3 Favorite Smoothie Recipes

Written by Lauren Long

In need of some new smoothie recipes? Look no further! I always find smoothies to be easy, delicious and great for recovery. Here are 3 favorite smoothie recipes that I’ve tried and enjoyed!

Post-Workout Smoothie

Recipe from The Nutrition Twins

Ingredients:

• 8 oz of low-fat or fat free milk
• 1 tablespoon of peanut butter
• ½ a banana
• 1 cup spinach
• ½ cup strawberries
• ¼ cup walnuts
• 1 scoop protein powder or ½ cup nonfat plain or vanilla yogurt

I tried this one and it was very tasty! It was a bit more liquidy than I normally make my smoothies, but the perfect consistency to drink through a straw. It ended up being a pretty green color because of the spinach. 

If you like your smoothies thicker, you could try freezing the bananas and the strawberries. Overall I really enjoyed this smoothie, and would definitely make it again!

Tropical Recovery Smoothie

Recipe from the book The Player’s Plate* by Emily Cole

Ingredients:

• 1 scoop or 25g of vanilla whey protein powder
• 2 tbsp chia seeds
• ⅓ cup each frozen banana, pineapple, and mango
• ½ cup orange juice
• ½ cup water (enough to help the smoothie blend)

I made this one as well and really enjoyed it! I am definitely going to make it more often. I thought it was a great combination of fruits, and easy to make.

Berry Ginger Smoothie

Recipe from A Saucy Kitchen 

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup frozen strawberries
• 3/4 cup frozen raspberries
• 1/2 banana, peeled
• 1 large orange, peeled
• 1 inch chunk ginger, peeled
• 1 cup | 240 ml almond milk (or any milk dairy/non dairy of your choice)

I also gave this one a try, and I thought it was great! It was my first time making a smoothie with ginger, and I thought it added a different taste. 

It turned out as a light pink color, and similar to the smoothie with the spinach above, it was easy to blend and had a thinner consistency. 

Ginger is also good to include in smoothies after exercise due to its qualities of delaying soreness. 

 

Leave a comment if you try any of these recipes and enjoy them!

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