Why Only 4-ingredient Quick Smoothie Recipes?
You know how you start a new diet with all the intention in the world to do your best but then somewhere along the line, you lose enthusiasm, you worry if you can finish it and it becomes a chore to follow the program?
I’ve got news for you: The problem isn’t you!
I’ve been there so many times! I start out with lots of self-discipline and planning, but after a couple of weeks, I find that I just can’t keep up with the regimen.
The problem is often just the sheer complexity.
Too many things to keep track of. Too hard to make the recipes. Too much work to get the ingredients. Too many items to prepare.
This is one reason why I am so madly in love with green juice and green smoothie and why I can continue to integrate them into my super busy lifestyle.
Green smoothies are as simple as it gets – fresh raw fruits and vegetables and herbs (and in case of green smoothies, super foods, natural protein powders, and raw nut butters, if you desire), in amazing combinations.
But in this blog post, I want to make them even simpler for you. I spent summer of 2013 whipping up over 100 recipes for my next book, The Healthy Smoothie Bible, which hits bookstores on April 1st, 2014.
I learned a lot in the process and one lesson was: the more ingredients in the smoothie, the less likely someone else or I are to make it.
So I experimented with simpler recipes. The results? Four ingredients is the minimum for a green smoothie recipe where you get flavor, variety, and tons of nutrients. Hence these quick smoothie recipes!
I don’t know about you but I don’t like my food bland, so I had to find the sweet spot for making the easiest, fastest smoothie recipes in the shortest amount of preparation time.
I know you are busy. So am I! But I promise you can whip up these amazing 4-ingredient recipes in less than 7 minutes from the time you walk into your kitchen to the time until the time you walk out, blender all washed and dried, and your smoothie in your hand.
4-Ingredient Healthy Delicious Smoothie Recipes
Are you ready? Here are my top four 4-ingredient healthy delicious smoothie recipes. Oh hint: I am not counting filtered water as an ingredient. Technically I should but I won’t. Hope you’re cool with that.
These recipes make anywhere from 1-2 servings depending on how generous you want to serve yourself, and anywhere from 350-400 calories total.
#1: Green Banana Delight
1. 1 frozen banana
2. 1 cup unsweetened almond or almond-coconut milk
3. 2 cups fresh spinach
4. 1 TBSP hemp seeds or chia seeds
#2: The Hawaiian Dream
1. ½ cup frozen pineapple
2. ½ cup frozen blueberry
3. 2 cups fresh kale, no stem
4. ¼ cup fresh coconut shreds
Add 1 cup cold filtered water
#3: Sweet Avocado Joy
1. ½ cup fresh or frozen avocado, peeled
2. 2 fresh pitted dates
3. 2 cups fresh spinach
4. 1 de-cored unpeeled apple
Add 1 cup cold filtered water
#4: Nutty Berry Smoothie
1. 1 frozen banana
2. 1 TBSP almond butter
3. 4 frozen strawberries
4. 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
So there you have it, these are some of my go-to recipes when I am in the mood for a snack because as you know, smoothies can cut down your junk food cravings big time!
Time-Saving Ideas for the Smoothie Prep Process
A few more ideas to save you time:
– You can use this great guidelines for making the perfect smoothie.
– You may want to freeze your avocado in advance.
– Pull out your blender and pouring jar – I use Mason jars – the night before.
– Put your ingredients in a ziplock bag in a corner of your fridge.
So now you have no excuse not to try that first healthy delicious easy smoothie recipe.
And once you start, there’s no going back. Your body will thank you for such tender loving care like you wouldn’t believe. You have to experience it first hand, so don’t take my word for it. Go make that quick easy delicious smoothie now!
Order my Next Book: The Healthy Smoothie Bible
If you are serious about creating the healthy smoothie lifestyle, my new baby, The Healthy Smoothie Bible, came out in April 2014. It’s packed with 108 original recipes plus a dozen contributor recipes from smoothie experts all over the web.
So, start exploring this new amazing revolution with healthy ways to feed and nourish your body. You’ll never look back, and you’ll be kicking yourself why you didn’t start sooner. Today won’t come back around. Start healing your body with healthy smoothies.
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