Looking for low sugar snacks - smoothie recipe anyone?

[cantdrv55]

I really like Jamba Juice lite smoothies but even those have a ton of sugar. Thought maybe I can make my own so I bought some fresh frozen fruit and puréed them in the Magic Bullet. I didn't add any sugar and it tasted like it. Also it became basically a fruit slush. It was definitely missing something.

If you have a smoothie recipe, please share it. Non-dairy is best since I'm lactose intolerant. If I can't substitute rice milk, I'll just deal with the dairy. You might just want to stay away from me as milk does not do my body good.

[Head416]

My wife uses almond milk in her smoothies. Also throws in a bunch of spinach, which is healthy but doesn't change the flavor much. I'd say get used to that consistency unless you want to add yogurt.

[stomachmonkey]

My morning smoothie recipe is a banana, couple of scoops of plain jane no name vanilla yogurt, milk (i'm sure rice milk will work since the milk is more for consistency than anything else), a bit of ice.

The yogurt really helps take the edge off the bite / bitterness that comes from blended fruit.

[dan88911]

Grape-Cherry Cooler
2 cups 100% grape juice from Concord grapes (bottle or frozen reconstituted)
2 Tbs. lemon juice
1 cup frozen dark sweet pitted cherries 1/2 tsp cinnamon
optional :1/2 cup plain non-fat yogurt


Process all in bender until smooth. Pour over crushed ice.
(note: lemon juice and yogurt help lower the "glycemic index" of grape juice, reducing its ability to spike blood sugar. Cinnamon boosts insulin activity to help process the sugar.

Serves: 4
per serving: 108 caloria, 0.5g protein, 0.4g fat, 27g carbs, 0.6 fiber, 2mg sodium.

[BeeMaster]

Use some real honey instead of sugar. Local honey if you can find it.

[9dreizig]

I use yogurt, frozen fruit , protein powder and a couple squirts of Mio water drops,,

[aigel]

I use 1% milk in mine, but you can substitute with a soy milk. Just fruit and milk and key to make it sweet is a ripe to over-ripe banana.

HTH. Don't drink that Jamba Juice stuff. Look up the nutritional information, it will make your eyes water.

G

[sketchers356]

He said no milk so I assume that means no yogurt.

I just like blended frozen fruit cut with some juice but that probably has a lot of sugar in it.

[JR Indy]

Strawberries, pineapple, almond milk, cashews. Add some spinach occasionally. For some reason adding bananas doesn't taste good to me.

[dan88911]

By the way checkout Agave nectar it is a low glycemic sweetener sold at costco and at your local grocery store.

It's made from the blue agave plant.
1 tsp of agave sweetens like 1 1/4 tsp of sugar.

[cantdrv55]

Great recipes! Can't wait to try them out. Heading for the grocery in the AM.

Jamba Juice's lite smoothies can have up to 41 g of sugar!!! No wonder I end up in a food coma after consuming even a small JJ smoothie.

[LeeH]

Originally Posted by cantdrv55

Great recipes! Can't wait to try them out. Heading for the grocery in the AM.

Jamba Juice's lite smoothies can have up to 41 g of sugar!!! No wonder I end up in a food coma after consuming even a small JJ smoothie.

I have a friend who thought a daily smoothie from Jamba Juice was healthy. 30 minutes later he'd be fighting off a nap. He had to quit smoothies altogether.

If your smoothie has a banana and a tablespoon of honey, it's nutrition label, if it had one, would probably be showing >30 grams of sugar. No, not refined sugar, so better on the glycemic index, but still a lot of sweetness.

[vash]

my nutritionist told me to beware of fruit juices.

you cant go guzzling that stuff either. you don't want to overwhelm your body with fructose. she said eating a carrot is way different than drinking a glass of carrot juice. ever juice a carrot? you get a shot glass of juice. juice can give you too much of a good thing.

i water everything down. 1/5 juice..just taints the water. i do not drink orange juice anymore. i just eat one orange a day.

water is getting mundane tho.