7. Add some veggies to your smoothies
Smoothies can be great sources of essential vitamins and minerals, but, unfortunately some of them are closer to milkshakes than health beverages. So, you should skip sugar-sweetened yogurt and juices and stick to whole produce, ice, and unsweetened milks, says Rebecca Lewis, a registered dietitian and writer for HelloFresh.
“Ensure your home-made smoothies are two parts vegetable to one part fruit, and blend it with water or milk so you don’t end up with an overly sugar-laden drink,” she explains. If you still want to cut out more sugar, look for low-sugar fruits, like berries, melon, lemon, or kiwi, as opposed to fruits higher in sugar, like cherries, mango, pineapple, and papaya, she adds.
