Assessment
Make a Power Smoothie
Choose from three fruit-forward, protein-packed recipes
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Quick Win
These smoothies are a triple threat: delicious, nutritious and filling. Try one today for breakfast or a snack.
Try This Today
- The High-Protein Fruitie Smoothie is packed with protein from Greek yogurt, cottage cheese or milk and protein powder.
- This Almond Butter & Banana Protein Smoothie delivers on creaminess and cinnamon flavor.
- With spinach, Greek yogurt and protein-packed chia seeds, our Coconut-Blueberry Green Smoothie offers substance, style and amazing flavor.
Why
Smoothies can provide a lot of nutritional bang for your buck when you make them with fiber- and nutrient-rich produce along with a healthy source of protein. Having one for breakfast or a snack can help you spread out your protein throughout the day, rather than getting most of it at dinnertime. Eating protein-rich foods evenly throughout the day was linked to greater muscle strength in a study of 192 healthy women ages 18 to 79 reported in 2022 in Nutrition and Metabolic Insights.
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