Smoothies

Since I started my weight loss journey, I also started with drinking smoothies as meal replacements.

First I drank them in the morning after my workout as breakfast but decided that I was still eating too much as I always had lunch the Spanish way... 2 or 3 course with coffee...

So I changed it to lunchtime and it works so much better!

How I make a proper filling smoothie? well like this..

I always make smoothies for 2 days which is 1 liter in total.

And you need the below ( courtesy of http://www.greenthickies.com/ ) :

• 2 cups of liquid * I use almond milk* 
• 2 cups of fruit
• 1/4 cup of dried fruit or 2 table spoons of liquid sweetener like honey or syrup.* I don´t use this , but this every bodies own taste*  
• 1/4 cup of nuts or seeds, or 2 table spoons of nut/seed butter. * I use chia and flax seed* 
• 1-2 cups of mild leafy greens * I use fresh Spinach leafs* 
• a filler which I explain below.

If you want the smoothie to be a meal replacement, you need a filler in it. Below is a list of the fillers you can use: 

• 1 cup of oats
• 1 cup of quinoa
• 1/2 cup of seeds
• 1/3 cup of nuts
• 4 tablespoons of coconut cream
• 2/3 cup of coconut milk
• 1 medium avocado
• 3 medium bananas
• 1 cup of sweet potato 
• 1 cup of white potato 
• 4 cooked eggs
• 6 tablespoons of cream 
• 1 cup full fat cottage cheese
• 1/3 cup creamed cheese
• 1 cup of full fat yoghurt.

I almost always use half a cup of greek yoghurt and half a cup of oats as filler. 

For the oats and seeds, you need to soak them overnight so I make my smoothies the night before, so I only have to get them out of the fridge and bring with me to work.

One of my favorite recipes? well here we go..

• 2 cups of almond milk
• 2 apples, 1 pear and a banana
• 1/4 cup of a mix of chia and flax seeds
• 1 cup of Spinach leafs 
• 1/2 cup of oats 
• 1/2 cup of full fat yoghurt
• a teaspoon of cinnamon.

Mix it all in the blender and divide in half so you have 2 portions for 2 days and store in the fridge.

Enjoy!!