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My Skinny Berry Smoothie Recipe is a healthy blend of just two ingredients to make a delicious, icy treat that you can feel good about, too. Plus it’s non-dairy and low carb!
Looking for your new favorite summer drink? This Skinny Berry Smoothie recipe is perfect for sipping poolside while munching on a big helping of Skinny Southwest Chicken Salad and dipping into our favorite Creamy Ranch and Vegetable Dip.
Skinny Berry Smoothie
My family loves smoothies – my kids would drink one everyday if I’d make it for them. I love them too, however, they can be really high in calories once you add juice and yogurt to the fruit.
I thought I’d see if I could skinny it down a bit, and I did – two ingredients, that’s all that is in these Skinny Berry Smoothies! To be fair, I’ll take any excuse to use my amazing Ninja Blender. I seriously love this thing – it’s a total workhorse and whips up a smoothie in seconds flat!
This drink is sweet, fruity and a little bit thick and fizzy. Overall it’s absolutely delicious and at only about 36 calories for a rather large glass, it’s totally guilt free!
How to Make Skinny Berry Smoothies
Making a smoothie is about as simple as it gets. Throw a few ingredients in a blender, blend until smooth, pour in a glass and drink. Boom. Super simple. How about a few tips to get you started?
- Always use frozen fruit. I don’t like to add extra water to my smoothies, and that includes ice. If you have fresh fruit on hand, lay some out on a tray or even a paper plate in the freezer for 30 minutes to an hour. Voila! Frozen fruit! Plus you get the slushy smoothie texture without extra water that takes away the flavor.
- If you are averse to using an artificially sweetened diet soda, you could substitute coconut water or coconut milk, and add some honey. It will increase the calories but not enough to make this drink a no-go.
- Feel free to customize the flavors in this berry smoothie. Any fruit would be delicious, from pineapple to mango to strawberries to bananas.
But isn’t Diet soda bad for you?
Most things you put into your bad are bad if you overdo it. Too much artificial sweetener is not good for you, however in moderation, like a small amount in this skinny berry smoothie, can be fine. If you are concerned about your intake of artificial sweetener though, you should consult your doctor first.
More delicious drinks to try:
- Pineapple Smoothie
- Strawberry Banana Smoothie Recipe
- Super Food Berry Smoothie
- Orange Colada Smoothie
Skinny Berry Smoothie
Equipment
- blender
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups frozen berries blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, etc.
- 1 cup Diet 7Up or Sprite Zero or other low calorie fizzy drink (preferably with no artificial colors)
Instructions
- Blend ingredients until smooth and pour-able. If it's not sweet enough for you, you could always add some artificial sweetener, honey agave, etc.
- If you prefer to use fresh fruit, use the same amount but add a cup of ice.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer Kristin Maxwell of "Yellow Bliss Road" is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. For accurate calorie counts and other nutritional values, we recommend running the ingredients through your preferred online nutritional calculator. Calories and other nutritional values can vary depending on which brands were used.
do you need to use a diet drink or could you just use water?
You could use water but you’d need a sweetener.
Can I do strawberries and how many strawberries if I can do the strawberries.
You just need 1 1/2 cups of fruit of your choice.
So you have taken out some of the nutrition and added chemicals just to save a few calories…..
diet giner ale is good too
This looks great! What a great idea to add the sprite, I’m gonna have to try it!
yum, this looks so good! So I want it now, do you think sparkling water and a bit of sweetener would work? Hahaha I can’t wait…
I would have never thought to add diet 7-Up to my smoothie! Looks wonderful!
I love a good smoothie. Yours look delish!
Yum! I have the berries but just need to pick up some 7-Up!
Love this idea! Sounds delicious!
Great change Kristin. I have never been a smoothie pusher bc they really are high calorie! Only those young gals can drink them (or kids) and not suffer the consequences! This will be so refreshing in the summer!
My friend adds Diet Mountain Dew to hers (of course you wouldn’t do that for kids) and I thought it was a great idea. I had never heard of anyone doing that before, love the idea of Diet 7up!