{"id":214949,"date":"2019-06-12T09:38:35","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T09:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/?p=214949"},"modified":"2019-06-12T10:36:21","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T10:36:21","slug":"high-calorie-smoothies-national-smoothie-day-friday-21-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/high-calorie-smoothies-national-smoothie-day-friday-21-june\/","title":{"rendered":"High calorie smoothies &#8211; National Smoothie Day, Friday 21 June"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Maintaining a healthy weight is important for our elderly population. It makes recovery from illness easier and helps us to remain stronger. Sometimes, due to illness or a heatwave, a person&#8217;s appetite can decrease and the need for extra calories in the diet is advantageous. If food isn&#8217;t appetising then smoothies are a great way to add in calories, vitamins, minerals and hydration.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To make the perfect high calorie smoothie you need a few base ingredients. Once you have these you can play around with the flavours as much as you like without going too far wrong \u2013 ie coffee, chocolate, strawberry, mango, peanut butter, banana&#8230;. you name it you can make it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>For a dairy base, here are some calorific ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Double cream \u2013 100mls (458 kcals)<\/li>\n<li>Dried milk powder \u2013 57gms (201 kcals)<\/li>\n<li>Full fat milk \u2013 125mls (79 kcals)<\/li>\n<li>Vanilla ice-cream \u2013 3 scoops (244 kcals)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>For a dairy free base:<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Dairy free ice-cream (Swedish glace) \u2013 100mls (91 kcals)<\/li>\n<li>Sweetened soy milk\/almond milk \u2013 250mls (56 kcals)<\/li>\n<li>Coconut milk (can) \u2013 400mls (676 kcals)<\/li>\n<li>Oat cream \u2013 100mls (150 kcals)<\/li>\n<li>Creamy oat fraiche \u2013 100gms (177 kcals)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>For extra calories you can add:<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Nut butters \u2013 1 heaped teaspoon 18gs (117 kcals)<\/li>\n<li>Dates \u2013 60gms (194 kcals)<\/li>\n<li>Avocado \u2013 \u00bd medium (139 kcals)<\/li>\n<li>Coconut flour \u2013 50gms (176 kcals)<\/li>\n<li>Ground flax seed \u2013 2 tbl spoons (160 kcals)<\/li>\n<li>Oats \u2013 50gms (182 kcals)<\/li>\n<li>Cashew nuts \u2013 100gms (573 kcals)<\/li>\n<li>Banana \u2013 medium (100 kcals)<\/li>\n<li>Protein powder \u2013 1 scoop (100 kcals)<\/li>\n<li>Olive oil \u2013 1 tbl spoon (123 kcals)<\/li>\n<li>Coconut oil \u2013 1 tbl spoon (120 kcals)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>High calorie smoothies<\/h3>\n<div><strong>Oaty banana shake<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>250mls of non-dairy milk or full fat milk<\/li>\n<li>250mls of oat cream or double cream<\/li>\n<li>250gms rolled oats<\/li>\n<li>1 tbl spoon honey<\/li>\n<li>Cocoa powder to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-214950\" src=\"https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/banana-oat-shake-366x366.jpg\" alt=\"Banana oat shake\" width=\"366\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/banana-oat-shake-366x366.jpg 366w, https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/banana-oat-shake-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/banana-oat-shake-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/banana-oat-shake-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/banana-oat-shake.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/><\/p>\n<div><strong>Strawberries vanilla surprise<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>250 mls almond milk or full fat milk<\/li>\n<li>3 scoops vanilla ice cream dairy free or dairy<\/li>\n<li>2 cups of strawberries (fresh or frozen)<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons of honey<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-214952\" src=\"https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/strawberries-and-vanilla-smoothie-348x366.jpg\" alt=\"Strawberries and vanilla smoothie\" width=\"348\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/strawberries-and-vanilla-smoothie-348x366.jpg 348w, https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/strawberries-and-vanilla-smoothie-238x250.jpg 238w, https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/strawberries-and-vanilla-smoothie-428x450.jpg 428w, https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/strawberries-and-vanilla-smoothie.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/p>\n<div><strong>Peanut butter and chocolate twist<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>250mls of non-dairy or full fat milk<\/li>\n<li>1 banana<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd avocado<\/li>\n<li>2 scoops chocolate protein powder<\/li>\n<li>1 cup ice cream dairy or non dairy (preferably similar flavour to the protein powder)<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup oats<\/li>\n<li>4 tbsp peanut butter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-214951\" src=\"https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/peanut-butter-chocolate-twist-smoothie-320x366.jpg\" alt=\"Peanut butter and chocolate twist smoothie\" width=\"320\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/peanut-butter-chocolate-twist-smoothie-320x366.jpg 320w, https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/peanut-butter-chocolate-twist-smoothie-219x250.jpg 219w, https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/peanut-butter-chocolate-twist-smoothie-394x450.jpg 394w, https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/peanut-butter-chocolate-twist-smoothie.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<div><strong>\u00a0Banana, peach and mango burst<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>2 ripe bananas<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd can or half a fresh peach<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd small mango<\/li>\n<li>250mls dairy free or full fat milk<\/li>\n<li>3 tablespoons (or more) oat cream \/ oat fraiche or double cream<\/li>\n<li>3 ice cubes or a scoop of ice-cream if so desired!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-214953\" src=\"https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tropical-banana-shake-360x366.jpg\" alt=\"Tropical banana shake\" width=\"360\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tropical-banana-shake-360x366.jpg 360w, https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tropical-banana-shake-246x250.jpg 246w, https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tropical-banana-shake-442x450.jpg 442w, https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tropical-banana-shake.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Next Friday, 21 June, is <em>National Smoothie Day<\/em> \u2013 so now you are fully prepared!<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maintaining a healthy weight is important for our elderly population. It makes recovery from illness easier and helps us to remain stronger. Sometimes, due to illness or a heatwave, a person&#8217;s appetite can decrease and the need for extra calories in the diet is advantageous. If food isn&#8217;t appetising then smoothies are a great way [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":214956,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[77,155,128,154],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>High calorie smoothies - National Smoothie Day, Friday 21 June - Nellsar Care Homes Nutritional Therapy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/high-calorie-smoothies-national-smoothie-day-friday-21-june\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"High calorie smoothies - National Smoothie Day, Friday 21 June - Nellsar Care Homes Nutritional Therapy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Maintaining a healthy weight is important for our elderly population. 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