Diet

8 Diet Drinks Skinny Women Love to Sip

We all know that diet coke you chug every day isn't that healthy, but is there any diet drink that's actually good for you? These are the ones the healthiest and fittest among us stock up on

by Dawn Davis

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Instead of an all-fruit breakfast smoothie ... ... try drinking your vegetables.

Sorry, but your beloved breakfast smoothie probably isn't very diet-friendly. If you're blending together a bunch of fruit and not much else, the resulting drink is high in calories and not particularly filling. And we've all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but it really is true says Terry Walters, nutrition expert and author of "Clean Food."

So to make your go-to smoothie a bit more nutritious, Walters has a simple solution: Throw in some vegetables. "Follow this rule when using a blender: For every fruit that goes in, add a vegetable," she says. For a breakfast smoothie that will keep you full until the afternoon, she suggests using frozen peaches, banana, and as much kale as you can squeeze into the container. (Kale is a super food that contains vitamins, antioxidants and cancer-fighting phytonutrients -- and it has tons of fiber, but only 36 calories per cup.) Blend it with rice milk, ice, and a spoonful of maple syrup.

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I need to try some of these things.

by Monique3 Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 07:49AM Report as inappropriate

Not so sure about choosing red wine- that tends to give headaches to many... My other concern with all those juices, smoothies, and berries is that even if you get something "organic", you still can't be sure you'll get a good quality product without pesticides, and that was stored right. Winter cucumber products tend to give me horrible allergies, which means there actually is some chemical junk in them. beware.

by venenumletalis Monday, January 28, 2013 at 10:49AM Report as inappropriate

cucumber water is delicious! I want to try the sparkling water and berries now too!

by Chris213 Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 06:31AM Report as inappropriate

skinny women drink water (:

by LittleBunny Monday, November 26, 2012 at 02:51PM Report as inappropriate

I'm not sure about adding Kale to a fruit smoothie...it seems like that would change the flavor a lot. I guess I shouldn't knock it until I try it, but it sounds a bit odd as a flavor combination.

by mlenaei Monday, November 26, 2012 at 01:45PM Report as inappropriate

love the coffee substitute!

by sportimonki13 Monday, November 12, 2012 at 04:36PM Report as inappropriate

They all look pretty nice in the cup, but in a I-would-never-drink-this kind of way.

by schien Monday, November 12, 2012 at 11:21AM Report as inappropriate

The coconut milk with raw cacao looks so good!

by EricaC123 Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 03:42AM Report as inappropriate

Thank you for your sharing

by Ada87 Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 01:29AM Report as inappropriate

I love the healthy options. Good article

by LittleBunny Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 06:59AM Report as inappropriate