Low fat smoothie recipes

Low fat and no fat smoothies are prefect for breakfast and afternoon snacks. In no more than 5 minutes you can make a delicious and healthy smoothie full of vitamins and nutrients that will be so satisfying that you will forget all about fatty chips, chocolate biscuits, sandwiches and other unhealthy snacks in-between main meals.

The low fat smoothie recipes I have listed below are really very quick to prepare – not more than 5 to 10 minutes – and do not require preliminary preparation of the ingredients (like boiling or else).

Here are a few low fat smoothie recipes you can easily prepare in no more than 5 minutes:

Acai-Blueberry Smoothie

Preparation time: 5 min

Servings: 4

Ingredients:
100 g frozen acai pulp (6 tbsp)
2 cups frozen blueberries
1 banana
1/2 cup low fat milk
1 1/2 cups low-fat yogurt (vanilla)
2 tbsp of honey
1 cup ice

Preparation:
Cut banana in half and blend all ingredients, except ice, in a blender until smooth. Add ice; blend again until the drink gets perfectly smooth. Serve immediately.

Pomegranate Smoothie

Preparation time: 5 min

Servings: 2

Ingredients:
1 cup pomegranate juice
1 carton fat free yogurt (vanilla)
2 tbsp of honey
1/2 cup ice

Preparation:
Blend all ingredients, except ice, in a blender until smooth. Add ice; blend again until the drink gets frothy. Serve immediately.

Low fat smoothie recipes you can easily prepare in 10 minutes:

The Perfect Wake-Up Smoothie

Prep. Time: 10 min

Servings: 8

Ingredients:
1 banana
1/2 cup blackberries (fresh)
1 cup apple cinder (chilled)
1 carton low fat yogurt
1 cup fat free milk
2 tbsp of honey
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

Preparation:
Slice banana and blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Serve immediately.

Mango-Ginger Smoothie

Calories: 142 per 2000 calorie diet. Saturated fat 1 gram. The smoothie does NOT contain Monounsaturated and Polyunsaturated fats.

Prep. Time: 10 min

Servings: 4

Ingredients:
2 cups mango chunks (Preferably frozen for thicker icy drink, but if you can’t find any, seed and peel and cut 2 fresh mangos into chunks and freeze for about 2 hours)
1 cup fresh pineapple cut into cubes
1 carton low fat yogurt
1/2 cup fat-free milk
1/4 cup nonfat dry milk powder (optional)
2 tbsp of honey
1/4 tsp ground ginger

Preparation:
Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth.