smoothie

[lanzlady]

Hi,

I'm am looking for recipes to make some healthy sugar free smoothies any help?

 

[novorapidboi26]

I used to make smoothies but didn't follow any recipe as such, it was always a couple of different fruits and some yoghurt, mashed together in smoothie maker, sometimes some fruit juice too.....no added sugar......🙂

 

[AlisonM]

Live drinking yoghurt, and either blueberries or mixed berries. No sugar needed if you include the blueberries.

 

[lanzlady]

Live drinking yoghurt, and either blueberries or mixed berries. No sugar needed if you include the blueberries.

Mmmm sounds nice Alison I will give it a try🙂



lanzlady

 

[Copepod]

Fruit smoothies can't be sugar free, as all fruit contains sugar. However, berries are generally the fruits lowest in sugar.

 

[Robster65]

Bear in mind that with some foods, especially fruit and veg, pulverising them can raise the GI dramatically. If you have a lot, you may find it spikes your BG.

Rob

 

[lanzlady]

Bear in mind that with some foods, especially fruit and veg, pulverising them can raise the GI dramatically. If you have a lot, you may find it spikes your BG.

Rob

Wow thanks for that Rob had no idea this would raise the GI and we don't need that!!😱


Lanzlady

 

[Robster65]

Might be worth a try and see what happens.🙂

I know that some fibrous veg and fruit are only low GI due to their complex carb structure. Once you pulverise it, it can be metabolised in a jiffy.

Rob

 

[AlisonM]

I don't make smoothies very often these days, maybe once a month or so as a treat. Plus, I only use berries, no other fruit. I can't say I've noticed any particular spikes, but then my numbers are so awful, I'm not sure I would. Having said that, the spikes I'm getting don't appear to be food related. If I ever get to a place where things are steady, I'll start doing some serious testing to see what happens.