{"id":2130,"date":"2016-12-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/?p=2130"},"modified":"2016-12-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T00:00:00","slug":"simple-tricks-create-healthier-more-filling-smoothies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/07\/simple-tricks-create-healthier-more-filling-smoothies\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Tricks to Create Healthier, More Filling Smoothies | Natural Holistic Health Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Smoothies are an easy way to start your day off right with something super healthy and delicious.\n <\/p>\n

\n However, one of the common complaints people have about drinking a smoothie for breakfast is that it doesn\u2019t hold them over very long.\n <\/p>\n

\n This can be frustrating, especially if you end up giving in to that hunger, heading for the chips and cookies.\n <\/p>\n

\n There is good news. You don\u2019t have to give up on your favorite morning smoothie. It\u2019s just a matter of adding some ingredients to your smoothie to help you feel full longer.\n <\/p>\n

\n Let\u2019s take a look at a few ingredients to make your smoothies more satisfying.
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\n Oats
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\n Adding oats to a smoothie is a great way to get in more dietary fiber, which is exactly what you need to feel fuller longer. You will add a few calories and carbs, but the fiber plays a big part in offsetting even those problems.\n <\/p>\n

\n Plus, if a few calories and carbs in your smoothie can keep you away from the snack machine later in the day, you are definitely ahead of the game.\n <\/p>\n

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\n Greek Yogurt
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\n Choose Greek yogurt instead of regular yogurt for your smoothie and you have a big advantage \u2013
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\n protein
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\n . Read the label and compare and you\u2019ll be surprise how much more protein there is in Greek yogurt.\n <\/p>\n

\n What\u2019s the advantage to protein, besides just more protein? Protein has the added benefit of making you feel fuller.\n <\/p>\n

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\n Protein Powder
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\n Not just for body builders any more,
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\n Nuts
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\n Throw chopped peanuts, walnuts, or almonds in the blender and your smoothie will be thick, nutritious, delicious, and filling. The few extra calories this adds to a smoothie is offset by the added protein, fiber, and healthy fat, which essentially helps keep hunger away longer.\n <\/p>\n

\n If you want something smoother, add natural peanut butter instead.\n <\/p>\n

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\n Cottage Cheese
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\n Although cottage cheese is not often mentioned in recipes, it blends up just fine. You\u2019ll have a thicker smoothie, which will naturally help you feel full. This is another protein boost, of course, which also helps you feel full.\n <\/p>\n

\n You can mix yogurt or milk in to smooth out the consistency if you like without losing any of the benefits of this filling ingredient.\n <\/p>\n

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\n Avocado
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\n Another nutrient we need, not only for our health but to feel full, is healthy fat. Avocados are a great source for healthy fat, along with many other nutrients. Blending even a part of an avocado into your smoothie will help satisfy that hunger, even if you hardly taste the avocado at all.\n <\/p>\n

\n The texture will be thicker and you\u2019ll have that wonderful full feeling for a good, long time.\n <\/p>\n

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\n Skip the Juice
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\n If a smoothie recipe calls for juice, replace the juice with whole fruit. Then add enough\u00a0 yogurt or milk to get the consistency you want. This will result in a thicker smoothie and more nutrients, which will always keep you feeling fuller longer.\n <\/p>\n

\n These are just a few ways to create more satisfying smoothies. By no means is this an exhaustive list of things you can do.\n <\/p>\n

\n It\u2019s just a basic list of tricks to help get you thinking about ways you can make a power packed glassful of goodness for breakfast that will tide you over longer than a few hours.\n <\/p>\n

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Smoothies are an easy way to start your day off right with something super healthy and delicious. However, one of the common complaints people have about drinking a smoothie for breakfast is that it doesn\u2019t hold them over very long. This can be frustrating, especially if you end up giving in to that hunger, heading […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beverage-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2130\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}