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Fitness Smoothies

Hot summers and ice cold drinks go hand in hand like salt and pepper or cheese on a burger – and there’s nothing like sipping some ice-cold smoothies that are not only wonderfully cool and tasty, but also good for you. Did I say good for you? Absolutely. As you know, part of the sizzling summer slim down includes follow the Abs Diet from David ZincZenko. Part of the Abs Diet is drinking some of the best-frozen smoothies that I’ve ever had. They are great as a dessert, a late night snack or a cool refresher on a really hot afternoon. They are low on calories, high on power foods!

Here are a couple of my favorite Power Food smoothies that are a great bonus to your fitness routine providing you with hydration, servings of fruit and dairy.

Belly-Busting Berry

1 scoop low-fat vanilla ice cream
¼ cup each of frozen blueberries, strawberries and raspberries
½ cup of low fat milk
1 tablespoon of vanilla whey protein powder
3 ice cubes
serving: 1

Add all of this into the blender and hit the on switch. Pour the smoothie into a tall frozen cup (available at most stores from Target to Wal-mart for under $3) and insert a straw. I promise you, it’s not only refreshing and cooling, and it provides you with an energy boost at any time of the day.

Nutritional Information: 251 calories, 15 g protein, 38 g carbs, 4 g total fat, 2 g saturated fat, 4 g fiber

Strawberry Shortcut

1 scoop of low-fat strawberry ice cream
½ cup of frozen strawberries
½ banana
½ cup of low-fat milk
1-tablespoon vanilla whey protein powder
3 ice cubes

Again, it’s a frozen strawberry delight that’s actually better than a daiquiri and I love a good daiquiri. Throw it all into your blender and hit the on button. Pour it into your ice-cold glass and sip with a straw. Hmm-hmm a great after dinner-frozen treat.

Nutritional Information: 283 calories, 14 g protein, 48 g carbs, 4 g total fat, 2g saturated fat, 5 g fiber

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About Heather Long

Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago. They have a beautiful daughter who just turned five years old. She is learning to read and preparing for kindergarten in the fall. An author of more than 300 articles and 500+ web copy pieces, Heather has also written three books as a ghostwriter. Empty Canoe Publishing accepted a novel of her own. A former horse breeder, Heather used to get most of her exercise outside. In late 2004, early 2005 Heather started studying fitness full time in order to get herself back into shape. Heather worked with a personal trainer for six months and works out regularly. She enjoys shaking up her routine and checking out new exercises. Her current favorites are the treadmill (she walks up to 90 minutes daily) and doing yoga for stretching. She also performs strength training two to three times a week. Her goals include performing in a marathon such as the Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness or Team in Training for Lymphoma research. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience through the fitness and marriage blogs.