Smoothies for weight loss

Try these tasty smoothies, ideal for breakfast or for after exercise.

This smoothie is crammed with nutrients and is high in fibre and protein, so it’s filling too. Packed with vitamin C, berries are a quick and easy ingredient for smoothies, especially in the morning when you don’t have time to peel and chop fruit. Frozen berries are extra convenient.

Serves one

- Add 80g frozen raspberries, 80g frozen blueberries, 200ml oat milk, two heaped tablespoons live natural yoghurt, 100g silken tofu and one tablespoon runny honey to a jug and blend until smooth.
- To save time, pop everything into a jug the night before, leave in the fridge then just blend in the morning.

Kiwifruit, pear and apple smoothie

Kiwifruit are packed with potassium, antioxidants, fibre and vitamins C and E.

Serves one

- To make this delcious smoothie, peel two ripe kiwifruit, then peel an core one ripe pear and blend together with one cup of cloudy apple juice.
- Simply add the ingredients to a large jug and blend together with a hand-held blender until smooth. By pulping whole fruit you capture the maximum number of nutrients.

From: womensfitness.co.uk