We love smoothies! Smoothies are wellness smoothies whose recipes you are sure to find in this article. But before we publish the best smoothie recipes, we’ll tell you why we recommend including “fitness” smoothies in your diet.
A smoothie is a thick drink made from whipped ingredients. Not to be confused with freshly squeezed juice! The finished smoothie retains 100% of the benefits of each product. After the juice is squeezed, the pulp is thrown away, and with it, valuable fiber as well as some vitamins and minerals.
Why are smoothies healthy fitness shakes?
- High fiber content.
Fiber is an essential element for gastrointestinal health. The mechanism is this: it cleans the villi located on the surface of the intestine, and thus improves the absorption of vitamins, minerals and fatty acids. Fiber also “feeds” beneficial bacteria (probiotics) that participate in a multitude of processes – from enzyme production to the synthesis of vitamins, hormones and amino acids.
- Low Glycemic Index.
We often talk about the importance of choosing foods and meals with a low glycemic index. The GI indicates how blood sugar levels change after consuming a particular food. So: the more fiber a food has, the lower its glycemic index. Freshly squeezed juice has almost no fiber, so it has a high GI. A smoothie rich in fiber has a medium or low GI, depending on the ingredients chosen.
- High absorption of valuable elements.
Some substances are better absorbed in a chopped form. For example, the essential fatty acids Omega-3. If you chop flaxseeds or another source of Omega-3 in a blender, you will get much more benefits. There is also research that shredded carrots are more effective at lowering blood cholesterol than whole carrots.
- enriching your diet.
One of the principles of a healthy diet is variety. Don’t know how to use any healthy product? Add it to fitness shakes (recipes can be found with any ingredient). Know that you don’t eat enough leafy greens? Add a bunch of spinach to the blender – it hardly changes the taste of drinks, but turns them into the healthiest smoothies.
- Functional effect.
The set of ingredients you use determines the value of the finished smoothie and its functional effect. Suppose that you want to lower the pH of your blood to about 7.43, which is a low-alkaline environment in which cancerous cells cannot multiply (a discovery for which the scientist Otto Warburg won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1932). In that case, choose smoothie smoothies whose recipes contain green ingredients
Top smoothie recipes
Below you will find healthy smoothies whose recipes we have tried. All ingredients are listed for two servings – just whip them in a blender, pre-cut vegetables and fruits into small pieces.
Green Smoothie with Basil
- cucumber: 2 pc.
- banana: 1 pc.
- date syrup: 10 ml
- basil: 2 sprigs
- lime juice: ½cl.
Green smoothie with spirulina
- coconut milk: 200 ml
- apple: 1 pc.
- pineapple: 100g
- spirulina: 45g
- date syrup: 10 ml
Green smoothie with avocado
- water: 200 ml
- green apple: 1 pc.
- banana: 1 pc.
- avocado: ½ pc.
- spinach: 50 г
Red smoothie
- water: 100 ml
- favorite berries: 1 handful
- pear: 1 pc.
- plums: 4-5 pcs.
- ginger root: 5 g
Pumpkin smoothie
- banana: 1 pc.
- coconut yogurt: 120g
- pumpkin puree: 150g
- fresh orange juice: 120 ml
- honey: 1 tsp.
- cinnamon: ½ tsp.
- vanilla extract: ½ tsp.
Refreshing smoothie
- water: 100 ml
- orange: 1 pc.
- banana: 1 pc.
- spinach: 50 г
- ginger root: 2 tsp.
- ice cubes – as desired
Fitness Smoothie
- water: 100 ml
- cucumber: 2 pcs.
- pineapple: 250g
- banana: 1 pc.
- lime zest and juice: 1 pc.
- ice cubes – as desired
Broccoli Smoothie
- water: 100 ml
- frozen broccoli: 250 g
- frozen strawberries: 250 g
- banana: 1 pc.
- grapefruit juice: ½ pc.
- ice cubes – as desired
Protein smoothie
- hemp protein: 60g
- plant milk: 280 ml
- pear: 1 pc.
- lemon juice: ½ pc.
- cashews: 10g
Good Morning Smoothie
- coconut milk: 250 ml
- large oat flakes: 80 g
- banana: 1 pc.
- frozen strawberries: 200 g
- vanilla extract: ½ tsp.
Experiment, experiment and experiment again. use different types of vegetable milk, nuts and seeds, replace spinach with greens you’ve never tasted before, try new berries – either way it will turn out very tasty! And our ready-made smoothies from the Online Store section will replenish your vitamins and boost your health at any time of year.