Best Smoothies on the Go

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Walking is one of the best and cheapest workouts possible. It’s easy and doesn’t cost much, no gym memberships are needed and no special gear required, just put some shoes on and get outside to not only work out, but be one with nature. The benefits of walking are great – if you make 10,000 steps every day, you can easily maintain healthy weight and keep diabetes at arm’s length.

Making breakfast smoothies is just as simple. You don’t even have to like cooking to put veggies, fruit, milk, and ice in a blender to make delicious healthy meals in minutes. You can put protein and all kinds of vitamins and nutrients in glass any time of the day and treat yourself royally. This is probably the easiest way to take control of your diet and lose weight fast, especially if combined with some sort of exercise.

Not surprisingly, walking and smoothies go together like peas and carrots. Walking can be made easier or tougher by changing terrain and speed, and smoothies can also adjust to your nutritional needs just as easily with the help of different ingredient combinations.

The best way to always have supplies needed for smoothies at hand is to keep the refrigerator stocked with fresh or frozen fruit and veggies all the time. Here is what you should always have for healthy pre and post workout smoothies:

• Coconut water – great smoothie base, not loaded with calories and full of nutrients.
• Almonds – the nuts are excellent source of muscle-building protein, give smoothies texture and great taste.
• Hemp, flax and chia seeds – all of those seeds are great sources of protein and healthy fats, which are very important when working out.
• Avocadoes – a great source of healthy fat and also perfect ingredient to your smoothie for creamy texture and feeling of fullness.
• Spices – turmeric has anti-inflammatory qualities, cayenne boosts metabolism, and cinnamon can reduce hunger, so keep them all on hand and improve the taste and the benefits of your smoothies.

Let’s take a look at some great pre and post workout smoothie recipes that are extremely easy to make at home:

Avocado cucumber cooler

Ingredients (2 servings):

• 1.5 cup of water
• 1.5 avocadoes
• ½ peeled and chopped cucumber
• ¼ cup of firmly packed arugula
• Chopped cilantro
• 1 Tbsp lime juice
• 1 Tbsp cool pressed extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp chopped red onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• ¼ tsp Serrano chile
• ½ tsp salt
• 1.5 cup of ice cubes

Add all the ingredients in the blender and blend for 30-60 seconds. The result will be creamy, filling smoothie with perfect balance of carbohydrates, protein, healthy fats, vitamins, and minerals. This drink will give you 320 calories and 4 grams of protein per serving. Given the higher calorie count, we recommend to make it in the morning.

Can’t Beet Red Velvet Cake

This concoction is sweet and great as dessert substitution, especially in the evening, when you crave something sweet, but can’t afford all the calories. This smoothie is just 220 calories and has tryptophan, which participates in sleep-inducing serotonin production.

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 1 ¼ cup of nut or seed milk
• ½ cups of beet greens
• 2-3 small roasted soft beets
• ½ banana
• 3 Tbsp raw unsweetened cacao powder
• 1 Tbsp maple syrup
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup frozen berries
• 1 cup of ice cubes

This will yield 220 calories, 29 grams of sugar, 5 grams of protein, and 8 grams of fiber.

Green Mojito

Green Mojito is perfect for summer and high intensity walks any time of the year. Pineapple and all the greens in this smoothie are not only tasty, but refreshing too. Drink it any time you need a little pick-me-up energy with low calories.

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 1 cup of coconut water
• 1 tsp lime zest
• 3 peeled limes
• 1 cup of curly kale leaves
• ½ cup mint leaves
• 2 cups of frozen pineapple
• 5 drops liquid stevia

The result contains 160 calories, 4 grams of protein, 21 grams of sugar, and 8 grams of fiber.

Pink Cooler

If you are thirsty and don’t have time, consider making this smoothie from just 2 ingredients. It’s hydrating, naturally sweet, simple, and filled with antioxidants – perfect after every power walk!

Ingredients:

• 3.5 cups of chopped watermelon
• 2 cups of frozen strawberries

It has 130 calories, 2 grams of protein, 34 grams of carbs, and 23 grams of sugars.

Basil Melon Mania

This smoothie is perfect for muscle recovery and has anti-inflammatory qualities. People with arthritis can definitely benefit from it and so can all recovering walkers due to its perfect water to potassium ratio.

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 4 cups of cooled honeydew melon
• 2 Tbsp chopped basil
• 2 Tbsp lemon juice
• ½ avocado
• 10 drops of liquid stevia
• Salt to taste
• 1.5 cups of ice cubes

The smoothie has 210 calories, 3 grams of protein, 6 grams of fiber, and 28 grams of sugar.

Grapefruit Fennel Fix

The combination of grapefruit and fennel is a bomb for your weight loss goals and detoxification programs.

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 0.5 cups of water
• 0.5 fennel bulb peeled and chopped
• 1 grapefruit, peeled, seeded, and cut
• 1 green chopped apple
• ¼ avocado
• 1.5 Tbsp lemon juice
• 15 drops of liquid stevia
• 1.5 cups of ice cubes

When blending, add ice last for chilled taste.

Splendid Spoon Smoothies

While all home-made smoothies are great, healthy, natural, and convenient, they still might not be convenient enough for some of us. In that case, consider trying Splendid Spoon smoothies. This company delivers vegan and gluten-free breakfast and lunch options, smoothies for breakfasts and soups for lunch. People love it because there is absolutely no cooking and mixing required. Smoothies are ready for on the go, and soups only need heating up.

Plant based smoothies are loaded with nutrients and perfectly balanced to meet your walking exercise needs. If you are not interested in lunch soups, you can choose just lunch option. Customers love a wide variety of flavors and claim to never be bored. You can also choose whatever flavors you want to receive because Splendid Spoon is very customizable. Every week there are 13 different smoothies to pick from, so you are definitely going to be able to choose 5.

The smoothie plans are loved by those who are interested in cleansing programs as they do a great job of resetting your body. The only problems might be the price, which is not low, and the fact that this plan is not for families.