Clean Eating Pumpkin Smoothie

by The Gracious Pantry on July 30, 2010

Clean Eating Pumpkin Spice Smoothie Recipe

I’ve really gotten on the smoothie/protein shake bandwagon lately. I love them! Not only are they tasty, they are so totally portable! It makes it easy to pack my food for the day. They come together quick and they are filling too. You just can’t go wrong.

So here’s my latest clean eating experiment. Hope you enjoy it!

Clean Eating Pumpkin Smoothie
(Makes 1 serving)

Ingredients
1 cup Greek yogurt
1/2 cup pumpkin (I used canned and organic)
1 tbsp. agave
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice (no sugar added)
2 tbsp. whey protein powder

Directions

Step 1 – Place all ingredients in a blender, and blend till smooth.

Step 2 – Pour it into a pretty glass, find a relaxing place to sit, and sip it slowly for the “full smoothie experience”.

Eat and Enjoy!

Munchkin Helpers:

If you have little ones, here’s how they can help (With close supervision, of course).

Let the little ones put the measured ingredients into the blender. (They usually love pushing the button to turn on the blender too!)

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Nutritional Content
1 serving = entire recipe

Calories: 292
Total Fat: 1 gm
Saturated Fats: 0 gm
Trans Fats: 0 gm
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 77 mg
Carbohydrates: 34 gm
Dietary fiber: 4 gm
Sugars: 26 gm
Protein: 35 gm
Estimated Glycemic Load: 21

Nutritional Information estimated at Nutritiondata.com. Data may not be accurate.

Caution: Any time a child is in the kitchen, they will require close supervision. Munchkin Helpers suggestions should be applied with common sense to your own child, taking their own capabilities into account. Do not assume that because it says here that your child can do something, that they can, in fact do it. Please use common sense when in the kitchen with your child(ren).

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  • Charlena

    Great super-lowfat recipe! It tastes like pumpkin pie without all that carby crust!

    Given the lower fiber stats on this, unfortunately, it’s still packing 6 Points for those Weight Watchers out there (including me). Even knocking off one Point with a little more fiber to offset some of the carb calories (about 40-50 calories’ worth) would help make it more on-plan for those of us whittling down our Daily Points allowances. Do you know of any clean-eating additions to boost the fiber content with minimal calories?

  • http://www.thegraciouspantry.com The Gracious Pantry

    Charlena – My recipes are not formulated for Weight Watchers. Although, most of them should fit in with that eating plan. To add more fiber, you could try some flax seed. But aside from that, I’m not really sure. You’d have to experiment with what tastes good to you. Cut the recipe in half for less points.

  • Catherine

    I made something very similar to this the other day and added ground flax seed and ice. Except I didn’t measure ingredients, I just kinda threw it together, spur of the moment kinda thing. I think I added a lil less yogurt and a lil more pumpkin in mine from what I remember, but oh man is this a delicious recipe for SURE!!

  • http://www.thegraciouspantry.com The Gracious Pantry

    Catherine – The best smoothies are the ones you don’t measure! (At least that’s been my experience).

  • Val

    These smoothies look great. I’ve been on a strict clean-eating diet which doesn’t include dairy but as soon as I start to include that back in my diet (just a touch) I’ll be having the pumpkin smoothie (with the yogurt). I can tell you healthy smoothies are just not the same with rice milk! (sometimes I add some coconut milk… too )

  • Shanel

    Yummy, healthy and banana-free! Thanks for posting a non-banana smoothies. I can’t eat them and find it hard to find recipes without them.

  • http://www.thegraciouspantry.com The Gracious Pantry

    Shanel – Sure! I recently found out I can’t have them either. Apparently, there is a connection between latex allergies and banana allergies. If you have a latex allergy, you shouldn’t eat bananas. Strange.

  • Jen

    Thanks for sharing, the pumpkin smoothie looks yummy! I’m on a mission to eat clean too……taking it one meal at a time. Made butternut squash lasagna tonight and can’t wait to try this recipe tomorrow:=)

  • http://www.thegraciouspantry.com The Gracious Pantry

    Jen – Good for you! You’ll find that you get into a rhythm pretty quickly. Stick with it! You’ll reach your goals!

  • Anonymous

    Good Morning Tiffany

    I believe you initiated your Green Smoothie campaign in April. I am only now reading this portion of your blog near the end of July. (2011).

    I wonder if you have any familiarity with http://www.greensmoothiegirl.com?

    Virtually everything I know about smoothies I gleened from her site. Often I wished I lived in the States, so that I could attend one or more of her free seminars.

    i am sipping on a GS at the moment, I dont add any sweetners or extra protein sources as I’ve learned that the kale and other greens have sufficient amounts of protein.

    I’d like to add a word of caution re: consumption of soy products.

    The challenge is all that we know about health and nutrition (in general) is thru education (often biased) and thru research.

    Very much appreciate your site, and I applaud your herculian efforts in managing this site and your life style changes.

  • Anonymous

    hi Charlena

    some ideas to up fibre content in smoothies are:

    the addition of chia seeds, flax, almond meal (after making homemade almond milk), there are others but cant remember them all at the moment.

  • Anonymous

    Guendalina – Thank you. And yes, I’ve heard of the site. Soy is a ver controversial thing these days. If I use it, I only use organic. But I’ve even started to give up on that. I just don’t trust it any longer. Thanks again!

  • Anonymous

    Guendalina – Thanks for the suggestions! I believe oat bran and wheat germ are also ways to get it. Though they add a certain texture that I’m not sure everyone would like.

  • Staticx3300

    where can I find chia seeds? I couldnt find at my store.

  • Anonymous

    Static – Many health food stores carry them, or you can order them online. I would call around to see who has them in your area.

  • Anonymous

    Because greek yogurt has more health benefits. Greek yogurt has lower sugar and higher protein content.

  • Neednewfood

    I just used your recipe with a twist and can I say, THANK YOU!!! I am allergic to most things including yogurt and whey protein. I used my Raw protein by Garden of Life and coconut milk and it turned out fabulous. THANK YOU!!

  • Anonymous

    Neednewfood – Fabulous!!! So glad you enjoyed it!

  • http://twitter.com/CarrigansJoy Carrigan’s Joy

    Ohhhhhh, this sounds so good. And you make a great point, an easy meal for the road. I should look into more protein shakes since I typically consume all my breakfast meals in the car. :)

  • Anonymous

    CJ – Yes! Smoothies are fabulous! Add some spinach (you can’t taste it) and you get a lot of nutrients in one yummy drink.

  • Anonymous

    Sandra – I would just put everything in the blender except the milk and keep adding until you get a consistency you like.

  • Anonymous

    Saracsit – Glad it worked out!

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