7-Day Smoothie Plan to Lose Weight
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Need a quick meal that's easy to make, full of healthy ingredients, and also tastes delicious? Solve this tall order by whipping up a fruit smoothie. Here are seven different recipes you can enjoy every day of the week, plus a grocery list for the entire weeklong meal plan. A few of these recipes are low enough in calories that you can enjoy them alongside a moist and delicious 150-calorie banana muffin.
Monday: Metabolism-Boosting Smoothie
6 ounces vanilla nonfat Greek yogurt
10 almonds
1/4 cup broccoli florets, stems cut off
1 cup frozen strawberries
1/4 cup cannellini beans
3/4 cup iced green tea
1 teaspoon flaxmeal
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Calories: 345
Tuesday: Flat-Belly Smoothie
3 ounces vanilla nonfat Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon almond butter
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 cup frozen pineapple
1 cup kale
3/4 cup water
Calories: 283
Wednesday: Antioxidant Chia Berry Smoothie
1 cup frozen mixed berries
1/2 cup unsweetened pomegranate juice
1/2 cup water
1/2 tablespoon chia seeds
Calories: 223
Thursday: Postrun Recovery Smoothie
3 ounces plain nonfat Greek yogurt
1 banana
1/2 cup blueberries
1/2 cup strawberries
1/2 cup raspberries
1/2 cup chocolate milk
1/2 cup water
Calories: 357
Friday: Vegan Vanilla MIlkshake High-Protein Smoothie
1/2 cup soft tofu
1 cup vanilla soy milk
1 frozen banana
1/2 tablespoon peanut butter
Calories: 328
Saturday: Clear-Skin Smoothie
2 cups raw spinach
1/4 avocado
1/2 cup red grapes (fresh or frozen)
1/2 cup frozen strawberries
1 tablespoon almond butter
1 teaspoon flaxmeal
1 cup water
Calories: 309
Sunday: Weight-Loss Smoothie
1 pear
1 kiwi, peeled
1/4 ripe avocado
1 cup frozen raspberries
1 cup raw spinach
3 ounces nonfat vanilla Greek yogurt
1/2 teaspoon flaxmeal
2 cups cold water
Calories: 354
Grocery List
What you'll need:
15 ounces vanilla nonfat Greek yogurt
1 cup soy milk
1/2 cup chocolate milk
1/4 cup broccoli
1 cup kale
3 cups spinach
2 bananas
2 1/2 cups frozen strawberries
1 1/2 cups raspberries
2 1/2 cups frozen blueberries
1/2 cup frozen pineapple
1/2 cup red grapes
1/2 avocado
1 pear
1 kiwi
3 dates
1/2 cup unsweetened pomegranate juice
2 tablespoons almond butter
1/2 tablespoon peanut butter
10 almonds
1/4 cup cannellini beans
2 1/2 teaspoons flaxmeal
1/2 tablespoon chia seeds
1/2 cup soft tofu
Green tea
Cinnamon
*If Aunt Flo is on her way, swap in this 375-calorie PMS-symptom-soother smoothie. Here's what you'll need:
3 ounces nonfat vanilla Greek yogurt
1/2 frozen banana
1/4 avocado
1/2 cup spinach
1/2 cup chocolate soy milk
1/8 cup raw cashews
1/2 cup water
3 chocolate chips