| If you’re tired of eating toast and tea for | | | | teaspoon in each serving. Its benefits are legion, |
| breakfast, or if you’re looking to add some | | | | including the prevention of toxic buildup, Omega 3 |
| flare to your diet, then weight loss smoothies | | | | fatty acids that your body needs for optimum |
| might just be the thing you’ve been searching | | | | health, and can even clear up your skin, too. |
| for. | | | | Skim Milk Powder |
| Before we get to the good stuff, some words of | | | | By using only one tablespoon of skim milk powder |
| caution here: | | | | in your smoothie and using water as your liquid |
| While weight loss smoothies are in fact nutritious | | | | base, you get the creamy texture of a |
| and delicious, they have to be followed exactly in | | | | “traditional” smoothie, with none of the |
| order to work right. That means that these are | | | | calories and fat of milk. |
| not milkshakes, and it also means that these | | | | Protein Powder |
| smoothies REPLACE meal. You would not want to | | | | This is up to you whether or not you want to |
| both eat a meal and drink a smoothie as that | | | | use it. But protein powder can give you the |
| would defeat the purpose. | | | | protein that might be lacing from a more severe |
| It’s important for you to make your own | | | | diet—protein that is essential to your |
| smoothies. Don’t get them from a “juice | | | | body’s health. |
| joint”. Making them yourself is the only way | | | | With those three elements as the foundation of |
| you can be sure you’re reaping the full | | | | your smoothie, the rest is up to your imagination. |
| benefits. | | | | Choose whatever fruits you love best, then cut |
| If you can handle those criteria, then let’s | | | | them up, stick them in the blender and you’re |
| move onto the good stuff! | | | | ready to rock. But it has to be actual fruits. No |
| A smoothie for breakfast can give you the right | | | | “cheating” with juices, juice cocktails or |
| start to your day: | | | | “juice drinks”. |
| • It boosts your metabolism. | | | | For a more refreshing choice, you can use |
| • It keeps you full until lunchtime. | | | | crushed ice or you can freeze cut-up fruit, and |
| • It’s a great source of | | | | use them instead of fruit form the fridge or the |
| “good” carbs your body needs for | | | | counter. Nice and cool on a summer’s day. |
| energy. | | | | If you need ideas, or if you’d like a change of |
| • You can have breakfast on the go! | | | | pace form the usual banana-orange-strawberry |
| While there is almost no limit to the combinations | | | | route, stop by your local bookstore and pick up |
| you can create, there are a few things you | | | | recipe books specifically for weight loss smoothies. |
| should have in the house that you can add to any | | | | During your next trip to the supermarket, take a |
| smoothie. | | | | look at some of the juice combinations the big |
| Flaxseed Oil | | | | brand names have come up with, then head over |
| This is not going to change the taste of your | | | | to the produce aisle and pick up the ingredients! |
| smoothie at all, as you typically only need a | | | | |