Healthy Strawberry Banana Smoothie Recipes

I love my strawberry banana smoothies. Ever since I restarted the Abs Diet again, I’ve been making smoothies almost every day … and almost every smoothie I make has both strawberries and bananas in them. I guess you could call these two fruits my “smoothie base”. Now I have already posted some of my daily creations on my facebook page, but I thought it might also be nice to also archive them here … both for you to use, and for me to refer back to later if I feel like a want a bit of variety.

So without further adieu, here are a few of my personal smoothie recipes:

Basic Strawberry Banana Protein Smoothie

• Frozen Strawberries (6-8)
• Medium Bananas (1 or 2)
• Plain or Low-fat Vanilla Yogurt (1/4 cup)
• Vanilla Protein Powder (3/4 to 1 scoop)
• Ground Flax Seed (1 Tbsp)
• Milk 1% (1-2 cups)
• Ice Cubes (3-5)

Put it all in the Vitamix and blend for about 90 seconds. Should make two servings .. one for now, one for a snack later. mmmm, good

Banana Split Smoothie

• Frozen Strawberries (6-8)
• Medium Bananas (1 or 2)
• Cherries (3-4)
• Plain or Low-fat Vanilla Yogurt (1/4 cup)
• Vanilla Protein Powder (3/4 to 1 scoop)
• Cocoa Powder (2 tsp)
• Ground Flax Seed (1 Tbsp)
• Milk 1% (1-2 cups)
• Ice Cubes (3-5)

Yea, yea I know, all I did was add cherries and cocoa power .. but go ahead and throwin the Vitamix anyway. Blend for about 90 seconds, and enjoy!

Very Berry Banana Smoothie

• Frozen Strawberries (6-8)
• Medium Bananas (1 or 2)
• Frozen Acai Berries (4-5)
• Frozen Blue or Black Berries (6-8)
• Frozen Raspberries (6-8)
• Plain or Low-fat Vanilla Yogurt (1/4 cup)
• Vanilla Protein Powder (3/4 to 1 scoop)
• Ground Flax Seed (1 Tbsp)
• Milk 1% (1-2 cups)
• Ice Cubes (3-5)

You know the drill … Put it all in the Vitamix and blend for about 90 seconds.

Tropical Smoothie

• Frozen Strawberries (6-8)
• Medium Bananas (1 or 2)
• Pineapple (1 cup, chopped)
• Frozen Orange Juice (3 Tbsp)
• Plain or Low-fat Vanilla Yogurt (1/4 cup)
• Vanilla Protein Powder (3/4 to 1 scoop)
• Ground Flax Seed (1 Tbsp)
• Milk 1% (1-2 cups)
• Water (1/2 cup)
• Ice Cubes (3-5)

Into the Vitamix it goes.

Nutty Chocolate Banana Smoothie

• Frozen Medium Bananas (1 or 2)
• Natural Peanut Butter (2-3 Tbsp)
• Cocoa Powder (2 tsp)
• Plain or Low-fat Vanilla Yogurt (1/4 cup)
• Vanilla Protein Powder (3/4 to 1 scoop)
• Ground Flax Seed (1 Tbsp)
• Milk 1% (1-2 cups)
• Ice Cubes (4-6)

Blend well in the Vitamix … enjoy!

Well, that ought to get you started. I’ll be posting more recipes, as new ideas come to me in the mornings, so check back often.

Til next time ..