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Whether you are diabetic or just sugar-intake conscious, we’ve got you. Here are some mouth-watering smoothies to take the last sips of summer to.

All these smoothies need is for you to throw the ingredients in a blender, blend them and enjoy .

Chia seed, coconut and spinach smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1 and 1/4 cup of coconut milk
• 2 tablespoons of chia seeds
• 1 cup of spinach
• 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder 
• 2 ice cubes
  
  

Breakfast smoothie

Ingredients: 

• 1 cup uncooked oats (ground in a food processor or a coffee grinder)
• 2 frozen bananas, chop into small chunks first
• 3 cups of skimmed milk
• 2 tablespoons of ground flaxseed
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee (optional)
  
  

Berrylicious smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1/2 a cup of frozen blueberries
• 1 tablespoon of goji berries
• 2 cups of spinach
• 6 strawberries
• 10 almonds
• 1/2 a cup of almond milk
  
  

Strawberry banana smoothie

Ingredients: 

• 1 cup of almond milk
• 1/2 a cup of plain yoghurt 
• 2 packets of stevia 
• 1/4 small banana
• 1/2 a cup of fresh/frozen strawberries
• 1 tablespoon chia seed or ground flaxseed 
• 1 tablespoon vanilla protein powder 
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  
  

Pineapple coconut smoothie

Ingredients: 

• 1/2 a cup of water
• 1/2 a cup full-fat coconut milk
• 1 cup of frozen pineapple
• 1 small piece fresh ginger,1 teaspoon if it’s minced or chopped
• 1 tablespoon of chia seeds
  
  

Cucumber kiwi smoothie

Ingredients: 

• 1 cup of water
• 1 handful of spinach
• 1 cup of cucumber
• 1 kiwi fruit
• 1/4 of an avocado
• 1 tablespoon of almond butter
• 1/2 a cup of blanched then frozen cauliflower
  
  

Orange carrot smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1 and 1/2 cups of almond milk
• 1 orange
• 1/3 of a cup a grated carrot
• 1 tablespoon of flax seeds
• 1 teaspoon vanilla bean powder
• 1 scoop collagen powder
• 1/4 of a cup a blanched then frozen cauliflower
  
  

Layered watermelon smoothie

Ingredients:

Green layer

• 1 cup of peeled watermelon 
• 1 cup of green grapes frozen
• 1 tablespoon of fresh lime juice
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoon of agave nectar
• 1 tablespoon of chia seeds

Red layer

• 2 cups of seedless watermelon
• 1 cup of frozen strawberries
• 1 tablespoon of fresh lime juice
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoon of agave nectar 
  
  

Carrot cake smoothie

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup of almond milk
• 1/4 cup of plain non-fat Greek yoghurt
• 1 teaspoon of honey 
  3 medium carrots trimmed, peeled and cut into chunks
• 2 tablespoon walnuts chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon of ground nutmeg
• 1/2 a frozen banana
• 1 and 1/2 cups of ice cubes
  
  

Paleo fruit smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1 and 1/2 cups of coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon of fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon of powdered egg whites
• 1/2 a cup of frozen mango chunks
• 1 kiwi peeled
• 1/2 a cup of blueberries
• 1 scoop chocolate protein powder

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References
(2013, March 14). Retrieved from Kitchen Nostalgia: https://www.kitchennostalgia.com/breakfast/diabetic-oatmeal-breakfast-smoothie.html
Downshiftology. (2019, August 18). Low sugar smoothies. Retrieved from Downshiftology: https://downshiftology.com/recipes/low-sugar-smoothies/