More and more people are joining the raw foods movement, and so for that reason we’ve decided to share with you some of our best raw food protein smoothies recipes and shakes.

Eating raw foods has many health benefits, mainly because when foods are not cooked, they do not lose the important enzymes that aid in digestion and vitamin absorption. They also retain all of their antioxidants. Since many people following a raw foods diet do not like to consume raw meat or eggs, getting protein can be a bit of a challenge. While you can always put an egg in a smoothie (and most ice creams actually do contain raw eggs!), there are many other different potential sources of protein, such as whey protein, hemp protein, soy protein, and wheat protein.

Many people on a raw diet often struggle with finding a decent protein powder, especially since most are full of chemicals, preservatives, additives, and processed milk proteins. Soy is not a good alternative, especially when so many studies show that soy may actually be quite bad for you. If you’re looking for a powder that is all natural, your two best options are one of the many Sun Warrier Brown Rice Proteins, which are live, fermented, and not too bad as far as taste goes, or if you haven’t already explored hemp to try a Hemp Protein Powder which also can give you additional protein in your diet.

On a raw foods diet, one of the best sources of protein is often raw, unpasteurized and unprocessed milk. While it may be difficult to find, depending on where you live and are located, it can be quite good for you.

Since cooking is limited on a raw foods diet, your blender can be an indispensable kitchen gadget. We had some success using a Ninja Master Prep blender, but if you can afford it, the Vitamix still remains our top choice. However, even inexpensive blenders can still do the job – so no worries if you’re using one you picked up at a garage sale!

Here are our favorite smoothie recipes:

Raw Strawberry Smoothie

We love our strawberry banana smoothies recipe, so we decided to just make a few adaptions to make it a high protein power snack.

You Will Need:
1 cup organic raw milk
1 teaspoon hemp protein powder
1 cup strawberries
1 banana

Directions: Mix everything together and blend until smooth.

Carrot Cake Smoothie

You Will Need:

1/4 cup grated carrot (easier on your blender!)
1/4 cup walnuts (good source of Omega 3’s, too!)
1/2 cup pineapple chunks
1 cup raw milk
1/2 cup ice

Directions: Put all the ingredients into your blender and blend until smooth.

Chocolate Almond Blast

You Will Need:
1 cup raw almond milk
1 tablespoon chocolate Sun Warrier’s Brown Rice Powder
1/2 banana
1/2 cup crushed ice

Directions: Mix all ingredients together until smooth.

Hope you enjoy these tasty raw food protein shake recipes! And if you’re following a raw diet, don’t forget to check out Sun Warrier Brown Rice Proteins

Strawberries and bananas go together so well, that this site couldn’t call itself a weight loss smoothie blog without a few strawberry banana smoothie recipes!

Whenever you make  smoothies, you have to make sure that you have the right ingredients on hand. Fresh ingredients will always give you the best flavor, though when strawberries are out of season, using frozen is okay. A lot of people believe in order to make a good smoothie you need to use yogurt, but that of course is not true! (See our yogurt free strawberry smoothie recipes.)

Strawberries are very healthy for you, and they are packed with potassium, fiber and folate and antioxidants. They are also a good source of Vitamin A. Bananas are also a nice potassium kick, and so this is a good drink that will give you plenty of energy for the whole day.

Depending on the size of them and what type of blender you have, you may want to make sure you slice them into pieces first. The leaves are healthy, so you can go ahead and leave them on!

Here’s our favorite recipe:

1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries
1 banana
1 cup sweetened coconut milk
1 cup ice

Directions: Mix all of the ingredients in a blender until smooth. If the shake is too thick, add more coconut milk as needed.

No fresh fruit? You can use frozen strawberries instead:

Frozen Smoothie

You Will need:
1 banana
1 1/2 cups frozen strawberries
1 cup coconut milk

Directions: Mix all of the ingredients together until blended smooth.

If you want to make your healthy strawberry banana smoothie even more healthy, try adding a half cup of either fresh baby spinach or Romaine lettuce greens. You’ll barely taste them or know they are there, but both will give you even more nutrients!

Something else that you can do is add more of your other favorite berries. We find that blueberries go great with strawberries, so a strawberry blueberry banana smoothie recipe is in order!

The Wild Berry Banana Smoothie:

You Will Need:
1 Banana
1/2 cup blueberries
1 cup strawberries
1 cup vanilla coconut milk (or other milk alternative, such as almond milk, also quite tasty!)

Directions: Blend all of the ingredients together on high until smoothie is blended and smooth. (That’s how smoothies get their name you know!)

Well, we really hope you like our strawberry banana smoothie recipes here. You can make a great tasting – and healthy – milkshake any time of the year to enjoy!

One of the classics and favorite shakes is a delicious strawberry smoothie. Most recipes call for yogurt or ice cream however and so if you want to learn how to make strawberry smoothies without yogurt because you don’t have it on hand or maybe you are lactose intolerant or vegan it can be tricky!

Fortunately, here at Shake Weight Loss we are shake and smoothie pros and so of course we have some really easy and simple recipes you can make which are milk and yogurt free.

The key to making any type of smoothie or yogurt is having the right kitchen equipment. You don’t need anything elaborate or fancy or even expensive – you just need something that works and is comfortable for you to use. The right mixing equipment makes it much easier to do what you want to do without having to worry about which ingredients you want to use.

Most recipes need to have something that is liquid in it in order to blend – if you were to put just some strawberries and ice into a blender you would likely be very disappointed because the ice would not become crushed and the strawberries would just kind of spin around. This is why so many recipes require milk or yogurt because that type of liquid is necessary in order for it to mix well. But, don’t worry – there are plenty of great substitutions to make.

What can you use as a substitute for yogurt? Here are just a few ideas:

Orange Juice
Pineapple Juice
Coconut Milk
Water
Mashed Banana

And now for a really easy and simple strawberry Smoothie Recipe

1 cup ice cubes
6-7 whole strawberries
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup water

Rinse the strawberries and cut the tops off and slice each strawberry in half. Mix all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Makes 1 serving. Remember you can experiment with different flavors by simply using a different juice in place of the orange juice/water. For example, you could use strawberry juice, grape juice, peach juice, soy milk, coconut milk, skim milk, and many others.

To make your strawberry smoothie even more nutritious, you may also want to consider adding in some spinach or other greens. (Adding in a banana will completely mask the greens!)

This is a great treat to have as an afternoon snack or enjoy as dessert after dinner! Hope you enjoy!

Making a diet smoothie is a great and refreshing way to get the fruits and vegetables we need to eat. 1 cup of veggies might seem like a lot to eat – but when you blend it with your other fruits and veggies it can be a delicious treat. These weight loss smoothies are also very satisfying and filling – which makes them perfect for an afternoon snack or some might even like them after their dinner.

Remember though, When you trying to lose weight, it’s important to know how to use smoothies and weight loss shakes properly. If you are not careful it can result in a lot of extra calories and sugar – which could also possibly mean you could be gaining weight instead of losing weight.

Here are some of our diet smoothie recipes that we enjoy below:

Cranberry Peach Splash Smoothie
This recipe uses cranberry juice, which promote excellent kidney and urinary tract health. Peaches contain lycopene and lutein, two nutrients that are believed to help in the prevention of heart disease and cancer.

You will need these ingredients:
1 cup white cranberry juice
1 peach, pitted and cut into slices {you can also peel, if desired)
1 cup ice

Directions: Blend ingredients together in a blender until ice is crushed and ingredients are mixed together.

Health Kick Orange
Oranges and pineapple are both excellent sources of vitamin C, making this smoothie a great one to drink if you may be prone to getting sick. Pineapple also contains manganese, which is believed to help strengthen bones. The kiwi fruit is also very helpful, as it also contains not only vitamin C but also potassium which gives you energy and beta-carotene.

You will need these ingredients:
1 cup orange juice (we prefer freshly squeezed, but from concentrate with no sugar added is okay too)
1 cup pineapple chunks
1 Kiwi, sliced and peeled
1 cup ice

Directions: Blend all ingredients in a blender until blended together.

Chocolate Banana Smoothie
Don’t let the name fool you – just because this smoothie has a hint of chocolate that doesn’t mean it isn’t healthy for you. The milk provides vitamin D and protein, and the banana is loaded with potassium.

You Will Need the following ingredients:
1 cup coconut milk
2 teaspoons of cocoa powder
1 teaspoon honey
1 banana
1 cup ice

Directions: Combine milk, cocoa powder, and honey together until powder is disolved and honey is mixed in. (The honey may not mix completely – so don’t be worried if the chocolate is mixed in but not the honey yet.) Combine cocoa milk with banana and ice in blender – blend until ice is crushed and has a smooth texture.

Blue Raspberry Peach Smoothie
We bring peaches back in this simple to make diet smoothie recipe. In addition to the health benefits of the peaches, the blueberries are high in antioxidants that are believed to help slow down aging. Raspberries contribute a nice dose of maganese as well as the ever so important omega 3 fatty acids that do your body good. Who knew that such a delicious treat could be so good for you too?

Ingredients that you will need for this recipe:

1 peach, pitted and sliced
1/2 cup raspberries
1/2 cup blueberries
1 cup ice

Directions: To prepare this smoothie recipe, you will need to combine all of the ingredients into a blender and then blend until all of the ingredients are mixed together and the ice is crushed.

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Drinking yogurt smoothies is a great way to lose weight and get important nutrients your body needs as well. The yogurt smoothie recipes we show below are easy to make and will help you get much of the nutrition you need in one simple drink.

There are many health benefits of eating yogurt. A cultured milk product, this is a food that has been known to be in existence for over 4500 years. Most varieties you see contain live active bacteria. While we think bacteria might be a bad thing, there are actually good bacteria that can help us fight off and resist infection and improve digestion. When looking at the massive selection of different cultured milk products in your grocery store’s refrigeration section, you’ll want to always make sure that the products you choose clearly state on the labels that it contains live cultures to see these types of benefits.  If you don’t drink milk or dairy products, don’t fret – thanks to a company called So Delicious you can now make these same smoothies using coconut milk yogurt, found in most health food grocery stores.

Remember if using dairy based yogurt to go for the organic, full fat, “raw” milk yogurt – the hormones, antibiotics, and processing makes milk very difficult to digest for some people. While people think “low fat” milk will help them lose weight, that is not actually the case!

Basic Yogurt Smoothie Recipe for 2-4 Servings:

2 Cups of Yogurt
1 cup frozen fruit
1 cup juice

You will then want to blend all of these items together in your blender until smooth and creamy. For thicker shakes, substitute 1/2 banana for 1/2 cup juice.

Once you know this simple formula, the possibilities are endless for creating your own unique recipes and shakes depending on your individual tastes and preferences.

Here are a few sample ideas you can try:

Flavored Yogurts: Strawberry, Lemon, Orange, Peach, Blueberry, Vanilla, Cherry, Raspberry, Blackberry, Mango, Pina Colada, Pineapple

Frozen Fruits: Melons, Grapes, Bananas, Watermelon, Canteloupe, Strawberries, Raspberries, Blueberries, Pineapple, Pears, Kiwi

Juices: Grape Juice, Cranberry Juice, Apple Juice, Orange Juice, Lemon/Lime Juice, Pineapple

Depending on what tastes you are looking for, all you need to do is combine of of each from the above list. For example, to make a strawberry yogurt smoothie I might use plain yogurt and then mix it with orange juice and frozen strawberries. For a more tropical drink, I might consider using Mango flavored yogurt and mix it with orange and pineapple juice as well as frozen watermelon to make yogurt shakes.

Another thing you can try is to take your favorite regular milkshake recipe that calls for ice cream and instead of using ice cream substitute the frozen yogurt instead. This will give it a different texture than using non frozen varieties instead.

You really can’t go wrong with a frozen yogurt smoothie. They’re easy to make, fun to experiment with, and so very good for you too as a source of a weight loss shake!

Making Frozen Fruit Smoothies is an excellent way to get important vitamins and minerals in your diet. They can also help provide many antioxidants which help you fight disease and stay healthy. They can be an excellent snack as they are surprisingly filling or they can be a nice accompaniment to a light lunch or healthy breakfast. Using frozen fruit is especially nice in the winter months, since it is usually less expensive than fresh when not in season.

One of the worst mistakes when it comes to drinking smoothies is to not think about sugar content. Fruit naturally contains sugar – so you don’t want to ever add sugar or other sweets with it, since that will likely cause changes in your blood sugar levels. The sugar in fruits is usually absorbed more slowly, but sweeteners may leave you with a sugar crash and feeling tired or moody later.

You can find almost any frozen fruit available in your grocer’s freezer. Most commonly they usually all have blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries. Many also have frozen peaches or frozen melons which are more difficult to come by, but a nice unique treat. If you cannot find these foods already pre-frozen, you can always buy them fresh and then freeze them for later use. It is not a requirement that you use frozen foods – it will just ensure that the drink is cold when you serve it and will give it that “smoothie texture” that so many people love about these types of beverages in the first place! If using fresh ingredients, you may simply need to adjust the recipe by adding more ice.

A good blender is essential – if you do not want to spend all night cleaning parts and pieces or trying to find the right settings make sure the kind you are using is one that you are comfortable with. Many people prefer hand blenders or single serving styles over the standard run of your mill blender.

When you are creating your own frozen fruit smoothie recipe, you will want to make sure that you always include some sort of liquid, such as juice, in with the mixture. This is because as I learned the hard way one night the blender will not work without some sort of liquid inside of it.

Here are some of our favorite frozen fruit smoothie recipes:

Morning Blast Smoothie:

You Will Need:
1 Banana
1 cup Orange Juice
1 cup Frozen Strawberries

Directions: Mix all ingredients together in a blender until thoroughly combined and smooth.

Peach Raspberry Smoothie

You Will Need:
1 cup frozen peaches
1 cup frozen raspberries
1 cup grape juice

Directions: Mix all ingredients together until smooth and serve.

Tropical Smoothie

You Will Need:
1 Kiwi, peeled (unless you want that furry stuff in your drink!)
1 cup frozen strawberries
1 mango
1 banana
1 cup orange juice

Directions: Mix all ingredients together in a blender and serve. This one makes about 2-3 servings.

Water Melon Smoothie

You Will Need:
1 cup frozen watermelon
1/2 cup frozen strawberries
1 cup grape or orange juice
1 cup crushed ice

Directions: Blend all ingredients together until smooth.

Hopefully you will enjoy some of these frozen fruit smoothie recipes and use them as inspiration for making your own tasty creations. Learning how to make them yourself can ensure that you only put in the healthiest ingredients that will keep you on track with your diet plan.

Learning how to make diet shakes on your own can be a great way to have better control of your health. When you constantly rely on the pre-mixed drinks or powders for your nutrition, you are missing out on the benefits of having a shake or smoothie that is perfect for your own individual style and taste preferences. When you control the ingredients and the flavors, you will know exactly what is inside your shake and be able to monitor your weight loss plan more effectively.

To get started, it helps to first learn a little bit about nutrition if you haven’t done so already. Nutrition plays a very big part in your ability to lose weight and see the progress you are hoping for. As we’ve mentioned previously on the site, it’s not so much about how much or how little you eat – it’s all about what you eat. Different foods have different nutrients and components in them that can help you boost your metabolism, burn fat, and give you the energy that you need to make it through the day. The healthier you eat, the better your success will be. Making sure you have a well balanced meal plan will ensure the best results.

Our list of sample plans is a good place to start to learn the basics of the food groups and the daily recommended servings of what nutrients your body needs. Having a general idea of what good nutrition consists of will be a huge help in making it easier for you to determine what foods and ingredients you should use in your recipes.

Step 1: Choose Your Ingredients

The ingredients you choose will be one of the most important factors in what types of drinks you will make and how they will be prepared. If you’ve done a little research on nutrition, then you know that you need to get the right amount of protein and vegetables in your diet. Protein is usually not too difficult since it is abundant in meat and dairy products as well as whole grains. Vegetables however can be a little more tricky for some people to eat, especially if you’ve never been the type to like eating those veggies. This is why diet shakes are so great – you can throw a lot of veggies into them and probably not even know they are there!

In addition to thinking about what you should be putting into your shakes, you should also pay special attention to what you should NOT put in your shakes. For example, adding sugar is a terrible idea. Any benefit that you might get from your veggies or other foods would be negated by the added calories and the effect on blood sugar that adding sugar might have.

To get you started in choosing your ingredients, you’ll want to check out our list of protein shake recipes to get you started.

Step 2: Choose Your Blend Method

Now that you know what you’ll be putting into your drink, your next consideration will be to choose the method you will use to blend all of the ingredients together. There are all sorts of different types of products out there. Some are very convenient and easy to use, such as a portable hand held blender that will quickly mix the ingredients together without complication. There are also more advanced models of blenders that give you so many options to choose from you will likely never even use them all or find them necessary.

While it may not seem like a big deal to think about what kind of blender or fork or spoon you will be using for mixing your drinks up with, after time it does make a big difference. If you have a hunky blender that is a pain in the neck to clean and move and store, guess what? You’re not going to be motivated to use it at all. I used to keep my blender on the bottom shelf of a cabinet – it was hidden behind a lot of other things back there. It was your standard blender that has a blade and a couple of rings and a lid and a few other tiny little pieces. The canister was made out of glass which always made me nervous about washing it. How motivated do you think I was to pull and drag it out, mix up something, and then clean up all those little tiny parts and pieces? If your answer is “not at all” then you are correct.

What works for me might not be the best solution for you. I’ve tried a number of different products and tend to like hand blenders the most, though they can be somewhat limiting. I am intrinsically lazy though when it comes to cooking and cleaning, so that’s why I love it. No messes, no millions of pieces, no rings or gaskets or any of that stuff. Whatever you use and enjoy using is up to you. They key is – you have to enjoy using it. Otherwise, you probably won’t.

Step 3: Enjoy It!

Now that you have decided on your ingredients and mixed them together with your blender of choice, you are ready to enjoy your shake. Congratulations, you now know how to make diet shakes!

Protein shake recipes are easy to make and can be a great way to make sure that you get the proper amount of nutrition in your diet. Since the Shake Weight Loss diet relies on real food, you won’t see any protein powders or other things in these delicious smoothies and shakes – just real food. The trick to making nice protein shakes is using something that is naturally a good source of protein, such as almond milk, which can be found easily in most grocery stores.

Below we’ll give you some of our favorite free protein shake recipes that are homemade and simple to prepare.

Our recipes below do not contain any added sugar or other sweets. If you decide the mix you make needs a little more sweetness, then you may want to add either more fruit or honey or maple syrup. (Real maple syrup – not the fake stuff, that is way worse for you!)

Banana Peanut Butter Shake
This is one of the easiest shakes to make and pretty popular as well.

You will Need:
1 Banana, cut into slices or pieces
1 Tablespoon creamy peanut butter
8 ounces of  almond milk

Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth.

Cappuccino Shake
If you love iced coffee beverages sold at coffee shops, this is an affordable and healthy alternative.

You will Need:
6 Frozen Coffee Ice Cubes (simply save a cup of cold coffee and pour into an ice cube tray and freeze overnight)
1 cup of almond milk
Dash of vanilla

Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Serve and enjoy.

Berry Cream Dream
This is a great shake when you’re in the mood for something sweet and fruity.

1/2 cup of raspberries
1/2 cup strawberries, sliced and with tops removed
1 cup of almond milk
3-4 ice cubes

Mix all ingredients in the blender until creamy.

Peaches and Cream
Peaches add a different taste for variety.

You will Need:
1 cup of frozen sliced peaches
1 cup almond milk

Blend ingredients together in a blender until mixed together.

Citrus Sunshine
Orange juice will give you vitamin C in this tasty shake.

You will need:
1/2 cup natural unsweetened orange juice
1 cup almond milk

Stir the above ingredients together in blender.

Spinach Protein Shake
Don’t let the spinach scare you – this is a tasty shake with a serving of vegetables!

You will Need:
1 cup frozen spinach
1 cup almond milk
1 cup strawberries with tops removed and cut up
1 Banana

Blend all of the ingredients together until smooth.

Carrot Cake Shake:
This is another surprising and tasty shake to enjoy.

You will need:
1 cup shredded carrots (some blenders do better with cooked carrots)
1 cup almond milk
1 cup crushed pineapple

Blend all ingredients together and serve and enjoy. You may also want to add Cinnamon or vanilla.

I hope you enjoy all of these free protein shake recipes we’ve collected and shared with you. These can be a great way to get the foods that you need in your balanced diet without having to worry about time constraints. Below are some of the highest reviewed portable and easy to use/clean blenders that make making homemade protein shakes a breeze: