5 Delicious Weight Loss Smoothie Ideas To Reach Your Goal Weight
Last Updated on 01/01/2022 by Nicky
How To Make Smoothies For Weight Loss More Filling And Nutritious
Raise your hand high if you’re typically still hungry after drinking a smoothie?
You can’t see me but my hand is raised so high right now, even as I’m typing. Not sure how I managed that 😀. Because I work a typical job (for now), I have to eat when I’m told.
So I eat breakfast at 6 am and I eat lunch at 12 pm. That’s a long time in between meals at least in my opinion.
As we are trying to get physically healthy, what we eat should be one of our top concerns. The idea of drinking smoothie is lovely but it’s not going to hold many people over until lunchtime, especially if lunch is 6 hours away.
Of course, snacks are an option and can be healthy but let’s be real here. Many of our snacks have enough calories to be considered meals. It’s a good idea to be quite judicious with our snacks.
Given all of this, I was delighted when I came across a video from Pickup Limes on YouTube that mentioned adding this to our smoothies to make them more filling. I’ll share what “this” is below.
Then I will share some more ways you can add protein and fiber to your smoothie to make them more filling.
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Here is the video:
How to make smoothies for weight loss more protein-packed
1. Beans beans, good for your heart
Beans are not only good for your heart but they are also good for making smoothies for weight loss purposes. All that fiber and protein make them rockstars for weight loss.
However, I never considered adding them to my smoothies! Not only that but apparently you can’t even taste white beans when you add them to your smoothie. I can’t wait to try it out. Oh, and by the way, white beans have 15 grams of protein and 19 grams of fiber in 1 cup. Sweet!
2. Protein Powder… if you can find one you like
The struggle to find a protein powder that I like is so real. However, if you’re not as picky as me, protein powders are a great option for making smoothies for weight loss. Some of the protein powders have 30 grams of protein but don’t add an unreasonable amount of calories.
One that I used to drink before I could no longer stand the taste of the stevia therein, had around that much protein and it kept me full for hours. Here is a link to it. If you like stevia, you probably will dig it.
3. Peanut Butter Powder
Have you seen those peanut butter powders on the shelves of your grocery store? The powder you mix with water and then stir to make a peanut butter-like consistency.
Well, you can also add that powder to your smoothies. Adding 2 tbsp to your smoothie will only add 45 calories but add 5 grams of protein. And because the calories are so low, you could add another tablespoon without any dire consequences.
This would give you 7.5 grams of protein. Not bad at all plus you get the lovely taste of peanuts without all the calories and fat (yes I know it’s healthy fat but still).
4. Nonfat Greek Yogurt
Yogurt is not my favorite food in the world be I can’t deny it’s health benefits.
Greek yogurt has a staggering 50 grams of protein in 2 cups. Now I’m not a math major but if you divide 50 by 2 you get 25. Which means 1 cup of yogurt has 25 grams of stinking protein. What the heck yogurt… why you gotta show out like that.
Despite my tenuous relationship with yogurt, I have to give yogurt it’s props and bow to its protein bombness. Luckily, if you don’t like yogurt, you can put it in your smoothie and not even taste it … well, not too much.
5. Ch Ch Ch Chia Seeds
Chia seeds… they’re not just good for growing out of strange terra cotta planter heads. They can also make your smoothies for weight loss more filling and nutritious. Chia seeds have 16.5 grams of protein in 100 grams, y’all.
Now I know you’re probably not going to put 100 grams of chia seeds in your smoothie but still… chia seeds be packing so serious protein heat.
Something important to remember is to soak your chia seeds in water before you add them to your smoothie. I typically let them soak for about 15 minutes. You want the chia seeds to take on a gelatinous consistency.
What Do You Add To Your Smoothies To Make Them More Filling?
These are just some of the ways you can make your smoothie for weight loss more satisfying.
But some of these were new ideas to me and I wanted to share them with you in case they would help y’all in your weight loss journey.
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