Belly Blasting Smoothies

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEcyLLC_TwSma_-gE91Dho5VPp38Bcy1gftpBD_B36o7JVcOJZ_thgUhel0vZoAEB2KaR29eAjKNAIUaQFlZY66nOgMzyLKowfdNi7uexN_UgsJCCIHaplbMpVV1d3h-lfmMW6MhZ5_U/s1600/smoothies2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="smoothies, healthy smoothies, smoothie recipe" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEcyLLC_TwSma_-gE91Dho5VPp38Bcy1gftpBD_B36o7JVcOJZ_thgUhel0vZoAEB2KaR29eAjKNAIUaQFlZY66nOgMzyLKowfdNi7uexN_UgsJCCIHaplbMpVV1d3h-lfmMW6MhZ5_U/s1600/smoothies2.jpg" title="" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">We're into smoothies around here. Not only are these delicious, they're super good for us, and they only take about 2 minutes to make. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>PLUS</i><span style="background-color: white;">, if you make one of these three for your breakfast or lunch, they're low in calories but full of protein, so you'll be full until your next meal. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div>I'm not into cleansing or fasting, but these smoothies do seem to do as they say - belly blasting, metabolism boosting and detoxifying. I always feel good after I have one, and I'm pretty sure that if I'd lay off having leftover spaghetti for breakfast (don't judge!), I'd probably lose some weight!  Plus they're certainly a lot better for the kids than a bowl of Lucky Charms. <br /><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="background-color: white;">My kids, especially my picky, on-the-go teens, love these smoothies. (In fact, my 15 year old daughter just told me that she didn't want school to end because she'd miss her smoothie in the morning! I told her I think I can manage to make her a smoothie ~ even in the summer.) </span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">So, without further ado, here are the three super delicious smoothies that we make, and I hope you'll love!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;"><b>BELLY BLASTING MANGO SMOOTHIE</b></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 cup frozen mango cubes</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 frozen banana</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 cup fat free vanilla yogurt</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1 TBSP lemon juice</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1 packet sweetener if you want it sweeter </span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">4 ice cubes</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Combine all ingredients in a blender or "magic bullet", until well combined. </span></span>This takes about 1 minute. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Serves 1. </span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.24799919128418px;">METABOLISM BOOSTING BANANA-MOCHA SMOOTHIE</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.24799919128418px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.24799919128418px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.24799919128418px;">1 large frozen banana</span></span><br />1/2 cup cold coffee (leftover is fine)<br />1/2 cup fat free milk<br />1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder (I used Nestle)<br />1 tbsp almond butter or peanut butter<br /><div>1 packet sweetener if you want it sweeter<br /><br />Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. This takes about 1 minute. The result for this smoothie is just like a milkshake, and the kids favorite of all. Serves 1.<br /><div><br /></div><div><b>DETOX BLUEBERRY SMOOTHIE</b><br /><b><br /></b>1 cup plain low fat yogurt </div><div>1 cup frozen blueberries </div><div>1/4 cup fat free milk</div><div>4 ice cubes</div><div>2 TBSP honey</div><div><br /></div><div>Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. This takes about 1 minute. Serves 1.</div><div><br /></div><div>TIPS: </div><div><ul><li>Freeze bananas. I buy bananas, and when they're ripe, I chunk them up and put them in baggies in the freezer. </li><li>I buy Dole frozen fruits - they have all sorts, but my favorites are blueberry and mango (just because of how high in anti-oxidants these two are)</li><li>Add sweetener at the end - only if you want it sweeter. You can use honey if you prefer. </li><li>If the smoothie is too thick, I add a splash of fat free milk and blend to incorporate. </li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpdpzW8l7CU3gcmnU0iqvs4rkX3MdO2zv6K8hOWHKEDx8VLbbO53ZdAD8q-2bX1yEZ71MdIgWW1xOkMbgCy3xH3jAT6lZKvUMQiz8GU4PzlzLpTh84ZInosTCvlVsfWv4e26_I5LKpdU/s1600/smoothies+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="smoothies, healthy smoothies, smoothie recipe" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpdpzW8l7CU3gcmnU0iqvs4rkX3MdO2zv6K8hOWHKEDx8VLbbO53ZdAD8q-2bX1yEZ71MdIgWW1xOkMbgCy3xH3jAT6lZKvUMQiz8GU4PzlzLpTh84ZInosTCvlVsfWv4e26_I5LKpdU/s1600/smoothies+1.jpg" title="" width="212" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Do you make smoothies? What do you add yours to up the health benefits?</div></div><div></div><div><br /><span style="background-color: white;"></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.24799919128418px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't forget to subscribe to my newsletter! 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Belly Blasting Smoothies

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