Smoothie Ingredient Guide: Nuts

Adding nuts to your smoothie can be an easy way to add healthy fats, protein and many minerals and nutrients to your smoothie. Nuts are also great to throw on your acai bowl or to use to make your own nut milk.

Nuts can be combined with nut butters or nut milk to enhance the nutty flavor and add texture and creaminess to your smoothie.

Make sure to be aware of nut allergies. Also check the nutritional value of nuts before making your smoothie. Nuts are great but they are also very high in calories and you can easily over do it and end up with a very high calorie meal instead of a light snack. For example, one ounce of almonds contains 170 calories.

Below is a list of nuts for smoothies

Almonds

Brazil Nuts

Cashews

Hazelnuts

Macadamia Nuts

Peanuts

Pecans

Pine Nuts

Pistachios

Walnuts