There is nothing quite like a fruit-and-(faux)-cream blend to make you forget you’re nourishing your body with a low-fat, antioxidant-rich health shake. Enjoy!
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Preparation Time
10 minutesDifficulty Rating
1Serves
2
Ingredients
- 1 cup / 155 gm chopped peaches and/or berries
- ½ cup / 120 ml oat, hazelnut, or almond "milk"
- ½ cup / 120 ml organic low-fat coconut "milk" beverage or dairy milk (preferably organic pastured)
- 1 Tbsp. / 7 gm ground flaxseed
- ¼ tsp. / 1¼ ml vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp. / ½ gm Stevia or monk fruit sweetener
- 2-3 ice cubes
Directions
Mix well in a blender for 30 seconds to 1 minute, until smooth.- Serving Size: ֲ1 cup
- Exchanges per Serving: ½ Carb, ½ Fruit, ½ Fat
How is it that this recipe =1/2 fruit exchange, when there is 1 cup of fruit in it?? (In My Menu 1 cup of fruit = 1 fruit exchange)
Hi, Michelle. That one cup is for two servings. You can have them both at once, of course.
I’d never used coconut milk before. So creamy. I used peaches and strawberries for the fruit. Really enjoyed this shake.
can you use whey protein at any time?
Hi, revillen. If the whey is part of a whole food such as yogurt or kefir, sure. We don’t recommend using isolated whey products on a regular basis.
I had the same question. I noticed you said not you use it often but I’m busy during the day and sometimes a shake is all I can do, at least I get protein. What brands do you recommend?
Hi, Enlawley. We like the food-based types like Garden of Life “Raw Meal” (https://www.gardenoflife.com/content/product/why-choose-raw-organic-meal/) – at your current weight, 1 scoop mixed in 1 cup (8 fl oz) of whole milk could substitute for a snack, and 2 scoops mixed in 2 cups of whole milk could substitute for meal.
I notice that pineapple is not on the juice or fruit list…I live in Hawaii so fresh pineapple is something that is readily available most of the year…is it completely off limits? Mahalo!
Hi, Jeri. Pineapple is definitely allowed and on the fruit list – no worries 🙂 If you like the juice, we highly recommend making it yourself rather than getting bottled.
Hi, Donna. They are the same thing in the UK. The following are some links:
http://stevia-shop.co.uk/
http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/natures-garden-stevia-60017682
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Swanson-Pure-Sweetener-Monk-Fruit/dp/B003IO20T4
http://www.healthmonthly.co.uk/swanson_pure_lo_han_sweetener_monk_fruit
What is stevie or monk fruit in UK ?? please
Hi, LindaChristman. Many of our shake recipes are non-dairy – examples:
http://www.trimdownclub.com/recipe/samba-shake/
http://www.trimdownclub.com/recipe/apple-nut-green-shake/
http://www.trimdownclub.com/recipe/berrygranate-beet-shake/
In addition, you can just leave the dairy out of the dairy shakes and smoothies.
Is ( there a recipe for the fruit juice shake (non dairy)? I t is under the fruit category
Hi, Feyersc. Where do you see that text?
What’s a fruit juice/Dairy?
Thanks, tquart0. I suggest to submit your recipes so they can appear on their own in their respective categories, i.e. dessert. The link to submit is here .http://www.trimdownclub.com/submit-a-recipe/
dead ripe banana takes the place of the sugar. Another recipe without sugar:
Fried Apples
2 to 3 Tablespoon Butter
1 Granny smith apple
1 Sweet Apple, like red delicious, pink lady, gala, or etc.
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped Walnut or Pecan
1/2 teaspoon caramel flavor
Cord and slice Apples. Melt butter into a skillet then add apples. Fried until Apples are almost tender. Then add nuts and cinnamon cook the apples until they are tender, remove from heat add flavor. Serve warm.
The one tart apple and one sweet apple bounce out the sugar. You think there is sugar in the Fried Apples.
This shake look good and can’t wait to try it. Here is a good smooth drink
Fruit Smooth
1 Ripe banana (dark yellow brown) 1 Tbsp. Wheat Germ
½ tps. Vanilla 1 Tbsp. Flex Seeds ground
1 cup Water 1 cup Ice (option)
1 cup Frozen or Fresh Mix Fruit, Strawberry, Raspberry, Blueberry, & etc. Without sugar
Add all the ingredients into a blend and mix until it’s smooth. Pour into a glass and drink it threw a straw for lest headache. !! Enjoy!!
*This smooth is good for a quick pick you up drink. The banana is a natural sweetener (the dark the banana the sweeter the taste of it.)