Marvelous Monday With HHWN

Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle With

 Bryant and Anita Hewitt

 

Monday November 5, 2012

Food To Chew On:

Monday – Rebuilding Your Life

1 Corinthians 4:7 (NIV)

 For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?

Thought For The Day:

The Lord wants to surprise the world with what He can do with a life totally surrendered to Him. And He’s building a life in which He can live with us.

On this Marvelous Monday, we are going to continual to talk about watching our intake when it comes to our favorite smoothie… We have some more tips for you…

Low-Calorie Fruit Smoothies

Considerations

Adding protein powder to your low-calorie smoothies is a way to fit in an extra serving of protein to help you feel full and support lean muscle mass if you work out. Try 100 percent pure whey or soy protein which contains about 100 calories per scoop and offers between 15 and 25 g protein. Avoid protein powders that contain added carbohydrates and sweeteners as these add calories to your smoothie. Other additives to smoothies, such as flax meal or chia seeds, may up the nutritional content with healthy omega-3 fatty acids and fiber, but they also add calories.

Portion Control

If you do order a smoothie out, go for the smallest size available. Recognize that even homemade smoothies can contain many calories if you drink the entire recipe. A smoothie made with one whole banana, 1 cup of frozen berries, 1 cup of low-fat milk and ½ cup of non-fat, plain yogurt contains about 350 calories. Make this smoothie equal two servings and consume just 175 calories.

Recipes

Almost limitless recipes for low-calorie fruit smoothies exist. Be creative and come up with your own flavor combinations. Try one-half frozen banana blended with a kiwi, 1 cup vanilla almond milk, mint leaves and no-calorie sweetener to taste for less than 200 calories. Blend 1 cup frozen cherries with a scoop of chocolate protein powder and 1 cup skim milk for a 270-calorie treat. Go tropical with a smoothie containing 1 cup fresh pineapple, 1 cup soy milk, ice cubes and coconut extract for 170 calories.

A Healthy Menu For

Monday

For breakfast, eat two pancakes topped with a half cup of frozen berries and the applesauce, maple syrup mix from Friday. For lunch, try a cup of cooked whole-wheat pasta with mixed vegetables tossed with a tablespoon low-fat Italian dressing and two tablespoons of Parmesan cheese. For dinner, try baked chicken nuggets, a cup of green beans and a small baked potato with two teaspoons of trans fat-free margarine.