Great Smoothie Recipes to Boost Your Fitness and Fat Loss Training

Breakfast is a key component to any fitness and fat loss training program. Many people believe that skimping on calories is the way to lose weight and fat. While it's true that the body needs to burn more calories than it is taking in if you want to lose weight, it is important to have proper nutrient timing and not avoid the critical meals and snacks each day.

A typical day should consist of the following:

1. Breakfast
2. Mid-morning snack
3. Lunch
4. Mid-afternoon snack
5. Dinner
6. Post-workout snack (low fat chocolate milk) depending on what time you train

Breakfast is an extremely important meal because the body has been in starvation mode for anywhere from 8-12 hours depending on when your last meal was and how much you slept. If you go into the day without a proper breakfast your energy levels will suffer and your metabolism will not get the boost that it needs to crank out calories all day as fuel. If your body is starved for nutrition, it will eventually get very efficient at holding onto what it needs for nutrients.

Think of your body as a fire place. If you do not provide enough fuel for the fire, it goes out. You want your metabolism cranking all day, not slowing down due to the lack of fuel (food).
Smoothies are an excellent breakfast choice because they are quick, easy to make, they taste great, and they are packed with energizing carbohydrates, quality protein, and vitamins and minerals essential for muscular recovery and fueling your day.

Here are two great recipes that you can incorporate into your breakfast routine:

Almond Milk Fruit Smoothie:

1. 1 cup of almond milk (plain or vanilla)
2. 1 handful of frozen fruit (mixed berries, strawberries, tropical fruit)
3. 1 scoop of vanilla whey protein
4. Mix in a blender until smooth, pour and drink

Almond Milk Chocolate Smoothie:

1. 1 cup of almond milk (plain or vanilla)
2. 1 sliced banana
3. 1 scoop of natural unsalted peanut butter
4. 1 scoop of chocolate whey protein
5. Ice cubes
6. Mix in a blender until smooth and crushed, pour and drink

These two recipes are going to give you all of the essential nutrients without a lot of excess sugar. If you currently eat breakfast, give these a try. If you do not eat breakfast, begin to incorporate a smoothie each morning and you will quickly see how much better you feel and how much faster you will lose fat because your metabolism has been elevated.

Strength training expert Callie Durbrow runs small group training programs for busy individuals looking to lose fat and inches, look great and feel energized. For more free fitness and training tips check out Ultimate Athletic Fitness

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