Utilizing diet shakes or smoothies as part of a balanced food plan can be helpful for some people in the battle to lose weight.  Sure there are a lot of prepackaged options out there, but do you really want to have all those extra preservatives and such.  Here are a few healthy natural options for making diet shakes and smoothies at home.

Peanut Butter Banana Protein Shake

4 oz skim milk
1 cup crushed ice
1 tbsp peanut butter
1 banana
1 scoop of whey protein powder

Place the ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth.

Makes 1 serving.
Approximate nutritional info = Calories 330, Fat 9.5 g, Total Carbohydrate 46.2 g, Dietary Fiber 3.8 g, Protein 19.4 g

Strawberry Yogurt Protein Shake Recipe

1 cup frozen unsweetened whole strawberries
½ cup of orange juice
1/2 cup vanilla fat free yogurt
3/4 cups skim milk
1 scoop whey protein powder
1 tbsp honey

Place the ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth.
Makes 1 large serving or could be 2 servings.
Approximate nutritional info for the whole recipe = Calories 385, Fat 1.3 g, Total Carbohydrate 74.3 g, Dietary Fiber 4.9 g, Protein 21.5 g
 
Peachy Berry Smoothie Recipe
 
1/2 cup fat free peach yogurt
½ cup peach nectar
½ cup frozen strawberries
1/2 cup frozen raspberries
1 medium fresh peach, chopped 

Place the ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth.
Makes 1 serving.

Approximate nutritional info = Calories 245, Fat 0.5 g, Total Carbohydrate 58.8 g, Dietary Fiber 9.8 g, Protein 5.9 g

Making diet shakes and smoothies isn’t rocket science!  Just take the flavors that you enjoy and blend up a tasty drink.  Feel free to add protein powder or not and to change the fruits, fruit juices, flavors of yogurts and such in these recipes to design your own unique specialty.

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