How to Make a Healthy Smoothie at Home
How to Make a Healthy Smoothie
Smoothies are one of my favorite treats.
Smoothies are healthy (at least they can be!), delicious, and packed full of vitamins and nutrients.
Topics in this post by The Jeans Fit
- How to make healthy smoothies under 400 calories
- The best fruits to add to a healthy smoothie
- Ideas for making creative and tasty healthy smoothies at home
5 Tips on How to Make a Healthy Smoothie Under 400 Calories
Making a healthy smoothie at home is actually really easy!
Just follow these tips to ensure all your at-home smoothies are healthy.
1. Use a Banana Instead of Sugar
Bananas are the magic ingredient for healthy smoothies…and all smoothies.
There’s something about bananas that adds just the right amount of creaminess and just the right amount of sweetness.
Use a banana in ALL healthy smoothies at home. It’s an essential healthy smoothie ingredient!
Make sure to use a banana instead of sugar or fake sugar in your smoothies to keep them healthy.
2. Choose the Best Fruit for a Healthy Smoothie
A smoothie isn’t a smoothie without fruit! (Well, it can be – but this is my personal opinion.)
I personally LOVE using low calorie frozen blueberries or frozen strawberries as my base fruit in healthy smoothies.
These low-calorie fruits are tasty and make your smoothies a fun color. Plus, they always taste great in a shake!
Other fruits to add to a healthy smoothie include frozen mangoes, apples, peaches, and peaches.
3. Use Low Fat Milk or Soy Milk
Using water in a smoothie is the easiest way to cut down on calories, but I think that a smoothie made with JUST water as the liquid base sometimes lacks flavor.
To make a healthy smoothie at home, add water to your smoothie AND some 1% or 2% milk, soy milk, or almond milk.
Frozen orange juice concentrate has relatively high sugar, but it’s also a great way to add Vitamin C to your smoothies and it makes smoothies extra delicious. Just watch how much you use…as it does have sugar and adds calories.
4. Add Veggies Like Spinach (If You Desire)
Fruits contain vitamins like Vitamin C, but veggies like spinach add more fiber, iron, calcium, and folic acid to your smoothies.
Add a little bit of spinach to your smoothies to make them extra healthy.
Other veggies to add include carrots or mixed greens.
5. Be Careful with Protein Powders
Adding protein powder to a smoothie is a great way to increase your protein intake and add more vitamins and minerals to a smoothie.
Make sure to read the ingredient label VERY carefully. The best protein powders don’t have fake sugar or artificial ingredients and don’t pack too much sugar.
I personal like to add the Orgain Collagen Peptides powder to my healthy smoothies. It contains collagen to make your nails and hair healthy, it’s tasteless, it has absolutely NO fake sugar, and it as 9 grams of protein while only adding 35 calories.
6. Add Nuts – But Not Too Much
Nuts, like low-calorie cheeses, are GREAT in moderation.
Add healthy nuts like unroasted, unsalted almonds or walnuts to make a healthy smoothie at home.
Just make sure to add a small handful of nuts. ¼ cup of nuts has between 160 and 200 calories, so just add a little bit.
Nuts to add to your smoothie for extra crunch and healthy fat include almonds, walnuts, and peanuts.
7. Use Ice Cubes and a GREAT Blender
A smoothie won’t have the right texture if you don’t add ice-cubes.
The last tip for making a healthy smoothie at home is to add ice-cubes (about 4-5 ice-cubes) and use a GREAT blender that has “smoothie” mode.
I personally love the simple and basic Oyster 12-speed blender. It’s less than $50 and does the trick.
The Best Fruits to Add to a Healthy Smoothie
Not sure what fruit to add to your smoothies at home?
I personally like frozen strawberries and frozen blueberries the most. Of course, you always need a banana too.
Here are more fruits to add to a healthy at-home smoothie.
The Best Fruits to Add to a Healthy Smoothie
- Bananas
- Strawberries
- Blueberries
- Apples
- Mangoes
- Peaches
- Pineapples
- Cantaloupe
Ideas for Making Creative and Tasty Healthy Smoothies at Home
Here are ideas for healthy smoothie add ins to make tasty and fun smoothies at home.
Creative Add-Ins for Healthy Smoothies at Home
- Tofu
- Flaxseed
- Greek yogurt
- Green Tea
- Cinnamon
- Low-fat powdered peanut butter
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Instant coffee
- Matcha powder
- Collagen powder
- Oatmeal
Healthy Smoothies for Weight Loss
Want to make a healthy smoothie at home that’s great for weight loss?
I personally LOVE making a coffee/high protein smoothie in the morning and a Kale Me Crazy smoothie after a hard workout.
Master List of Healthy Smoothie Ingredients to Use
Want a master list of all ingredients you could use in a healthy, low-calorie, at-home smoothie?
Here’s a list!
Fruit for Healthy Smoothies
- Bananas
- Apples
- Strawberries
- Blueberries
- Mangoes
- Oranges or Frozen OJ Concentrate
- Pineapples
- Peaches
- Blackberries
- Raspberries
- Cantaloupe
- Kiwis
- Grapes (although I don’t recommend it!)
- Pears
Vegetables for Healthy Smoothies Under 400 Calories
- Spinach
- Mixed greens
- Carrots
- Cucumber
- Celery
- Bok choy
- Red beets
Liquid Bases for Healthy Smoothies at Home
- Water
- Orange juice
- 1% or 2% milk
- Almond Milk
- Soy Milk
Protein for Healthy Smoothies
- Low-fat powdered peanut butter
- Tofu
- Greek yogurt
- Protein powder
- Almonds
- Walnuts
- Cashews
- Peanuts
- Pistachios
- Collagen powder
- Flaxseed
Extra Add-Ins for Tasty and Nutritious Smoothies at Home
- Oatmeal
- Matcha powder
- Vanilla extract
- Cinnamon
- Cocoa powder (unsweetened)
- Nutmeg
- Ginger
- Shredded coconut
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