If your job leaves you little time to eat, even snacks or finger foods can be tricky to consume while working. Eating in a rush will leave you with a sick stomach, so if your time is short, why not drink your lunch instead?
Drinking a smoothie at work is an easy way to keep your hands clean and your belly full. Make them at home and keep them refrigerated at work or invest in a great double wall thermos container. They'll need a quick shake before consuming, but you'll love the benefits of being able to eat without every leaving your office — wherever that might be. Check out a few of our favorite smoothie recipes below (and a few tips on making them here):
• Nutrients In Disguise: Kale, Spinach & Pear Smoothie
• Recipe: Low Sugar, High Protein, Dairy Free Smoothie
• Creamy, Green, and Sweet: The Avocado Smoothie
• An Icy Cold Treat! Mango Yogurt Smoothie
• Try This! Add Oatmeal to Smoothies
Related: Tips for Making Better Smoothies in the Dead of Winter
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One thing people should be warned about: agave nectar. I used to use the stuff thinking it was a healthier alternative to regular sugar... but really, its benefit depends on why exactly you're avoiding sugar. If you're just trying to avoid blood-sugar swings, then it is "better" than regular sucrose to that effect. However, if you have problems with your weight, then you should probably avoid agave nectar: the reason it's "low glycemic" is because it's entirely (or at least, mostly) fructose, which doesn't cause a blood-sugar spike because it is automatically converted and stored as glycogen in your liver rather than being circulated in your blood. However, once your liver is holding its maximum glycogen store, any excess glycogen turns into body fat... and your liver is going to fill its quota much sooner if you're consuming extra fructose regularly.
I recently bought a Blendtek blender...I love making smoothies, but I don't like bananas. There doesn't seem to be very many recipes without them....where can I find more recipes without bananas???
@chris g: the New York Times' Recipes for Health column recently featured a handful of recipes for smoothies, and none called for bananas:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D04E6DE1130F931A35750C0A9649D8B63&ref=recipesforhealth
Try this one!!
The Purple One
I don't LOVE bananas either, but if you freeze them before they get super ripe and only add 2-3 ounces to your smoothies it will add nice creaminess without the overwhelming banana flavor.
Also, sub pears for the bananas... they also make smoothies have a wonderful creaminess where other fruits don't.
Avocados can also be used in place of banana to make a creamy smoothy, and they are easy to make taste like whatever you want them to taste like. They are pretty bland unless you season them so try that! Avocados are great with chocolate so that could be a good chocolate smoothie.
One of my favorite smoothies of all time is 1/2 - 1 whole avocado with a few TBSP of full-fat coconut milk (from a can) and brought to volume with almond milk. I use a vanilla stevia extract to sweeten mine, but it'd still be good with any other sweetener. I used to put a scoop of vanilla protein powder in, in which case it didn't need any additional sweetener at all.
chris g and the others--I don't use bananas or avocados in my green smoothies. I have a blog all about green smoothies and juicing. GreensVegFruit.blogspot.com
You also don't need a fancy blender. I talk all about it on there.
Simply delicious - Link up and share with our food community http://www.momtrends.com/2012/03/samoa-cheesecake-recipe/