 When it comes to losing weight , the number one concern is hunger. Being hungry all of the time is something we all can deal with for a short period of time, but after a few days of dieting , the hunger takes over and we fall off the weight loss wagon only to regain the water weight we have lost and a few extra pounds to boot. The Smoothie Diet offers a hunger-reducing plan that ensures you never feel those extreme hunger pangs and never fall off the weight loss wagon. This is part of an on going special review of the smoothie diet.
At the heart of the Smoothie Diet is the smoothie. A diet breakfast smoothie starts off the day and is filled with protein and fiber, the perfect one, two combination to battle hunger. Calorie controlled and filled with a healthy supply of vitamins, minerals and essential nutrients , the smoothie not only tastes good, but feels good on the body as well.
After breakfast, the free Smoothie Diet plan allows for lunch smoothies and dinner smoothies to round out your nutritional day . Smoothie Diet recipes are available both online and off line and offer a huge range of tastes and flavors to keep you interested every day of the Smoothie Diets plan time.
How Does the Smoothie Diet Work?Breakfast the most important part of the day. It is the time when the metabolism kicks starts for the days calorie burn. The trouble is most people leave their breakfast meal filled with quick burning carbohydrates, which leads to snacking only a few hours later and a huge onslaught of unneeded calories. The diet breakfast smoothie is created from whole fruits and yogurts and soy or whey proteins that help to start off the day with a increase in calorie burning power.
The method of combining just the right fats, proteins and natural fibers helps the dieter fights the urge to eat later in the morning. The stomach feels full straight through lunchtime, eliminating the extra calories consumed during those mid morning snacks.
At the heart of fighting the hunger is the diet smoothie recipe. The slow metabolizing carbohydrates offer a blood sugar balance that keeps hunger away. There are no quick burns and crashes like those experienced with the more traditional high sugar, high simple carbohydrate breakfast choices. When glucose or blood sugar levels are balanced, hunger is kept at bay allowing for quicker weight loss results.
The Smoothie Diet and Other Diet PlansThe Smoothie Diet can be incorporated into many of the most popular diet plans being tried today. The You on a Diet smoothie is a very popular choice as is the Smoothie King diet. The easier a diet plan is to follow, the more apt the dieter is to stay on the plan. The key is to find a power diet smoothie that tastes great and keeps the dieter felling fuller, longer.
Diet smoothie drinks are just the first stage of the Smoothie Diet. As the body becomes more accustomed to the fiber and healthy nutrient levels, there will be natural diet changes that take place. The dieter will like the feeling given by these healthy green Smoothie Diet drinks and will choose to add more and more of these same types of foods to other meals throughout the day.
Smoothie Diet Daily Menu Plan When you choose the Smoothie Diet, you will be choosing a huge range of healthy foods. A sample menu may look like this.
* Breakfast
Jump-start your metabolism with a protein rich fruit and yogurt shake.
(Sample Recipe)
1 Frozen Banana
8 ounces of plain yogurt
1 TBSP Protein Powder
6 Ice Cubes
1 1/3 cups water
Handful of Frozen Strawberries
Place the ingredients into a blender and puree until smooth. Enjoy!
* Mid-Morning
One serving of fruit or homemade fruit juice.
(Sample Homemade Fruit Juice recipe)
8 ounces diet ginger ale
1 cup whole fruit juice
* Lunch
Another fruit Smoothie Diet drink.
* Mid-Afternoon
One serving of fruit or fruit juice.
* Dinner
A whole food dinner of your choice. The caloric intake will depend upon your dietary needs, but should aim to stay within the 500 to 600 calorie range. The dinner meal should provide a healthy source of lean protein and healthy fats. The simple carbohydrates should be kept to a minimum so if a starch is needed, aim for a sweet potato versus a white potato.
The Smoothie Diet is a whole food diet, which means that the shakes can be consumed at any meal. Replacing the afternoon or evening meal with a Smoothie Diet recipe can mean added weight loss and added reduced hunger. The total caloric intake of the Smoothie Diet drinks can be adjusted as per the recommended daily calorie intakes for weight loss that is appropriate for each dieter.
The protein Smoothie Diet is quite similar to the Slim Fast diet, but without all the added sugars. Many Slim Fast shakes are laden with quick burning sugars and thus empty calories. They are also very expensive to continue buying week after week. The Smoothie Diet recipes are easy to make and total customizable. You can choose from many different fruits, yogurts and protein flavors and cut the simple sugar levels to near zero, while keeping the cost of the diet low. The whole fruit juice can be prepared early in the week and kept ready to make in the fridge for the entire week making the Smoothie Diet easy and quick each and every day.
All in all, the Smoothie Diet is a diet that is sure to keep the hunger quenched and the weight falling off . The longer the Smoothie Diet is utilized as a part of your everyday eating plans, the more weight you will lose, especially if combined with a good exercise plan . There is nothing like starting off the day with a diet smoothie drink to boost that metabolism, provide healthy, low sugar nutrition and prevent those mid morning hunger pangs. Losing weight has never been so easy as when using the simple Smoothie Diet drinks for your morning meal and more.
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1. Written by
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, on 09-03-2010 14:06
I just purchased a VitaMix Blender and I have had it for a week now and I am using it daily-I LOVE IT! The reviews were straight on- It really is a great machine and clean up is a snap.
For breakfast I make an Orange and Carrot Smoothie that is so filling and refreshing-
The recipe I follow is 1/2 cup of Cranberry Juice, 1/2 Bananna, 1 Carrot Stick, 1 celery Stick and 1 cup of ice cubes- It is delicious! I too, hope to loose weight by juicing raw foods in smoothie form. |
2. Mmm breaky
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, on 17-02-2010 18:22
I've been having smoothies for breakfast for the last week. My boyfriend gave me a blender last year and I never really got around to using it. First thing I made was a green tea frappacino - for fun (10 ice cubes, 2 tbls green tea milk tea powder, 1/3 a cup of skim milk)... then thought why not stick all the fruit I have in there tomorrow morning for breakfast - I haven't stopped since then, I never used to eat breakfast, and if i did it was something bad!
So far made:
Peach/Berry Smoothie
2 peaches
6 strawberries
2 tbls Greek Yoghurt
1 tsp honey
6 ice cubes
5 fruits smoothie - non dairy
1 peach
4 strawberries
6-10 raspberries
1 banana
1 kiwi fruit
6 ice cubes
I don't use protein powder or anything like that, but i might look into it! Thanks for the post. |
3. more recipes
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, on 25-01-2010 19:34
i was wondering wher a good place to find more recipes would be... i would love to hear your openions  |
4. Question
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, on 20-01-2010 23:10
Also, can you drink a smoothie at every meal (not just breakfast & lunch) |
5. whole fruit juice
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, on 20-01-2010 23:07
What is an example of whole fruit juice |
6. Smoothies are great!
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 , on 13-01-2010 03:22
I love smoothies for breakfast. They are easy to prepare, they are healthy and make you feel full! |
7. frozen fruit
Written by gman, on 09-12-2009 08:16
You can use frozen fruits, no real "diet" difference. Maybe just not quite as tasty. |
8. Weight Loss HELP
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, on 08-12-2009 23:40
I've been wanting to try the Smoothie Diet for a long time. I was wondering (since some fruits aren't in season right now), if you can use Frozen fruits too? |
9. Written by apples, on 24-11-2009 05:42
Is it ok if I don't use protein powder? |
10. it works
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, on 11-10-2009 11:52
I have been on my own fruit smoothie breakfast diet for the past 2 months straight. I have never seen my weight fluctuate so much. I love it!!
The ingredients I use are: blueberries (lots), strawberries (3), bananas (1), blackberries (3), half a serving of low-fat yogurt, some crushed ice, and silken tofu (2 spoon full).
Blend well my friends =) |
11. good diet
Written by ieatfrenchfries, on 30-08-2009 12:24
I have a giant fruit smoothie at breakfast, definitely not hungry before lunch... not even very hungry at lunch. |
12. THANKS!!
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, on 19-05-2009 13:08
Dawn, thanks for the tip on the smoothieweb! They have some great recipes!! Good luck to all! it will happen.......i have lost 85lbs but it took two years! |
13. Delicious!
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, on 03-05-2009 14:31
These smoothies are great! I also found a bunch more recipes on : http://www.smoothieweb.com - and for Deb, if you substitue wahtever you're eating now with something healthier and add in a bit of excercise, you WILL lose weight! Im 5'2 and used to weigh 200lbs, Ive lost 40 and gonna keep going! Good luck! |
14. smoothie taste
Written by gman, on 05-04-2009 13:41
There is a recipe in this review, try it and see! |
15. Written by
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, on 05-04-2009 08:42
I want to know if the Smoothie's work. I'm a big girl and have a lot of weight to lose. What do they taste like? Can I get 1 package to sample?
Thanks,
Deb |
16. feed up
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, on 29-12-2008 14:48
dude do they really work??????????/  |
17. easy smoothie maker
Written by Isabella, on 21-09-2008 23:37
I would also invest in the Magic Bullet to make your smoothies because its fast (only takes about 15 sec) and makes only one serving (so you won't be tempted to have more than necessary ;-)..) It's only about $50 but a well worth investment. *It can also make some killer frappacinos using the 100 cal pack, ice and skim milk. |
18. weight loss help
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, on 20-08-2008 21:08
I am gonna try the smoothie diet. I would be interested to see if I can lose some weight with a smoothie diet.I have tried some really awesome smoothie recipes. Can't be too bad of a diet. |
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