On fasting days, a good breakfast is essential to make sure that you keep your energy levels up and don’t slip from the fasting diet plan.
A great way to keep calories low and to obtain adequate nutrition is to try out a low-calorie breakfast smoothie.
We chose a nutritious blend of banana, apple juice and berries that can be whipped up in minutes.
Bonus factor: loads of antioxidants from the berries!
Ingredients:
- ½ cup blueberries – 42 calories
- ½ cup raspberries – 32 calories
- 1 medium sliced banana (ripe) – 90 calories
- ½ cup apple juice (unsweetened) – 57 calories
- 1 ½ teaspoons honey – 32 calories
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon or cinnamon powder – 1 calorie
- ½ cup ice – 0 calories
Method:
Simply add the ingredients in a blender and pulse a few times until the fruit is all chopped up. Stir well and then blend the mixture until smooth and drinkable.
Servings: 2
Calories: 127 per serving
Enjoy!
PS. If you would like some more recipe ideas for your 5 2 fasting diet days, please click here.
Im starting the fasting on monday and wil have the berry banana smoothie for breakfast. I don’t like apple juice so can i have orange juice for the same 126 calories?
Thank you
Hi Lavinia.
Glad to see that you are thinking ahead. Planning will ensure that your fast days are a success.
Yes you can substitute orange juice for apple juice. Oranges are slightly higher in calories and so this recipe may now total a calorie count of 128 calories instead. But this change would be negligible.
Here’s to your success
Sarah
Great thanks Sarah, roll on tomorrow!
Hi again Sarah,
Is it the same calories if i use frozen berrys for my smoothie?
Thank you
Lavinia
Hi Lavinia
If the berries are not in some sort of syrup or sauce, and are just natural, then I’d say that they would be virtually the same as fresh berries.
thanks
Sarah