Healthy Diet Shake Recipes

Tired of having to buy your diet shakes or meal replacement shakes every day or every week? Try making them at home and save time and money!

Whether you choose to go to the mall and visit a nutritional supplement shop, so you can add supplements to your shake recipes or whether you prefer your shake recipes to contain just what you can get at the farm stand or grocery store; there are a million diet shake recipes out there. It can also be quite fun to experiment with your recipes and add your own personal touches to your delicious creations.

One of the best ingredients to add to any smoothie or diet shake recipes is low-fat yogurt. No mater whether you are making a water-based (ice) shake or a dairy-based (2 % milk) diet shake recipe, a little container of yogurt can add a lot. Yogurt adds a nice creamy consistency to your diet shake recipes, and it is recommended that you try it in your favorite smoothie recipe the first chance you get.

Here are some tried-and-true diet shake recipes.

STRAWBERRY-ORANGE-BANANA SHAKE

Serves 2

Ingredients:

2 cups orange juice

1 to 2 sliced bananas

1 cup strawberries

About 1 cup ice

1 (6-ounce) container strawberry-banana low-fat yogurt

Directions:

Blend ingredients in a blender until desired consistency. Pour in glass and enjoy!

MANDARIN-MANGO SHAKE

Serves 2

Ingredients:

2 cans mandarin oranges

2 mangos, diced

1 cup ice

Protein supplements from the nutrition store, follow the label directions

1 (6-ounce) container mango-flavored low-fat yogurt

Directions:

Blend ingredients in a blender until desired consistency. Pour in your favorite glass and enjoy!

COFFEE-MOCHA SHAKE

Serves 2

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon instant coffee

1 teaspoon cocoa powder

1 teaspoon Splenda

Ice

1 (6-ounce) container vanilla or plain low-fat yogurt

1 scoop powder protein supplement, if you like

Directions:

Puree ingredients in a blender until smooth.

Pour in your favorite glass and enjoy!

Mango Surprise Diet Shake

SERVINGS: 1

1/4 cup mango cubes

1/4 cup mashed ripe avocado

1/2 cup mango juice

1/4 cup fat-free vanilla yogurt

1 Tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice

1 Tbsp sugar

6 ice cubes

Combine the mango, avocado, mango juice, yogurt, lime juice, sugar, and ice cubes in a blender. Process until smooth. Pour into a tall glass. Garnish with sliced mango or strawberry, if desired, and serve.

BERRY BERRY SPECIAL SHAKE

Serves 2

Ingredients:

1 cup cranberry juice

3 to 4 strawberries

Handful of blueberries

Handful of raspberries

1 banana, sliced

1 (6-ounce) container strawberry or blueberry low-fat yogurt

Directions:

Puree ingredients in a blender until smooth.

BANANA-CHOCOLATE-VANILLA SHAKE

Serves 2

Ingredients:

1 frozen banana, sliced

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup skim milk

1 teaspoon Splenda

1 teaspoon cocoa powder

1 (6-ounce) container vanilla or plain low-fat yogurt

Directions:

Puree ingredients in a blender until smooth.

Peanut Butter and Banana Shake

Natural peanut butter lends texture to this breakfast smoothie drink

SERVINGS: 1

1/2 cup fat-free milk

1/2 cup fat-free plain yogurt

2 Tbsp creamy natural unsalted peanut butter

1/4 very ripe banana

1 Tbsp honey

4 ice cubes

Combine the milk, yogurt, peanut butter, banana, honey, and ice cubes in a blender. Process until smooth. Pour into a tall glass and serve.

Regardless of which of the diet shake and smoothie recipes you make, pour it into a beautiful glass, and enjoy your homemade, healthy, nutrient-dense meal replacement drink. Not only will it help with your weight loss; it tastes delicious!