Chocolate Strawberry Smoothie For Weight Loss

Lose Weight Fast With This Smoothie for Chocolate Lovers

Nov 15, 2009 Britt Warner

Weight loss is easy with a chocolate strawberry smoothie that tastes like a delicious dessert!

When losing weight, it is helpful to find easy, delicious recipes. For chocolate lovers looking to shed pounds, this Chocolate Strawberry Smoothie recipe is guaranteed to satisfy the sweet tooth while helping to attain and maintain a long, lean body. Chocolate-flavored Carnation Instant Breakfast contains many of the daily vitamins, minerals, and protein needed to keep the body strong and healthy.

Low Calories, Low Fat

Yoplait yogurt offers nonfat and low fat varieties. This recipe recommends using low fat yogurt because the calorie difference between the two is small and a little bit of fat goes a long way in terms of satisfaction. Yo-yo dieting is most common in people who attempt to eliminate fat from all of their meals; without a small amount of heart-healthy fat, it is difficult to ever feel truly "full". This smoothie is still low in calories, but it is successful because its low fat content and dessert-like taste satisfies hunger while trimming the waistline.

Don't be fooled: a drink that contains ice cream or frozen yogurt is not a smoothie – it’s a fattening shake. When made with healthy, low fat ingredients, however, a smoothie can be every bit as mouth-watering, and without the weight-gain!

Substitute With Splenda

Many of the following ingredients can be substituted for sugarless versions. In that case, use several packets of a sugar substitute, such as Splenda, to maintain sweetness. Ingredients that offer sugarless versions are marked with an asterisk.

Chocolate Strawberry Smoothie Recipe

As a meal: Serves one. Calories per serving: 350

As a snack: Serves two. Calories per serving: 175

1 Cup of Strawberries (fresh or frozen)
1 Yoplait Low Fat Strawberry Yogurt* (6 oz.)
1 Packet of Chocolate Carnation Instant Breakfast*
½ Cup of Nonfat Milk
1 Splash of Coffeemate White Chocolate Creamer*
½ Cup of crushed Ice (optional)
2 Tbs of Reddiwhip Fat-Free Whipped Cream* (optional)

How To Make A Chocolate Strawberry Smoothie

In a blender, combine the strawberries, yogurt, Instant Breakfast, milk, creamer, and crushed ice on high speed.
Pause the blender to scrape the ingredients from the sides, then resume high speed until the consistency of the mixture is smooth.
For a one-person meal, pour into a tall glass; for a two-person snack, pour into two smaller glasses.
Top with fat-free whipped cream if desired.
Enjoy!

This recipe was created by the author, Britt Warner, and tested successfully on some of the pickiest eaters. To find more delicious smoothie recipes for weight loss, visit her profile page.

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Chocolate Strawberry Smoothie for Weight Loss