Blender Diet Recipes

The humble blenders is an invaluable tool for making quick, low-calories recipes. A delicious, nutritious meal shake can be made in minutes with a blender and a few simple ingredients. Keep healthy ingredients on hand so that you are always ready to make a shake or smoothie, adjusting them to suit the calorie or protein requirements of your specific diet.

Ingredients

Freeze fruits such as strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, sliced bananas and peach slices in a single layer on a cookie sheet. Once frozen, place them in a plastic bag. These frozen fruits make great additions to blender diet shakes.

Sugar-free syrups come in many flavors---including almond, mint, cinnamon, raspberry and vanilla---and can boost the tastiness of a shake or smoothie.

Protein powders come in many flavors and brands. Select one or several in flavors that you like and use them in combination with fruits and sugar-free syrups for diet blender shakes. Powders that are marked as low carbohydrate will usually have the lowest calorie content. The calorie count and protein content varies among brands, so read the labels to find one that is appropriate for your diet needs.

Use milk or yogurt for a protein source in recipes that do not call for protein powder. These dairy products can also be substituted for the water in recipes that do include protein powder.

Protein Shakes

Make protein shakes to ensure that you eat adequate levels of protein. Eating protein while dieting will help prevent muscle loss, which can slow down the metabolism.

Combine one frozen banana, two scoops of protein powder, 1 cup of water and 1 cup of ice in a blender. Blend until smooth. Add 1 tbsp. of almond-flavored sugar-free syrup for a tasty variation.

You can also place one scoop of vanilla protein powder, 1 cup of Crystal Light peach tea, six frozen peach slices and five ice cubes into a blender. Blend until the ice is crushed for a peach smoothie diet shake.

For another variation, blend two scoops of chocolate protein powder, 1 cup of cold water, 1 cup of ice and 1 tbsp. of mint sugar-free syrup for a chocolate-mint shake.

Other Diet Shakes

Mix one 6 oz. container of fat-free key lime yogurt, one frozen banana, 1/2 cup of fat-free milk, 1 tbsp. of lime juice, 1/2 tsp. of sugar-free lemon lime-drink crystals and 1/2 cup of ice in a blender. Blend until smooth and enjoy a key lime-banana shake.

To create a melon-mint diet shake, seed and cube 1 1/2 cups of watermelon and 1 1/2 cups of honeydew melon. Place in a blender with 1 cup of ice, 6 oz. of vanilla non-fat yogurt, the juice of 1 lime and 1 tbsp. of mint sugar-free syrup. Blend until smooth.

These recipes should provide you with the inspiration to create your own blender diet recipes, using whatever yogurts and fresh or frozen fruits you have on hand. There are countless combinations, so start your engine.