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Whey-free Smoothie Recipes

Katie WellsAug 18, 2011Updated: Jan 3, 2022
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  • Liquid Options
  • Fruit and Veggies
  • Proteins
  • Healthy Fats
  • Add-Ins
  • Favorite Combos
  • Whey-Free Smoothie Recipes

Smoothies can be a great and fast meal on the go. If made correctly, they can be a source of nutrients, protein, healthy fats, and probiotics. Without these healthy ingredients, many smoothies contain as much sugar as juice or soda. If protein powder is used, many contain processed whey or artificial sweeteners.

As with any food or drink, the most healthy recipe is usually one made at home and smoothies are no exception. My kids love smoothies and I’ve created a system for making homemade smoothies with real food ingredients. Our smoothies rarely have the same flavor twice since we pick new ingredients each time.

For these whey-free smoothie recipes, we select a liquid as the base, add some frozen fruit and/or veggies and add healthy proteins and fats:

Liquid Options

  • Homemade coconut milk
  • Kombucha
  • Water kefir
  • Homemade almond milk
  • Chilled coffee with coconut oil (I freeze any leftover coffee with this recipe)
  • Herbal teas (recipes for ten of my favorites)
  • Water
  • Cocount water
  • Raw milk
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Fruit and Veggies

  • Ice
  • Mango (fresh or frozen)
  • Pineapple (fresh or frozen)
  • Strawberries (fresh or frozen) (this my favorite berry smoothie)
  • Blueberries (fresh or frozen)
  • Blackberries (fresh or frozen)
  • Banana (fresh or frozen)
  • Cucumber (fresh)
  • Spinach (fresh
  • Watermelon (fresh)
  • other melon (fresh)

Proteins

  • Gelatin powder (our favorite- we use this collagen hydrolysate form in smoothies since it doesn’t gel and is water soluble.) Here are some other ways we use gelatin.
  • Egg yolks

Healthy Fats

  • Coconut oil
  • MCT oil
  • Avocado
  • Butter (yes, really) – preferably grass fed

Add-Ins

  • Cocoa powder
  • Vanilla
  • Honey
  • Stevia
  • Vitamin C powder

Favorite Combos

  • Iced Coffee: Bulletproof coffee, frozen coffee ice cubes, coconut milk, vanilla, 2 egg yolks, MCT oil, gelatin, and coconut oil
  • Sweet and Sour: Kombucha, pineapple, cucumber, banana, 2 egg yolks, MCT oil or coconut oil, gelatin, honey, and vitamin C powder
  • The Tropics: Coconut water, pineapple, mango, banana, gelatin, coconut oil, stevia
  • Green Giant: Coconut milk, banana, cucumber, spinach, pineapple, MCT oil, gelatin, Athletic Greens, stevia
Whey Free and Dairy Free Smoothie Recipes

Whey-Free Smoothie Recipes

Katie Wells
A basic recipe for whey-free smoothies with your preference of fruits and add ins.
4.41 from 5 votes
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Prep Time 5 mins
Total Time 5 mins
Course Drinks
Servings 1

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup liquid of choice
  • ½ cup fresh or frozen fruit of choice and ice if needed
  • 1 tsp gelatin powder
  • 1 tsp healthy fat of choice
  • any desired add-ins or vitamins

Instructions
 

  • Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.

Notes

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About Katie Wells

Katie Wells, CTNC, MCHC, Founder of Wellness Mama and Wellnesse, has a background in research, journalism, and nutrition. As a wife and mom of six, she turned to research and took health into her own hands to find answers to her health problems. WellnessMama.com is the culmination of her thousands of hours of research and all posts are medically reviewed and verified by the Wellness Mama research team. Katie is also the author of the bestselling books The Wellness Mama Cookbook and The Wellness Mama 5-Step Lifestyle Detox.

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Discussion (35 Comments)

  1. Sarah Laughlin

    August 19, 2011 at 3:47 AM

    These days I making my own coconut milk from fresh coconuts. Then for a dessert smoothie:

    2 cups coconut milk
    1 frozen banana
    handful of ice
    2 TBSP coconut oil

    Reply
  2. vick

    August 18, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    My best smoothie:
    1/2 to 1 frozen banana1 cup coconut milk
    1 cup frozen berries
    BIG handful of turnip greens
    1/2 small zucchini
    1 tablespoon spirulina
    1 egg yolk

    Blend until smooth, and then enjoy!

    Reply
  3. Whistle

    August 18, 2011 at 3:37 PM

    This is one that I enjoy during the mid-afternoon to satisfy that 3:00 pm hunger. My kids love it too!

    2 scoops grass-fed organic whey powder
    unsweetened coconut milk
    unsweetened almond milk
    plain organic kefir
    plain organic yogurt
    1 banana
    unsweetened organic cocoa powder
    stevia to sweeten

    Mmmmm – chocolate milkshake!

    Reply
  4. Mamatha

    August 18, 2011 at 8:01 PM

    This is my go to smoothie that I never tire of:

    Huge amount of oragnic spring greens mix – I stuff as much as I can in the blender
    1/2 banana (sometimes 1)
    frozen berries
    coconut oil – 1 T
    cocoa powder – 1 T
    ice cubes

    Blend everything and enjoy the refreshing smoothie. Sometimes I add 1/2 an avocado which makes it really thick and creamy, and with the cocoa it almost tastes like chocolate pudding.

    Reply
  5. Jane

    August 18, 2011 at 2:35 PM

    1 cup blueberries (I freeze mine to chill the drink)
    two big handfuls of spinach
    1 banana
    1T flax meal
    1/2 to 1 c water

    Blend until smooth – it looks like mossy pond water but tastes amazing!

    Reply
  6. Amy

    August 18, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    Second favorite is:
    3-4 ribs kale, ribs removed
    big handful organic baby spinach
    1 banana
    seasonal fruit + ice OR frozen fruit (from last season)
    water as needed

    Blend kale with enough kale to make it “go.” Add spinach, more water if needed. Blend. Add banana and other fruit, blend.

    Reply
  7. Amy

    August 18, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    Our absolute favorite smoothie is:
    1/2 cup kombucha
    big handful organic baby spinach
    1 TBSP chia seeds
    1 TBSP melted coconut oil
    1 banana
    seasonal fruit + ice OR frozen fruit (from last season)

    Reply
  8. theresa gianna

    August 18, 2011 at 2:36 PM

    and another, which i actually got from Todd…is that allowed? at any rate, it’s delicious. and i think i changed it up a little, i can’t quite remember. i tend to make it differently each time, depending on what i have in the house.

    pumpkin pie and/or pumpkin banana bread in smoothie form:

    1/2 frozen banana
    1/2 banana
    1 tablespoon coconut oil
    2 tablespoons organic pumpkin puree
    1 (heaping) tablespoon almond butter
    1 tsp cinnamon
    1/2 – 1 cup coconut (or almond) milk
    1 raw egg

    oooh, i wonder how it would taste if you put a bit of nutmeg in there, too.

    Reply
  9. theresa gianna

    August 18, 2011 at 2:27 PM

    it is soooo hard for me to find smoothies that i like. over the summer i had this one every morning for several weeks, and it kept me fuller longer than the eggs i’d been eating before. (probably the coconut oil.) (although i still love those eggs.)

    1 banana
    1/2 -1 frozen banana
    heaping tablespoon (or two) almond butter (or just a bunch of almonds, if you get them ground up enough)
    heaping tablespoon (or two) coconut oil
    1-2 raw eggs (pastured/organic)

    and that’s it! sometimes i’d throw a date in there, but i decided that that just added some sugars and not much protein. it’d probably be pretty good with a pinch of cinnamon, too! and you could use coconut milk, or almond milk…maybe you could try throwing a veggie in there, but my blender has never worked well enough to get the veggie bits smooth enough and i just can’t stand it…

    Reply
    • Emilie Cassidy

      August 23, 2015 at 2:44 PM

      5 stars
      Try using a Ninja blender. Mine chops all the ingredients into a super smoothie.
      I blend starberries, banana, blueberries,black berries , ice and my liquid is coconut water.

      Reply
  10. Erinmarie Xian

    August 18, 2011 at 1:14 PM

    I have 1 “go to” smoothie that I stick with and drink 1-2 times a week.
    1 scoop Protein Powder ( I use Cookies and Cream personally)
    1/4 Frozen blueberries
    2 or 3 tablespoons refrigerated (hard) coconut cream ( I would use more BUT I usually eat it as a snack and never have enough left lol)
    2 tablespoons shredded unsweet coconut
    Unsweet Almond Milk
    RAW spinach leaves – as much as you want.
    🙂 You cannot taste the spinach anyhow so I pack in anything from 4 cups to an entire bag of Publix spinach. It still fits in a 16 oz glass 🙂 Total yum

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