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I believe that any time is a great time for a smoothie, especially when you’re trying to turn it into a meal replacement smoothie. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, snack, post workout fuel, late night munchies, etc— you name it!
Our bodies have some vicious cravings (and also need) vitamins and minerals all day long. Leafy greens and fresh fruit in a blended smoothie always makes for a great option.
I use the meal replacement smoothie recipe below to power my day with whole foods and plant protein, and now you can, too!
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Yet at certain times of day, our body needs different things to thrive. Let’s take actual meals, like breakfast, lunch and dinner. These meals are super important— and can be easily swapped for a green smoothie. You just have to know the right way to do it, which we talk about below.
Health Benefits of a Meal Replacement Smoothies
A smoothie can be a meal replacement if using the correct ingredients. I drink meal replacement smoothies for breakfast or lunch most days. Sometimes it’s because I’m in a hurry and just want to down something asap. Other times it’s because I’m trying to slim down (usually after vacation). Swapping a meal with a smoothie can benefit you in these ways:
- You’ll be more energized thanks to all the fresh, raw ingredients
- They’re super quick to make and drink
- You’re hydrating your body
- Less bloating than usual when eating a meal
- It’ll help with weight loss
How to Turn a Smoothie into a Meal
The key to replacing meals with smoothies is including healthy fats AND proteins. Healthy fats and proteins are the way to go if you want to power up with a green smoothie meal replacement. This combo will keep you feeling full and give you the energy you need to cruise right through ’til your next snack or meal. Below are our favorite options for smoothie meal replacement boosters:
Pick a Plant-Based Protein
Plant-based proteins keep your body full and give you tons of energy. They also help repair your muscles, which is perfect for that post-workout buzz. Oh, kale to the yeah!
- Hemp hearts
- Chia seeds
- Homemade protein powder
- Rolled oats
- Tofu
Pick a Healthy Fat
Healthy fats protect your heart, keep your energy levels up, boost metabolism, and lower bad cholesterol levels. So please don’t skip the fats. They’re actually really, really good for you! And the ingredients below make your green smoothies extra creamy.
- Avocado
- Coconut oil or MCT oil
- Almond butter or other homemade nut butter
- Chia seeds (yep, here they are again! These babies are loaded with healthy fats and protein, making them a great everyday booster)
Examples of Meal Replacement Add-Ins
Smoothies can be the perfect fast food by adding healthy fats and plant-based protein. Use one of these meal replacement booster combos in your next green smoothie. The boosts are measured to work with all 250+ of our smoothie recipes.
- 2 tbs chia seeds + 2oz silken tofu
- 2 tbs hemp hearts + ¼ avocado
- 2 tbs plant-based protein powder + 1 tbs coconut oil
- 1 tbs almond butter + 2 tbs rolled oats
- 2 tbs chia seeds + 1 tbs coconut oil
Meal Replacement Smoothie FAQs
Any time is the right time for a smoothie! Personally, we love drinking ours in the morning for a great start to the day. But besides drinking a smoothie as breakfast, lots of rawkstars drink their smoothie for lunch or dinner, as an afternoon snack, or as a healthy dessert.
In case you’re planning on having your smoothie in the evening–most of our smoothies provide a great energy boost similar to a cup of coffee. So if you’re looking for a pre-bedtime green smoothie recipe, we’ve got you covered: Sleep Well Smoothie.
The MOST important thing when blending any meal replacement smoothie recipe is to include healthy fats AND proteins. This combo will keep you feeling full and give you the energy you need to cruise right through ’til your next meal or snack.
If you swap out a meal (or two) each day with a smoothie, there’s a good chance you’ll lose weight and also have more energy. This is due to the increased nutrition and decrease in overall calories. What’s even better than a smoothie is a green smoothie. When you add in leafy greens you’re adding fiber and phytonutrients… yet very few calories. My smoothies recipes are made with nutrient dense foods that curb cravings and keep you full longer.
I have a Plant-Based Cleanse that includes two smoothies a day, plus snacks and meals to help you lose weight, yet more importantly understand how to nourish your body so the weight falls off without ever feeling hungry.
15 More Meal Replacement Smoothie Recipes
Smoothies for Breakfast
- Vegan Smoothie Bowl
- Cinnamon Date Smoothie
- Chocolate Weight Loss Smoothie
- Vanilla Protein Shake
- Creamy Banana Smoothie
Smoothies for Lunch
Smoothies for Dinner
- Berry Protein Smoothie
- Blackberry Smoothie
- PCOS Pumpkin Smoothie
- Strawberry Smoothie
- Avocado Banana Smoothie
Don’t forget to rate + review this recipe once you’ve made it. I want to know how yours turned out as well as if it filled you up!
Meal Replacement Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup kale or spinach
- 1 cup almond milk unsweetened
- 1 cup blueberries frozen
- 1 banana
- 1 tbsp almond butter or raw almonds
- 2 tbsp rolled oats
- 1 serving homemade protein powder optional
Instructions
- Blend kale and almond milk until smooth in a high speed blender.
- Add remaining ingredients, and blend until smooth.
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Notes
- Use a frozen fruit to make smoothie cold
- Swap out almond milk for any non-dairy milk you prefer
- Homemade protein powder is what I use for my meal replacement smoothies
This was really good. Mine didn’t look that pretty blue purple, but filled me up.
So glad I got your SGS Boost in time. It has definitely helped to fill me up. Love blueberries and almonds so this was terrific!
Blueberries are on the top of my list for smoothie ingredients. Delicious!
Day three, Yeah!!!, Pretty good, clean tasting . I thought it was great !
This smoothie is a bit thicker, perhaps because of the rolled oats, but still tasty! It’s not as sweet, perhaps because if that, as well as the raw almonds and spinach, but it’s still satisfying! I would definitely make it again! I love all of the nutrients!
Not a fan of Day 3 Blueberry smoothie. I used almonds instead of almond butter and 1/2 banana. It was a little bland.
This smoothie is pretty good. Seemed like it was a little “flat” I was short half a banana so that could have contributed. I always make 2 servings as my daughter wants to join in with me. I added some pomegranate so that may have contributed to the taste, now that I think of it!
I love this hearty blueberry smoothie, made for a delicious lunch. I might love even more all the tips on this recipe page, because I often drink smoothies for lunch and they need to be filling enough to carry me through dinner. I even ate dinner an hour later than usual and wasn’t hangry!
I will have to try this smoothie one more time. I made it this morning for breakfast. I shouldn’t have added the whole cup of almond milk because it was way to watery. Since I like my smoothies thick, I added ice but that really diluted the flavor. Next time, I will keep adding a little bit of almond milk until I get it to the right consistency.
I’m really surprised that I didn’t taste the spinach in the smoothie. Truly something to consider as a meal replacement.
I had this for an early lunch and it is now almost 5pm and I am not hungry at all. This tasted great. My frozen organic blueberries were really flavorful. I do not have the protein powder so I added chia, flax and hemp seeds. This is one I will make again!
Day 3 Smoothie
I didn’t have any almond butter so I used ‘just peanuts’. My oats are flaked instead of rolled. I will give it a second try when I get the proper recipe ingredients. Hopefully, I will find it better. I did add 4 frozen cherries to increase the flavour.My regular favourite smoothie includes 3 dates, 1 banana, 2 generous tbsp of peanut butter, almond milk and a scoop of chocolate protein smoothie powder – delicious.
I enjoyed this smoothie and it was a good meal replacement for dinner that I would have probably skipped due to a long day.
I really like this one I will definitely make this one again.
This is the first smoothie I’ve made with rolled oats; I was surprised how creamy the texture remained. I also really liked the flavor the almond butter gave it.
I liked this smoothie very much. I added some ground flax seed (just because I had it and I thought it would compliment the ingredients.) I love all smoothies that taste like a healthy milkshake. I would make this one again.