5 Smoothie Recipes To Boost Your Energy

Very few things are as satisfying as a smoothie made with just the right amount of ingredients. If you’re looking for healthy alternatives to give you an almost instant energy boost, then I would highly recommend that you try out smoothies.

Here are a few smoothie recipes that you should try.

1. Berry Blast smoothie

The best thing about berries is that most times they’re neither too sweet nor too sour. It’s usually the perfect combination. If you’re into the flavour of berries then I would highly suggest that you try out this smoothie. This particular recipe gives satiety value on top of it being a delicious alternative.

Berries have several benefits. Aside from them being low in calories, they are high in fibre, vitamin C, and antioxidant polyphenols.

Ingredients

1. Frozen berries (Strawberries, blueberries and grapes)
2. Vanilla yoghurt
3. 2 tbsp. honey
4. ½ cup of milk
5. Chia seeds

Instructions

1. Place the yoghurt, chia seeds berries and milk in a blender then blend it all together until it’s smooth. Add some more milk if it turns out to be too thick.
2. Taste and add honey as desired.
3. Serve immediately.

   2. Tropical smoothie

Just like the name suggests, this smoothie is a mixture of tropical fruits. This includes avocados, bananas, mangoes, pawpaws, oranges, pineapples, and the likes. It’s a wholesome type of smoothie that will make you full and at the same time giving you an instant energy boost. They have the ability to boost your energy and provide you with essential vitamins such as Vitamin C, B vitamins and fibre.

Ingredients

1. 1 ripe banana
2. 1 peeled orange
3. Frozen mango chunks
4. Frozen pineapple chunks
5. A cup of vanilla yoghurt
6. Fruit juice

Instructions

1. Put the bananas, oranges, fruit chunks, fruit juice, and yoghurt together in a blender then blend it all together until it’s smooth.
2. Add some more fruit juice as desired because this particular recipe can tend to be too thick.
3. Serve immediately.

3. Kale-Pineapple smoothie

This particular smoothie is best for morning hours. Most of us are willing to jump out of bed for coffee and other caffeine beverages, but how many of us would jump out for a proper healthy smoothie? This smoothie will change your mind. It has very few ingredients and yet the results are amazing.

Ingredients

1. ¼ cup of frozen pineapple
2. 2 kale leaves
3. ½ avocado
4. 1 cup of water
5. ½ cup of yoghurt

Instructions

1. Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smoothie reaches desired consistency.
2. Feel free to add ice or adjust liquid based on your personal preference.

4. Mixed vegetable smoothie

If you are not a big fan of vegetables then you could try out a vegetable smoothie. The best thing about it is that you can add a few fruits to enhance the taste of the vegetables.

Ingredients

1. A few leaves of spinach
2. ½ avocado
3. Apple
4. Two leaves of kale
5. Honey
6. Chia seeds

Instructions

1. Mix up all the ingredients together and blend them.
2. Add honey as desired to enhance the taste.
3. Serve immediately.

       5. Breakfast smoothie

If you are one of those people who has a problem with eating breakfast, maybe because you don’t have the time, then this is a quick alternative for you. It combines cereals and fruits to give an energy boost as well as good nutrients.

    Ingredients

1. Oats
2. Frozen strawberries
3. Milk
4. Chia seeds
5. Honey

Instructions

1. Add oats to the blender and blend until it becomes finely ground.
2. Add the remaining ingredients and blend them together.
3. Serve immediately. Here are Healthy Oat Recipes You Should Try

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