3 Healthy Weight-loss Smoothie Recipes (sugar-free, dairy-free)
In this post, I’m going to show you how to make 3 healthy weight-loss smoothie recipes. I’ve also created a FREE download of these recipes for you to keep.
These 3 smoothie recipes are not just “smoothies recipes”, they are healthy breakfast treats that have been cleverly designed for weight-loss. I created these healthy breakfast smoothie recipes when I was trying to lose weight and get into better shape.
Smoothies made me skinny?
For years, I had tried to lose weight and had gotten nowhere. I had tried so many diets, and so many different exercise plans – but my weight didn’t change at all (much to my constant frustration).
Eventually, I decided to do even more research (than I had ever done before) on the topics of weight-loss, nutrition and exercise – to find the answers (I knew there had to be a simple method that worked).
During my research, I began to realise how important calories are for weight-loss (it comes down to a simple little mathematical equation of calories in versus calories out).
I also began to understand that eating healthy food and getting proper nutrients is even more important than counting calories. The body needs nutrients from food for fat-loss!
After a month of counting every calorie that I ate, I realised that “counting every calorie” was no way of life at all – and so I quickly came up with another plan.
I created a special eating plan and point system that I knew would be easy to follow – using the foods that I loved to eat every day, and letting myself have decent sized portions of the foods I was eating.
As I began to share my eating plans and point system with friends and family, I added foods that I knew they would love to eat too. Eventually the list grew into a comprehensive eating plan guide and point system that was versatile and easy to use (for all of the women that I was working with).
Then I decided to start sharing the specific recipes with other women that I had created while using my point system and eating guide.
WATCH: I’ve also uploaded a video of these 3 smoothie recipes over on my YouTube channel!
The skinny smoothie?
I created these 3 smoothie recipes using my point system – and they were some of the most popular recipes amongst the women that I was working with. These recipes are balanced, they are delicious and most importantly – they are full of healthy nutrients!
I’m not about promoting exclusionary or fad diets, but I am about promoting a healthier and more balanced lifestyle that is affected by the food that we eat, what we drink, the exercise that we do and even how much sleep we get.
I hope that you enjoy using these 3 weight-loss smoothie recipes as much as I do! They are totally healthy – full of healthy fats, good carbs and good protein (if you choose to add or eat protein separately – I sometimes just munch on a handful of raw almonds on the side with my smoothie if I’m out of nut butter).
These smoothie recipes are all 100% healthy, refined sugar-free, dairy-free, gluten-free, soy-free and plant-based.
You can also download a FREE copy of these recipes: FREE 3 Healthy Weight-loss Smoothie Recipes e-book
THE BLUEBERRY SMOOTHIE
Ingredients:
-1 cup blueberries
-1 medium banana
-1/3 medium avocado
-pinch cinnamon & vanilla
-1/2 cup water (or as needed)
-ice to taste
Method:
-Blend all ingredients together until smooth
-Serve chilled & enjoy!
Made with love by Liezl Jayne xo
Calorie breakdown
+1 cup blueberries = 80 cal
+1 medium banana = 100 cal
+1/3 medium avocado = 100 cal
Calorie total per serving: roughly 280 calories
+ Add Protein (1 Tbs almond/ cashew nut butter) = 100 calories
Calorie total (+protein): roughly 380 calories
THE CHOCOLATE SMOOTHIE
Ingredients:
-2 to 4 teaspoons cacao powder (raw cocoa)
-1 medium banana
-1/3 medium avocado
-pinch cinnamon & vanilla
-1/2 cup water (or as needed)
-ice to taste
-1 teaspoon xylitol (optional, if needed)
Method:
-Blend all ingredients together until smooth
-Serve chilled & enjoy!
Made with love by Liezl Jayne xo
Calorie breakdown
+1 medium banana = 100 cal
+1/3 medium avocado = 100 cal
Calorie total per serving: roughly 200 calories
+ Add Protein (1 Tbs almond/ cashew nut butter) = 100 calories
Calorie total (+protein): roughly 300 calories
THE BANANA-YOGURT SMOOTHIE
Ingredients:
-1 medium banana
-2/3 cup coconut yogurt or full cream yogurt (or another yogurt substitute)
-pinch cinnamon & vanilla
-1/4 cup water (or as needed)
-ice to taste
Method:
-Blend all ingredients together until smooth
-Serve chilled & enjoy!
Made with love by Liezl Jayne xo
CALORIE BREAKDOWN
+1 medium banana = 100 cal
+2/3 cup full cream yogurt = 100 cal
Calorie total per serving: roughly 200 calories
+ Add Protein (1 Tbs almond/ cashew nut/ peanut butter) = 100 calories
Calorie total (+protein): roughly 300 calories
Photos by Ross Charnock for liezljayne.com – Styled by Liezl Jayne Strydom
HI I started my diet two weeks ago . My 1st week was awful every morning I ate two boiled eggs or oatmeal and I would be so hungry in the next hr. This week I’ve been using smoothies on this site and I’m still full.
I’m so happy to find your site and cant wait to see results. Thank you
Hi Lizel
Thanks for sharing – I am new to the vegan world and you make the food look yummy.
Please tell me where I can purchase the peanut butter, almond butter & coconut yoghurt.
I am a diabetic (type 2) and I have been trying to lose the weight. I have started eating healthier; I’ve stopped drinking diet soda and drink more water and home brewed unsweetened iced and hot tea. Are the smoothies diabetic friendly??
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Would it be alright to use strawberries instead of blueberries or would that add more sugar?
Of course you can use strawberries, or mixed berries! That will be nice too 🙂
Hi could you use something other than avocado,, we never have those.
Yes! You can use about 2/3 cup of plain yogurt instead of 1/3 avocado for any of these smoothies. I like to use coconut yogurt because I follow a dairy-free diet, but if you eat dairy then you could easily use regular full cream dairy yogurt or another yogurt substitute 🙂