Smoothies as meal replacements?

[Anonymous]

I want to lose weight nd I was wondering if smoothies were good meal replacements and if so any recipe suggestions? Also how many meals can I swap them for?

[kheserthorpe]

Well, they sort of work, but I'd say they are kind of bad because as meal replacements, they are unsatisfying. You don't -feel- like you've had a meal on one.

I would also avoid most commercial ones because they use the cheapest possible ingredients to hit the macro nutrient profile. Every few years they discover some flaw in them and then proudly fix that flaw in the cheapest way possible.

In any case, about 4 egg whites, 1/3 cup greek yogurt and a few berries would be a good smoothie for protein.

If you want more than one meal a day, you need more then one -type- of smoothie.

[martyfellow]

Sure, they make a nutritious break from regular meals. Don't add sugar, though, use fruit as sweetener. And include kale, or other dark greens, for their rich nutritional value. Fruit and yogurt alone will be OK, but you'll be missing some vitamins and protein.

Use forzen mangoes, yogurt, kale or ther dark greens, and flax seed for protein., Use berries or pineapple for sweetner. You can't go wrong, and you don't need an exact recipe to have something tasty and nutritious,and easy to make!

[thegirlwithgreeneyes]

If you're going to do the meal-replacement thing with smoothies, then you need to make sure you're making the most nutritious smoothies that you possibly can. And I would personally only swap one meal a day with a smoothie; it's not healthy to be on an only (or nearly only) liquid diet.

There are many recipes online. I've managed to find recipes for everything from a "metabolism booster" to a "skin-clearing" smoothie. Green smoothies are loaded with vitamins.

[1ibiz]

I would stick to fatty meals, you will loose weight faster!

[Anonymous]

They are not quite good in the long run