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These Breakfast Smoothie Meal Prep Recipes Will Make Your Life So Much Easier
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Posted on January 19, 2017, at 11:53 p.m.

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Breakfast Smoothie Meal Prep 4 Ways

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Servings: 2 per recipe

Here's a video showing you how to make it:

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Strawberry Banana Meal Prep Smoothie

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INGREDIENTS
2 cups strawberries, sliced

1 banana, sliced
1 cups milk of choice Share Share

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1 cup plain Greek yogurt

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PREPARATION
1. Put fruit in a freezer bag. Seal and store in freezer for up to 8 -12 months.

2. When ready to use, put milk, Greek yogurt, and frozen fruit into a blender and mix until consistency is smooth.
3. Enjoy!

Kiwi, Banana, and Spinach Meal Prep Smoothie

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INGREDIENTS

3 kiwis, cubed

1 banana, sliced
2 cups spinach

1 cup milk of choice

1 cup plain Greek yogurt

PREPARATION

1. Put fruit in a freezer bag. Seal and store in freezer for up to 8-12 months.
2. When ready to use, put milk and spinach into blender first. Blend until the spinach is fully incorporated into the milk. Then add Greek yogurt
and frozen fruit and mix until consistency is smooth.
3. Enjoy!

Pineapple, Orange, and Mango Meal Prep Smoothie

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INGREDIENTS

1 cup pineapple, cubed

1 orange, sliced

1 mango, cubed

1 cups milk of choice

1 cup plain Greek yogurt

PREPARATION

1. Put fruit in a freezer bag. Seal and store in freezer for up to 3 months.
2. When ready to use, put milk, Greek yogurt, and frozen fruit into a blender and mix until consistency is smooth.

3. Enjoy!

Mixed Berry Meal Prep Smoothie

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INGREDIENTS

1 cup blueberries

1 cup strawberries, sliced

cup blackberries

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1 cups milk of choice

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1 cup plain Greek yogurt

PREPARATION
1. Put fruit in a freezer bag. Seal and store in freezer for up to 8-12 months.

2. When ready to use, put milk, Greek yogurt, and frozen fruit into a blender and mix until consistency is smooth.

3. Enjoy!

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CaleighHannahGigHarbor,Washington
Calories?Seriously?????Breakfastisthemostimportantmealoftheday.Youdrinkasmoothieandlead(hopefully)aprettynormalactivelifeandburn
itoff.CaloriesDONOTMATTER!!YouareeatingFRESHFRUIT,GreekyogurtwhichcontainsPROTEINandmilkwhichcontainsCALCIUM!You
peoplethatcountcaloriesareridiculoustome.Eatahealthybreakfast,lunch,anddinner,haveanactivelifestyle(evenifit'sjustwalkingyourdog),
don'teatbeforebed,andtreatyourself.LOVEYOURSELFPeople.Loveyourself.
LikeReply 87Jan21,20174:24am

CristinaTina
Seriously?Iratheraddsesametomydailyfood,ratherthanconsidermilkisagoodsourceofcalcium,becauseisnot.
LikeReply 6Jan21,20173:19pm

AngieMickelsenKearnsHighSchoolOfficial
Youdon'tneedtoberude!Maybesomepeopledonotknowhowtoeathealthy.Maybecountingcaloriesistheonlywaytheyknowhow!At
leastthey'retrying!
LikeReply 13Jan22,20175:03pm

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AngelaMaeI'mnotbeingrude.Ifpeopledon'tknow,thentheycandotheirresearchandteachthemselves.Countingcaloriesisnotthewayto
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AngelaMaeI'mnotbeingrude.Ifpeopledon'tknow,thentheycandotheirresearchandteachthemselves.Countingcaloriesisnotthewayto
go,therearegoodcalories,fats,andsugars.Andit'ssimplycommonsensetoknowthattheseparticularsmoothiesareagoodwaytostartthe
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day.Andsure,almondmilkisdefinitelyabetteroptionthanregularmilk,butseriously,eitherway,it'sagoodandhealthybreakfast.Ithinkit's
greatthatpeoplearetryingtobehealthyandunderstandwhattheyareputtingintheirbody.However,Peoplealsoneedtoeducate
themselves,ratherthanassumingcountingeverycalorieisthewaytogo.Thereismoretolifethancalculatingeverysinglethingyoueat,andif
youaresoconcernedabouttoomanycalories,takeawalkandgetmoreexercise.
LikeReply 20Jan22,20177:28pm

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SandraMurphyOwneratClassicDesign
I'mreadingabook,TheMetabolicTypingDiet.Toomuchfruitinsmoothiescanleadtohighglycemic(sugarrush)inyourbody.Evensugarsfoundin
fruits(particularlybananas,cherries,verysweetfruits)shouldhavealimit.
Highglycemiacanleadtodiabetesetc.I'vehadsmoothieseverydayforover3years.Iaddbothfruitandveggies,flaxseedwithwater,coconutor
almondmilk.Certainrawvegatablescontainingredientsthatcanblockcalciumabsorption.Whoknew??Evenhealthy,seeminglygoodforusdrinks
canbeproblematic.Readthisbook.Veryenlightening.Knowingwhatfoodcombosworkbestforoutbodytypewillhelpusloseweight.Thereisa
questionaireinthebooktodetermineyourtype.
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MoazezamaOozeerNonmedicalendoscopistatInHealthGroup
Wouldumindtogivemesomeofyourreceipeplease
LikeReply 3Jan21,20177:54pm

FredRitter
It'scertainlyBADfordiabetics.......donnaq
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PaulaPauleneCarrLondon,UnitedKingdom
Hiall
Thesmoothiesarearegoodstarttothedaybreakfast.
TheproteinbasedGreekyogurtismorefillingthanlowfatyogurtandthesugarsinthefruitarenaturalsugars.
Ihavebeenmakingsmoothiessimilartotheseforawhilenowandtheyareagoodstarttothedaybreakfast.
Ifreezemyfruitstosavetimeconveniencefrozenfruitscanbeusedwheneveryourequirethembut...mustbeusedwithin18monthstoensureyou
donotlosethenutritionalvalue.
And,noIamnotanexpert
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FredRitter
naturalsugarsandothertypesofsugarsaswellastoomanycarbsarebadfordiabetics......justsopplareaware.......donna
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DarleneMckayChesterfield,Michigan
FredRitterWhyisnoonelisteningtoyou?Youare100%correct......toomanyfruitsisharmfultodiabetics,,period.Naturaldoesnotalways
meanit'sgoodforeveryone.
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DawnBarnes
Toomuchthoughtgoingintothis.Haveandenjoy!!Thinkofosteoporosisforexample.Youneedthecalcium.Ifthepoliceingofeverycalorieispartof
lifeit'ssadIthink.
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DarleneMckayChesterfield,Michigan
Foryouitmightbesad...butitisn'tanegativethingforsomeonewhoiscountingcaloriesandloosingweight.....raisepeopleup...notmake
themfeelbad.
LikeReplyMar23,20178:31pm

IzabellaPotterOptometricAssistantatOptometryClinic
Whyaresomanypeopleaskingaboutcalories/sugar?It'sfruit,milk,andyogurt.Noneofthesethingsarebadforyou,justdrinkit,sheesh!
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MimiPedrazaLaws
Ihavediabetes(duetosteroidusebraintumor),sofruitsarelimited.Soonehastobecarefulofhowmuchiseaten.Asforlosingweight:
calories+activity+healthyeatingisimportant.Forsomeonemysize(5')Ihavetoeatamin.of1400caloriesandmax.of1500.Also,people
thatarelactoseintolerant,SoyorAlmondMilkisbetterthanregularmilk.Iagreewithyouthatfruit,milkandyogurtaren'tbadthings,butallin
moderation.
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RobinGoetzShufeltSchoolBusDriveratVoorheesvilleCentralSchoolDistrict
Sugarturnstofat
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DuchesseRebeccaBrimblecombe
about550caloriesinthestrawberrybananasmoothie....butthat'sfor2servings(eventhoughthevideoonlyshows1glass)About225caloriesper
serve.
LikeReply 17Jan21,20176:20am

PhyllisEllenburgBusinessschool
Thanksforthatinfo.Iwaswondering.
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ChrisBarronMacaulayNursingPracticeandPatientSafetySpecialistatChildren'sHospitalofPhiladelphia
Thankyou
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CathyAnnGuenther
Thankyou!
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LynnJohnsonCertifiedHealthCoachatTakeShapeForLife
Someonecommentedthatitisjustfruit,milkandyogurt,howcoulditbebad?Andyessireeagoodbreakfastisoneofthemostimportanthealth
habitsyoucancreateinyourlife.Itisnotbad,andithasmoretodowiththeglycemicindexthancaloriecount.Thehighsugarcontentofthedairyand
fruitcancauseabloodsugarspike,whichcausesaninsulinspikeandthebigupsanddownsofbloodsugaralldayiswhatdrivesinflammationand
diabetes(andofcourseweightgainwhenenergyinisgreaterthanenergyout!)Iwouldsuggestreducingtheamountoffruit,addingina
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LeonaBartramStreva
Somecommentsherejustdon'tmakeanyrealsenseshesaysmilkofchoice,doesn'thavetobecow'smilk,Ihaven'thadanyofthatforquitesome
timebutusecoconutmilkinanythingthatcallsformilk.Thosethatareconcernedasmoothieisdefinitelyfillingaslongasthistypeingredientsare
used.Ifyouputinabananaandabunchoficecubes,thatwon'tgetit,italldependsontheingredientsused.OnsomethingofthisnatureIdon'tworry
aboutcalorieseither,it'snaturalgoodforyou(unlessallergyissuesobviously)notfilledwithemptycalloriesthatthebodydoesn'tneed.
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