Smoothies

I've been on a smoothie kick.

And in my "I can't get no" article, I gave a recipe for one in the comment section after giraffelady mentioned smoothies. I'm pulling that up out of the comments and into a poastie.

giraffelady wrote:
Oatmeal in the morning lasts longer than a fruit smoothy for me. I can't seem to get enough fruit to satisfy my need to continue eating. Any suggestions?

Yeah. In fact, I mention my smoothie in a later article, but here's what I do:

1 C fat free vanilla-flavored yogurt
1/2 C crushed ice
1/2 C cranberry juice
1/2 C fruit (I like berries, blue, black, or rasp)
1/4 C rolled oats (yup!)
3 T vanilla or plain protein powder
1 T water-soluble powdered fiber

Blend that goop up, top with a handful of low-fat whole-grain granola.

Adding the protein powder, fiber, oatmeal and granola increases the satiety. The fruit and juices give it flavor and the quick-kick simple carb for instant energy. The yogurt gives it body, and gives you the calcium/protein mix you need to help burn fat.

When I get home, I'll look up the brand names of some of this stuff. '

Protein Powder: MLO Sports Nutrition. Comes in a red cannister. 22 grams of protein per serving (3 T is a serving). Has a vaguely vanilla taste to it, not gritty, not horribly yucky, as far as I am concerned.

Fiber: BeneFiber. Tall white bottle dominated by a green shrinkwrap wrapper, kind of milk-bottle shaped. It's a water-soluble fiber supplement with no taste, no chalkiness. Mixes well in any liquid. Very tolerable.

Yogurt: Any fat-free vanilla yogurt will do, although I also go for sugar-free. Adding enough sugars with the fruits, yah? Could use fruit-flavored yogurt if you like, of course.