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I've recently taken to drinking smoothies as meal replacements and thought I'd post here for suggestions on how to improve the recipe. Taste is not a huge deal as I can tolerate and down just about anything. Healthiness is the number one priority. Convenience is also important, in terms of minimizing the prep and cleanup time.
I usually drink one for breakfast and one for dinner.
My current recipe (measurements are estimates, since I generally just eyeball everything):
~3/4 cup almond milk
3 big spoonfuls of greek yogurt
2 fuji apples
3 fistfuls of kale
1 banana
~1 cup of mixed berries (blueberries, strawberries, raspberries)
The recipe yields about 48 oz, which I drink as three 16 oz servings.
Given that this smoothie composes a large chunk of my diet, I'm open to suggestions on changes to cover a wider nutritional profile. Two modifications I'm considering are 1) adding a spoonful of whey protein supplement and 2) changing from almond milk to regular milk or soy milk (they all basically taste the same to me). Both are intended to increase my protein intake, since I don't eat much meat, eggs, etc.
Any input is appreciated.
I usually drink one for breakfast and one for dinner.
My current recipe (measurements are estimates, since I generally just eyeball everything):
~3/4 cup almond milk
3 big spoonfuls of greek yogurt
2 fuji apples
3 fistfuls of kale
1 banana
~1 cup of mixed berries (blueberries, strawberries, raspberries)
The recipe yields about 48 oz, which I drink as three 16 oz servings.
Given that this smoothie composes a large chunk of my diet, I'm open to suggestions on changes to cover a wider nutritional profile. Two modifications I'm considering are 1) adding a spoonful of whey protein supplement and 2) changing from almond milk to regular milk or soy milk (they all basically taste the same to me). Both are intended to increase my protein intake, since I don't eat much meat, eggs, etc.
Any input is appreciated.