy!
- Greek Yogurt is fat burning
- Oatmeal/ Oats (Fat burning, boosts your metabolism)
- Ginger
- Cinnamon
- Honey (I have heard that cinnamon and honey are really good for people for many reasons, I do not know why it is but I have heard that multiple times)
- Nuts (walnuts, peanuts, almonds, pistachios, etc.)
- Peanut butter
- Dark Chocolate
- Coconut. Coconut flakes

Here are some smoothie ideas:
- Peanut butter and banana (and chocolate)
- Chocolate and coffee (add some kind of milk and yogurt). This one might be difficult because it does not have as much substance
- Strawberries, spinach, oats, honey, yogurt, almond milk

A great way to get ideas for smoothies is to go to smoothie shops and see what sounds good to you and go home and try to make it. The beauty of this is that you can put more of the ingredients you want and less of the ones you want less, etc.