Nutrifitx Smoothies Promote Health & Weight Loss… Here’s How! (Quick & Healthy Strawberry Banana Smoothie Recipe)

At Nutrifitx, we’re all about easy, simple recipes that suit any lifestyle. That’s one of the reason we love smoothies. This healthy strawberry banana smoothie is a delicious (and truly nutritious) summer treat that anyone will love. You can even freeze them into popsicle molds for a frozen poolside treat (great option for kids)!

This healthy strawberry banana smoothie is so good for you! It’s…

• High fiber
• Easy on digestion
• Keeps you full and satiated
• Supports healthy and balanced blood sugar levels
• Anti-inflammatory
• Beneficial for joints and ligaments
• Is naturally sweet
• Perfect for on-the-go

This sweet treat is so yummy, you’ll forget you’re even eating something healthy! It’s a complete meal that’s quick to make and easy to eat.

Are strawberry banana smoothies bad for you? Will strawberry banana smoothies make you gain weight? Here’s the scoop…

Strawberry banana smoothies are AMAZING for your health! When made properly, that is… You don’t need a mix or a powder to make a smoothie. These often have unhealthy and even dehydrating ingredients that cause your body to shed water weight and make you believe you’re losing weight.

To make a healthy strawberry banana smoothie, all you need is fresh fruit, plant based milk, some health boosting seeds, and a clean protein powder (optional). That’s what makes a good, clean smoothie.

But do they make you gain weight?

Here’s the thing about weight gain… Weight gain can be anything from water retention and bloating to fat gain. Or, weight gain can also be increased bone density and muscle mass! When you get on the scale, there’s really no telling why or how you’re losing or gaining weight. Even body composition scales aren’t accurate.

So potentially, any food can make you gain weight – and weight gain can be a good, bad, or neutral thing. At Nutrifitx, we don’t like to base every food decision on whether or not it makes you gain weight, because some forms of weight gain can be a GOOD THING!

But, if you’re asking because you’ve got a goal to reduce your body fat percentage, the answer is: fruit smoothies do not necessarily cause fat gain. What causes weight gain is an excess calorie intake and ingredients that inhibit fat burning.

Eating more calories than you burn equals weight gain. Always has, always will. However, with the Nutrifitx System, you may notice that we talk a lot about body recomposition. Body recomposition is increasing lean muscle mass while decreasing body fat percentage. Increasing muscle mass is FANTASTIC for your metabolism, and metabolic health is one of the 4 Nutrifitx Health Pillars that we base our entire health formula on.

We don’t want you to fear a smoothie, especially with the recipes on Nutrifitx.co! ALL of our recipes are designed with metabolic and gut health in mind. With a healthy metabolism and gut, weight loss is a byproduct. You don’t have to focus so much on burning fat and losing weight when you have a healthy eating pattern and can make educated food decisions. You’re not overeating, you’re not undereating, and you’re not dieting – you’re nourishing you body.

This is why we LOVE smoothies!

Smoothies are a special food. Not only are they super convenient and portable, but they’re also a great way to consume a meal.

First, smoothies give you an opportunity to add all kind of health boosts to your meal. You can add flax seed, chia seed, bee pollen, spirulina powders, collagen, protein powder, and you can even break a spore-based probiotic capsule open into them! There are endless ways to increase the nutrition in your smoothie.

NOTE: Please AVOID fat burners, weight loss powders and pills, or any supplements with unrealistic promises for your results. The ONLY Nutrifitx Approved health boosts are whole, natural foods and powders (like ground seeds, for example) and supplements with 100% clean ingredients and no side effects. Fat burners and weight loss aids ARE NOT Nutrifitx Approved.

Second, liquid foods are one of the best steps you can take to ensure that you are absorbing the maximum amount of nutrients from your food. Your body can easily absorb liquid foods, because they’re already broken down. All there is for your body to do is soak up the vitamins and minerals. But this does not mean that every meal should be in liquid form. Many foods need to be broken down through chewing and the digestive process to receive their full benefits.

This Healthy Strawberry Banana Smoothie is 100% Nutrifitx Approved! Here’s why we love it…

Smoothies are easy to digest and absorb, making their nutrients easy for your body to assimilate. But what exactly is it in this healthy strawberry banana smoothie that your body is taking in?

Let’s take a look:

• It’s quick and easy to make. A Nutrifitx Kitchen essential is a blender. We love blenders. It’s super easy to use and highly versatile. When you make a smoothie it’s as simple as this: throw in your fruit, add a liquid, toss in your nutrition boosts, and blend. Boom. You’ve just made a complete meal in a matter of 3-5 minutes. And, it’s just as easy to eat. Pour it into a glass/cup or pop in a straw, and you can eat while you work – even if that means walking and moving around. What more can you ask for when you have a busy lifestyle?
• It’s 100% dairy free. Although you could use dairy milk for smoothies, we like using oat or almond milk. What we love about plant milks is that they’re low calorie, low fat, low cholesterol, and high in vital nutrients. It is fortified, which makes it almost like a multivitamin. Plus, around 70% people experience negative digestive effects when consuming dairy.
• It’s high in quality protein. We love adding 1/2-1 scoop of a high quality plant based protein powder to a smoothie. This is what makes it a complete meal. Doing so also helps lower the glycemic impact this meal will have, meaning you’re maintaining healthy blood sugar levels. Healthy and balanced blood sugar means you’re improving metabolic health. Metabolic health is one of the 4 Nutrifitx Health Pillars. New to protein powders? Check out a few Nutrifitx Approved protein powders below the recipe!
• Strawberries are high in antioxidants and fiber. Antioxidants help prevent cancer and boost your immune system. Fiber is necessary for healthy digestion and blood sugar balance, both of which are an important part of metabolic health and gut health (two of the 4 Nutrifitx Health Pillars).
• A smoothie makes flax seeds easy to eat, and it’s something many of us don’t eat. Whether we forget or we don’t know what to add them to, most people could greatly benefit from this natural nutrition boost. Flax seeds are great for reducing inflammation and improving joint and ligament health.

What exactly is “Nutrifitx Approved”?

(HINT: Think effortless health and permanent weight loss…)

The Nutrifitx System is our signature health and weight loss program. It teaches the simple foundations of a healthy lifestyle and helps you make healthy decisions based on your goals and ideal outcomes. We use nutrition science, metabolic health research, mindset and neuro-associative condtioning, and healthy lifestyle habits to help you create the perfect body inside and out.

The Nutrifitx System is about balance. We make it simple, easy, and hassle free to cultivate a healthy habits and mindsets. We teach you how to choose a healthy diet that works for you and your lifestyle, while still enjoying your favorite foods and never stressing or having to skip out on events (dinners, parties, brunches, etc.).

The Nutrifitx System is a flexible eating pattern that gives you the tools you need to optimize your health, achieve peak performance, improve mental clarity, boost your immune system, and reach your healthiest weight and all of your physique goals. We help you achieve the body you’ve been dreaming of so you can focus on enjoying your life with boundless energy and confidence!

The Nutrifitx System is your apex health and permanent weight loss solution:

• The System offers you a roadmap to total life transformation. That means permanent weight loss and apex health. We make it simple, easy, and delicious to change your habits, support your health and goals, and feel good!
• NO foods or food groups are off limits. Eat what you want, when you want.
• You DO NOT have to count calories. But, if you have a specific goal in mind, we teach you how to reach that!
• We exercise and get moving to have FUN! That means you get to choose movement that you truly enjoy and that fits into your lifestyle (even if that means bringing your children or pets along!).
• You CAN still eat your favorite foods, and we teach you how to do that while still reaching your goals and staying healthy.
• It’s based around YOUR lifestyle and commitments, so it doesn’t require you to reform your entire life just to focus on your health.
• We help you reframe your neuro-associative conditioning. This guarantees your success by literally retraining your thought process to one that supports your health and weight loss goals.

And that’s just scratching the surface! The results don’t lie. We’ve seen and experienced the changes the System can make not only physically but throughout your entire life. Click the button below to see if the Nutrifitx System is the perfect solution for you!

Having a healthy strawberry banana smoothie is a great choice for breakfast! Especially if you’re on the go or you know it’s going to be a busy day. It’s easy to eat, easy to digest, and boosts your energy almost immediately. Forget all the extra caffeine… What your body wants is NUTRITION! Food is medicine – food is energy.

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Healthy Strawberry Banana Smoothie

Healthy Strawberry Banana Smoothie

Yield: 1 Smoothie

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

This sweet, tasty treat is a complete meal that's easy to make and take even on your busiest days! (Freeze in popsicle molds for a sweet summer treat!)

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Ingredients

• 1/2 c Organic Strawberries (Fresh or Frozen)
• 1/2 Banana (Frozen, Optional)
• 1 c Almond Milk (or Plant Milk of Choice)
• 1 Tbsp Ground Flax Seed
• 1/2 to 1 Scoop Vanilla Protein Powder (We like Vega)

Instructions

1. Add all ingredients to blender in order listed. Blend and enjoy!

Notes

Feel free to eliminate ingredients that don't settle with you. You can replace the creaminess of banana with avocado or mango (but this will change the flavor a bit).

All organic ingredients MUST be organic to be Nutrifitx Approved.

Nutrition Information

Serving Size 1 Smoothie
Amount Per Serving Calories 213Total Fat 7.4gSaturated Fat 0.5gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 2gCholesterol 0mgSodium 358.8mgCarbohydrates 22gFiber 6.3gSugar 10.5gProtein 17.6g

Nutrition information may vary due to brands used, substitutions, or changes made to recipe. Nutrition calculated using 1/2 scoop Vega Sport Vanilla protein powder.

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