Hey Blogland!


I have been so off the map lately and I do apologize. I kind of fell off the wagon of my weight loss journey and therefore fell off the smoothie making journey as well. But fear not smoothie lovers, I am ready to make my return! I have been pinning some amazing new ideas and can't wait to try out some yummy new concoctions in the near future. Look for some new recipes coming late this month!!


Erika

Tropical Smoothie

1 cup 1% milk (3)
1/2 6oz container 2% pineapple Chobani greek yogurt (2)
1 banana (0)
4 strawberries, frozen (0)
1/3 cup mango sorbet, I used Ciao Bella brand (3)


Layer ingredients in blender in order shown and blend til smooth.


Yield: 1 | 8p+

I made this smoothie as a mid day snack, and I will have to say it is quite large for a mid day snack. I probably could have split it with someone. But it is so good, that will most likely not happen. Enjoy!

Pumpkin Smoothie

1 cup 1% milk (3)
1/4 cup canned pumpkin pie mix (2)
1 banana (0)
1 scoop low cal vanilla protein powder (2)
2T rolled oats - uncooked (1)
3 ice cubes (0)


Layer ingredients in blender in order shown and blend til smooth.


Yield: 1 | 8p+


Note: I used canned pumpkin pie mix here instead of plain canned pumpkin because I knew it would have a better taste, however, if you want to use plain canned pumpkin (for 0 p+) try adding in a tsp of pumpkin pie spice (0) then you can get the same taste for 2 less p+!!

Spinach and Kale aka Green Goblin Smoothie

1 cup 2% milk (3)
1/3 cup FF vanilla yogurt (1)
1 handful, about 1 cup, packed spinach (0)
leaves of 1 stem of kale (0)
1 banana (0)
1 kiwi (0)
1 scoop low cal protein powder (not pictured,   oops!) (2)


















    Layer ingredients in blender in order shown and blend til smooth.
Pour smoothie over ice.


Yield: 1 | 6p+


See, I am finally posting some smoothies with veggies as promised. I have to give some credit to my sister on this one. She used Trop50 orange juice in place of milk and hers was equally delicious. You can make the executive call on that one. Thanks sis!

Butterscotch Smoothie

1 cup light plain soy milk (2)

1/2 6oz container chobani 0% honey (2)

1 banana, frozen (0)

1/3 package FF SF butterscotch pudding powder (0)

1 scoop low cal vanilla protein powder (2)

Layer ingredients in blender in order shown and blend til smooth.

Yield: 1 | 6p+

This smoothie is so yummy, I made this one as a dessert and it was delicious. I probably could have skipped the protein and had a 4p+ smoothie instead. 

Cherry Cheesecake Smoothie

Well, I would first like to start off with some awesome news! I follow a blog called Emily Bites it is an awesome sight with tons of delicious recipes, she is also a part of Weight Watchers and also posts all of the points+ values for her foods. Trust me though, if you are not a Weight Watcherer her food is still delicious and something everyone will absolutely love. So I told you that story to tell you this story. I was perusing Emily Bites one day and noticed she was doing a giveaway in corroboration with Del Webb. They were giving away a free, ya FREE, Kitchenaid Cooks for the Cure blender. I of course entered the contest and low and behold I was the WINNER!!! Seriously most awesome thing I have ever won. I think Emily was correct when she said it must be fate that I won since I have a smoothie blog! Isn't she gorgeous. I think I will call her Rosie :) So I had to test that puppy out and here is what I came up with for today --

1 cup light plain soy milk (2)
1/3 cup FF vanilla yogurt (1)
1/3 package fat free, sugar free cheesecake pudding mix (0)
1 1/2 (or 3 squares) graham crackers (1)
1/2 cup frozen cherries (0)
2 ice cubes (0)


Layer ingredients in blender in order shown and blend til smooth.


Yield: 1 | 4p+


Note: I made this as an afternoon snack today, not as a meal. Therefore, I didn't add the protein powder simply because I didn't want to add the extra points. It is mine and my boyfriends 4 year anniversary today so I am splurging on dinner and need to save all the points I can.


Enjoy, and thanks again to Emily Bites

Pineapple Cherry Smoothie

1 cup light plain soy milk (2)

1/2 2% pineapple Chobani greek yogurt (2)

1 banana, frozen (0)

1/2 cup pineapple, canned in juice (0)

1/3 cup cherries, frozen (0)

1 scoop low cal vanilla protein powder (2)

1/4 cup water (if needed)

Layer ingredients in blender in order shown and blend til smooth. If ingredients are not blending well try adding in the water to see if that will do the trick. I added the water to mine, but some of you may not have to, especially if you are using a non-frozen banana instead.

Yield: 1 | 6p+

**Spoiler alert: I just bought a big bag of nectarines, should take 3 or 4 days to ripen, nectarine smoothies are on the way!!!

Chocolate Almond Smoothie

1 cup light plain soy milk (2)

1 banana, fresh or frozen (0)

1/2 tsp almond extract** (0)

1 scoop low cal chocolate protein powder (2)

4 ice cubes (0)

Layer ingredients in blender in order shown and blend til smooth.

Yield: 1 | 4p+

** seriously only use 1/2 tsp, this stuff is strong!

This smoothie was awesome this morning! And seriously, only 4 points+, that rocks. I am going grocery shopping this weekend and I plan on getting some more flavors of pudding mix and doing some more experimenting with those flavors. I also see a peppermint patty smoothie in my future!

I ordered 4 1/2 pounds of protein powder and the New Rules of Lifting for Women book from amazon on Wednesday. They probably think I am some kind of body builder, haha. I got 2 pounds each of French Vanilla and Double Chocolate (!) and 1/2 pound of Vanilla Almond all Designer Whey brand. 

Blackberry Cherry Smoothie

1 cup light plain soy milk (2)

1/3 cup FF vanilla yogurt (1)

1/2 cup blackberries, fresh or frozen (0)

1/3 cup cherries, frozen (0)

1 scoop low cal vanilla protein powder (2)

3 ice cubes (0)

Layer ingredients in blender in order shown and blend til smooth.

Yield: 1 | 5p+

This smoothie tasted an awful lot like my smoothie from yesterday. Don't get me wrong it was delicious but I wish you could taste the cherry more. And I forgot a banana. It was a weird morning. Expect better from me tomorrow. I will come up with something uber delicious, promise :)

Blackberry Blueberry Banana Smoothie

1 cup light plain soy milk (2)

1/2 cup blackberries (0)

1/3 cup blueberries (0)

1/3 cup FF vanilla yogurt (1)

1/2 banana(0)

1 scoop low cal vanilla protein powder (2)

3 ice cubes**

Layer ingredients in blender in order shown and blend until smooth.

Yield: 1 | 5p+

** Note: I was lucky enough to get out yesterday and pick fresh blackberries, so since they were not frozen I opted to use a few ice cubes for a colder smoothie. If you use frozen blackberries you can definitely omit the ice cubes, the rest of the ingredients remain the same. 


So how awesome of a color does this one have?!? And it was amazingly delicious.