Instead of energy: nutritious smoothie recipes for a productive workout
Get a boost of energy with a single drink? Easy!!!
Smoothies are simple to prepare, healthy, and most importantly delicious. It can be added to any meal or snack on the go, if the day is scheduled by minutes. For preparation you will only need a blender, and the ingredients can be safely changed depending on your mood and the contents of the refrigerator.
There are many recipes for smoothies: fruit, vegetable, nut and even meat. You can experiment and change the proportions to find the perfect flavor. The drink is perfect for a snack before a workout. We have chosen five simple recipes that will help to cheer up and energize.
Smoothie with oatmeal and banana
Approximate calorie content: 368 kcal (with fat content of yogurt 0.5%).
For this recipe you will need 2 tbsp. of hercules, a banana, an orange, 250 ml of non-fat yogurt, 50 ml of water. Cut the fruit and together with the other ingredients, pulverize in a blender. If desired, you can add cinnamon.
Protein smoothie with avocado
Approximate calorie content: 547 kcal (if you use coconut milk).
To prepare this smoothie you need one avocado, a banana, 50 g of fresh spinach, 4 scoops of protein, 100 ml of coconut milk and 200 ml of coconut water (you can replace it with regular water). Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth.
Green smoothie
Approximate calorie content: 607 kcal.
For this drink you will need 250 g of grapes, 50 g of spinach, 100 g of green buckwheat, 50 g of pumpkin seeds, a banana, one kiwi and 250 ml of water. Pour boiling water over the buckwheat and pumpkin seeds and leave for 4-6 hours. Then pulverize all ingredients in a blender, add water and bring to a homogeneous consistency.
Protein smoothie
Approximate calorie content: 605 kcal (if you use 1% cottage cheese and 1% milk).
In a blender, mix 200 g of cottage cheese, 200 ml of milk, banana, apple, two eggs and 1 tbsp. honey. Grind. If desired, you can add more honey.
Nutritious nut smoothie
Approximate calorie content: 1181 kcal (if you use 0.5% yogurt).
For this smoothie you will need 100 g of peanuts, two bananas, 4 tbsp. oat flakes, 4 tsp. cocoa, 250 ml of non-fat yogurt. Everything is pulverized in a blender to a homogeneous consistency. If desired, you can add cinnamon or vanilla.