{"id":7277,"date":"2012-01-29T15:04:55","date_gmt":"2012-01-29T20:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/?p=7277"},"modified":"2016-06-29T17:52:21","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T22:52:21","slug":"smoothie-shakes-that-help-burn-fat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/smoothie-shakes-that-help-burn-fat\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoothie Shakes that help Burn Fat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The secret to 100% healthy: Probiotics. Stronger Immunity Eating yogurt and kefir increases gut levels of the probiotics. Studies suggest that these friendly bacteria adhere to the intestinal wall and crowd out illness-causing pathogens, plus rev the production of the infection-fighting protein interferon-gamma by 400 percent.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Faster Metabolism:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Slipping 7 oz of a fermented drink like kefir every day helped women in a Japanese study lose nearly 5 percent of their abdominal fat in 12 weeks. \u00a0Scientist credit the beverage&#8217;s lactobacillus, a strain of probiotics shown to improve the body&#8217;s ability to metabolize fatty acid and protein.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Better Digestion:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The probiotic strain B. lactis in yogurt produces butyrate, a fatty acid that maintains the mucosal lining in the gut for healthy digestion. \u00a0In one study, IBS patients who ate 66 oz. of yogurt or kefir daily experienced less stomach pain and gas within two weeks and reduced bloating within weeks.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9799 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/kiwi_banana_smoothie.jpg\" alt=\"Kiwi Banana Smoothie\" width=\"189\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/kiwi_banana_smoothie.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/kiwi_banana_smoothie-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/kiwi_banana_smoothie-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/>Kiwi-Mint Kick Shake:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In blender,puree 1 cup frozen diced honeydew, 3\/4 cup\u00a0plain kefir or yogurt, 1\/2 cup diced kiwi fruit, 1\/4 cup sliced bananas and 1\/2 tsp. chopped fresh mint 30 sec., or until smooth. Sweeten with honey. Garnish with mint leaves.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9798\" src=\"http:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Banana-Berry-Bliss-Shake.jpeg\" alt=\"Banana Berry Bliss Shake\" width=\"244\" height=\"207\" \/><\/td>\n<td><em><strong>Banana-Berry Bliss Shake<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>In blender, puree 3\/4 cup Greek nonfat plain yogurt, 1\/2 cup frozen blueberries, 1\/2 cup apricot nectar, 1\/4 cup sliced bananas, 1\/2 tsp. lemon juice and 1\/4 tsp. lemon zest 30 sec., or until smooth. Garnish with fresh blueberries, if desired.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><em><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"opacity: 0.9; color: #0782c1;\" src=\"http:\/\/ws.assoc-amazon.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;Format=_SL160_&amp;ASIN=B000I6W0XG&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=shrinkfoods-20&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822\" alt=\"Kefir Smoothie Diet\" width=\"119\" height=\"160\" border=\"0\" \/>Recommended Kefir Starter Kit<\/strong><\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Buy and Save<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000I6W0XG\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=shrinkfoods-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000I6W0XG\" target=\"_blank\">Kefir Starter Kit &#8211; Makes up to 42 Gallons of Kefir!<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=shrinkfoods-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000I6W0XG\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The secret to 100% healthy: Probiotics. Stronger Immunity Eating yogurt and kefir increases gut levels of the probiotics. Studies suggest that these friendly bacteria adhere to the intestinal wall and crowd out illness-causing pathogens, plus rev the production of the infection-fighting protein interferon-gamma by 400 percent. Faster Metabolism: Slipping 7 oz of a fermented drink [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[144,21,6],"tags":[981,986,983,728,982,618,978,979,976,1182,977],"class_list":["post-7277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diet-tools","category-weighless-low-calorie-smoothies","category-healthy-recipes","tag-banana-berry-bliss-smoothie","tag-buy-kefir","tag-faster-metabolism","tag-increase-metabolism-tips","tag-kefir-smoothies","tag-low-calorie-smoothies","tag-melt-fat-smoothies","tag-probiotics","tag-smoothies","tag-smoothies-probiotics","tag-smoothies-shakes-that-burn-fat"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7277\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}