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Smoothie Contest: Submit a Recipe to Be Featured on Greatist!
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We love our milkshakes and smoothies, especially when they’re healthy, tasty, and packed with nutrients to start the day right. So we want to know what shake you make! We’re looking for something that’s both delicious and healthy, a breakfast-in-a-glass for the ages.
We’re asking you to submit your favorite healthy milkshake or smoothie, complete with a signature name and easy-to-follow recipe. The best, most creative recipes will be featured on Greatist and might even make it into a real restaurant! We’ve got a cool, top-secret diner helping us choose a winner, so get ‘shaking!
Your Milkshake Brings All the Boys to the Yard — Contest Guidelines
- Submit your recipe in the comments or on any of Greatist’s social media profiles (Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest) using the tag #greatist.
- Include a list of ingredients and easy-to-follow steps.
- Come up with a fun name for your milkshake or smoothie! Feel free to snap a picture (this will most certainly get you bonus points).
- You can submit once per day. Submissions will be accepted until Thursday, May 31st.
- Additional bonus points if you can provide nutritional details.
The Greatist’s editorial team is looking forward to choosing (and trying) the best ones!
Need inspiration? Check out the smoothies in our Unexpected Snacks Under 100 Calories story or this Pumpkin Pie Parfait.
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My smoothie recipe, great for post-workout or just an awesome breakfast.
I call it "The Motivator."
The name comes from the fact that sometimes the only reason I get up at 4:45 a.m. to workout is because I get to drink this smoothie afterward. It's that good.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1 frozen banana
1 frozen kiwi
1/2 cup almond milk
1/2 cup 1% milk
1 scoop chocolate protein powder
Throw 'em all in the blender and let 'er rip for at least two minutes, so it gets good and airy and thick! Pro tip - peel bananas and kiwi before freezing.
Nutrition: 452 calories, 8g fat, 70g carbs, 35g protein
#greatist
I have 2 recipes:
Green Goddess:
3 Kale leaves, washed and destemmed
juice of 1 lime (it cuts the taste of kale)
1 frozen banana
water
mix, serve, and be healthy!
Green Lantern Power Smoothie
favorite protein powder (please stay away from artificial sweetners!)
2 handfuls of spinach
1 frozen banana
unsweetened almond milk to cover (trader joes has unsweetened vanilla - yum!)
optional: chia seeds, bee pollen, fiber powder, tsp vanilla
Great contest!
My recipe is as follows:
Mocha Goodness
1 frozen banana
1 scoop chocolate protein powder (I use Sunwarrior)
1/2 tablespoon cocoa powder
1/2 tablespoon instant coffee
1 tablespoon all natural peanut butter
1 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
2 large handfuls of spinach
Blend ingredients together and enjoy!
2 1/2 cups- fresh strawberries
1 ripe banana (with spots)
6 medjool dates
1/2 of the meat from 1 young coconut
fresh coconut water from a young coconut as needed
**1/2 teaspoon maca powder
Super Classic but the sweetness from the medjool dates take this to a whole new level.
**The maca powder is optional, I like to add it because its great for the endocrine system before or after long/intense workouts
Hey everyone, we've been getting great suggestions from Twitter and Facebook as well - check out the other recipes here:
From @ehellah: "not a smoothie but a good pick me up in the morning is a cup or so frozen almond milk cubes, cup of coffee, and cinnamon. So delish"
https://twitter.com/#!/ehellah/status/200254274620489728
From @wishandwhimsy: "My recipe for my Neapolitan Green Protein Smoothie" - I’m thrilled to share a new smoothie recipe with you. I mixed things up this week, and while it was hard not adding peanut butter to my smoothie, I think I created another fabulous protein smoothie. Here’s the refreshing beauty: I’ve named this the Neapolitan Green Protein Smoothie because the ingredients reminded me of a neapolitan ice cream sandwich. Also, it is a green smoothie because I’ve added spinach. If you can’t get past the color of traditional Green Monster Smoothies, this may be a great introduction to adding greens. This does NOT turn out green. Instead it’s a pretty, light pink color.
https://twitter.com/#!/wishandwhimsy/status/200542754483343361
From Julia Irizarry Dalrymple: The Incredible Hulk Smoothie=, 1 cup of chopped Kale, 1 cup of diced fresh Pineapple 1/2 cup Blueberry Pomegrenate juice, and 2 Tablespoons of honey, add lots of ice and blend! will keep you energized for your morning workout and it has lots of antioxidants!
-And-
The Fountain of Youthberry= 1 Oz. of wheatgrass, 1 cup of strawberrys, 1/2 of banana, add lots of ice and blend, This smoothie will reverse the signs of aging and has lots of vitamins and minerals!
From Sarah Christine Martin: Vanilla vegan protein (pea, rice and hemp mix), 1 frozen banana, 1 tablespoon raw cacao powder, 1 teaspoon Maca powder, 2 scoops almond butter, 1/2-1 cup cold water, 1/2 cup vanilla hemp milk and 5 ice cubes. Mix in a Vita-Mix to get a perfect decadent smoothie! Delicious and incorporates some mega superfoods to boot!
From Debbie Phillips: PB and Banana Breakfast - 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk (or milk), 1 scoop vanilla protein powder (your favourite brand), 1-2 T PB2 (powdered peanut butter with the fat removed - netrition.com), 1/2 frozen banana. Blend until smooth. YUMMY!! Quick, easy, and packed full of flavour.
From Bronte McKenzie: Nirvana in a Cup; 1 pitted medjool date, 1/2 frozen very ripe banana, 1/4 avocado, 1 C unsweetened almond milk, 1 TBS maca, 1 TBS raw cacao powder, 1/2 oz raw cacao nibs, 1 tsp pure vanilla. Add more liquid or sweeteneer of your choice if desired. Blend to make a delicious, super energizing smoothie.!! 384cal, 56.8g carbs, 8.5g protien, 16.1g fiber, 17.7g fat(the good kind :p) #greatist
From Anthony Saric: Pumpkin pie smoothie= Blend together; 2 scoops natural or vanilla protein powder, 1 cup cold steamed pumpkin, 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce, 1 cup coconut or almond milk, cinnamon and/or nutmeg to taste.
From Allie Dickson: www.myhealthydiscipline.com/berry-healthy-tropical-shakeology-recipe
From Ann McMurtrie Fulton: A Make-Ahead Sweet Green Smoothie made sweet and thick by a wholesome array of fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, and whole grains. A meal in a cup--or a Mason jar as I like to store and serve them--and so good you will crave it!
http://fountainavenuekitchen.com/make-ahead-sweet-green-smoothie/
From davidpessis please check out my smoothie recipe! http://www.davidpessis.com/2011/12/waking-up-smoothly-with-smoothie.html Love your website. Thanks!
From Anthony Saric: Pumpkin pie smoothie= Blend together; 2 scoops natural or vanilla protein powder, 1 cup cold steamed pumpkin, 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce, 1 cup coconut or almond milk, cinnamon and/or nutmeg to taste.
Christopher Rivas
A Reason To Wake Up
Two Kale Stalks
Half a Banana
2 Dates
Coconut water and meat (if no meat 2 tablespoons of flakes)
*Optional* - A spoonful of RAW Almond Butter or a Raw Macadamias (I love almond butter in all shakes)
AND... If you are feeling frisky - One raw egg - They actually have quite the vanilla flavor
Peanut Butter Coffee Dream
2 LARGE handfuls of spinach
1 frozen banana
1 Chobani Champions vanilla chocolate chunk yogurt (or vanilla yogurt of your choice)
1 cup chilled coffee
1 tbsp. peanut butter
1 packet stevia
1/4 cup almond milk
2 large handfuls of ice
Blend and Enjoy!
Healthy Apple Pie Smoothie: Dessert Thickie
We all love our desserts but we don’t love what they do to our waistlines and health. Unless you make a healthy thick dessert smoothie – A Thickie! These are great for breakfast and they are so decadent that you can literally enjoy them at any time of day especially after a meal as a sweet treat. You can also freeze them and make them into ice lollies.
2 Cups Non Dairy Milk (oat, rice, soya, almond, hemp, coconut drink or raw nut or seed milk)
1 Banana
2 Apples
¼ Cup Pecans
½ Cup dates (or any other dried fruit)
1 Cup Oats (use raw oat groats if following a raw food diet or oatmeal if you don’t have a powerful blender)
1 teaspoon Cinammon
½ teaspoon Allspice/Mixed Spice
Blend the ingredients in the order listed.
Blend the ingredients a few at a time so that your blender can cope with the work, unless you’ve got a high powered blender, then you might be able to add them all in at once.
If it gets too thick, add more water as necessary.
If your blender has made the smoothie too warm, you can either cool it down in the fridge or freezer, or add some ice cubes or frozen fruit to it (You may need to add more water as this will thicken it further).
For more information and recipes and nutritional information on this dessert thickie go to: http://www.greenthickies.com/healthy-apple-pie-smoothie-dessert-thickie
Katherine (www.greenthickies.com)
This is my Chocolate Orange Mocha-Berry Smoothie:
2 cups Mootopia 2% Chocolate Milk (if you don't live near an HEB grocery store you can use another chocolate milk, but theirs is my choice favorite as it's lower cal, lower sugar, higher protein than most)
1 medium banana
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1 scoop Jay Robb Tropical Dreamsicle whey powder
1/2 cup chilled coffee
Blend! Makes a delicious, thick, high-protein smoothie of mocha chocolate, counter-balanced with a mild orange-banana flavor and hints of berry in a lovely dark purple color. Enjoy!
Powered Up Pumpkin Protein Shake A La Onefitfoodie
INGREDIENTS
1 scoop vanilla or cinnamon whey protein
3-4oz serving sweet potato or butternut squash OR 1/2 C canned pure pumpkin (I cook and freeze the sweet potato and butternut squash and throw it in the shake frozen!
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1-2 packets of stevia or 2 tsp agave (optional)
1/2 C unsweetened almond milk
5 ice cubes
1/2-1 C water (depending on how thick you want your shake)
pinch of xanthan gum (use this for thickening purposes + helps break the ice chunks)
Directions
Throw everything (ice, water, seasonings, protein, frozen starch, sweetner, almond milk, xanthan gum) Into your blender
Blend until all of the ingredients are well incorporated and enjoy!
**add more water if it is too thick)
Tastes like pumpkin pie in a glass!
this is my pinky and full of health smoothie
INGREDIENTS
1 BOWL of corn flake
1 BOWL of ice.cream [ vanilla ]
1 SPOON of sugar
1 bowl of strawberry
1banana
1 cup of milk
5 ice cube
RECIPE
MIX ALL THE INGEDIENTS IN A MIXER AND SERVE WITH A STRAWBERRY
Strawberry Potassium Pow Smoothie:
1/2 large banana
5 whole frozen strawberries
1/4 cup coconut water (I used pineapple flavor)
1/2 cup nonfat plain yogurt
1/2 cup orange juice
6 cranberries
Blend & Serve
Pics & Nutrition facts at http://takewithfoodblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/strawberry-potassium-po...
Hi all - thanks so much for the great suggestions and recipes! The Greatist team will be busy making (and tasting) your best concoctions. Stay tuned for the results.