Your Weight Loss Prescription: Make One For Breakfast

1. Blueberry Smoothie Made With Banana And Ground Flaxseeds

This blueberry smoothie, with the goodness of banana and flaxseed, is rich in anti-oxidants, fiber, protein, and taste.

Ingredients Needed

1 cup blueberries
1 banana
2 tablespoons whole flaxseed
½ cup fat-free yogurt
¾ cup skim milk
1 tablespoon honey
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Ice cubes
How To Make: Using a blender, grind the flaxseeds into a fine powder.
Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until it is smooth.

2. Pineapple-Coconut Smoothie With Banana

Add a little zing to an otherwise boring Monday with this smoothie that will transport you to the tropics

Ingredients Needed

2 cups sliced pineapple
2 ripe bananas
1 cup coconut milk
How To Make: Place the pineapple in the blender and blend till there are no large chunks present.
Slice the bananas and add them to the blender, along with the coconut milk. Blend until smooth.

3. Chocolate Banana Smoothie

Now, you and chocolate need not part ways. Let chocolate be a part of your life forever and ever with this decadent smoothie. However, to achieve weight loss, you have to opt for unsweetened cocoa, and let honey take care of the sweetness factor!

Ingredients Needed

2 bananas, frozen
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
1 cup skim milk

1 tablespoon honey

How To Make: Stir the cocoa in with the milk.
Place the cocoa mixture, frozen bananas and honey in a blender and blend till they form a smooth mixture.

4. Spinach Smoothie With Pear And Ginger

The truth might be bitter to swallow, but this smoothie certainly isn’t. Subtly spiced, with the pear adding the much-needed sweetness, this smoothie shall make you go the Popeye way.

Ingredients Needed

2 cups spinach
1 whole pear, chopped
1 ½ cups water
1 teaspoon grated ginger
1 teaspoon lemon juice
How To Make: Using a food processer, blend all the ingredients till it reaches a smooth consistency.

5. Antioxidant Berry Smoothie

Delicious and berrylicious, this antioxidant-rich, low-cal smoothie can be your secret to better health and better skin.

Ingredients Needed

½ cup strawberries

½ cup blueberries
½ cup raspberries
½ cup blackberries
1 cup water
How To Make: Slice the strawberries and raspberries into halves.
Add all the berries and the water to a food processer and blend until smooth.
6. Apple Banana Cinnamon Smoothie

6. Apple Banana Cinnamon Smoothie

Wondering if you are eating everything you ought to be eating? Fruits, nuts, dairy and taste – this apple cinnamon smoothie is all packed into one.

Ingredients Needed

1 red apple
1 ripe banana
5-6 almonds
1 cup skim milk
¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder
How To Make: Peel and core the apple.
Chop the apple, banana, and almonds into small pieces.
Add the apple, banana, almonds, milk and cinnamon to a food processer and blend until it reaches a smooth consistency.
7. Green Smoothie Made With Kale, Kiwi, Green Apples, And Ground Flaxseeds

Green smoothies have earned the reputation for being hard on your taste buds. And the very thought of kale can make anyone but the hardcore-vegetable lover shudder. Make the kale more palatable by adding kiwi and green apples to the smoothie. Flaxseeds, a rich source of fiber and protein, gives the smoothie that extra punch.

Ingredients Needed

1-2 kale leaves
1 kiwifruit
1 green apple
2 tablespoon ground flaxseeds
1 cup water
How To Make: Core the apple. Slice the apple and the kiwifruit into smaller pieces. Make sure that you do not peel off their skin.
Place the kale leaves, kiwi, apple, and flaxseed in a blender and add water to it. Blend till all the ingredients have combined and reached a smooth consistency.
8. Fruit Smoothie Made With Pineapple, Banana, Coconut, Turmeric, And Chia Seeds

No matter what the season, start your day with a glass full of summer goodness.

Ingredients Needed

1 cup pineapple, sliced and frozen
½ banana
1 tablespoon shredded coconut
1 tablespoon chia seeds
¼ teaspoon turmeric
1 cup water
How To Make: Toss all the ingredients into a blender and blend till smooth.