Great weight loss snack for the new year

Well, a new year means new goals, and most women like my wife, have set a goal on weight loss. Not an easy task when you look at all the amazing foods and temptations that are out there. However weight loss doesn't meat taste loss, I think the reason so may diets fail is mainly the taste of the food. Think about it the types of foods that are most contributing to weight gain are generally the ones that taste awesome!! Like the following:

Fast Food, Candy, Ice Cream, Soft Drinks, Most desserts

Now this doesn't mean that these foods are evil and you should stay away, it simply means maintain moderation. Usually there is just the need to feel full, well there are some great tasting, and easy to make alternatives that not only taste great, but they are easy to make, and most of all give you a great sense of fullness with minimal calorie intake. Below is a simple base fruit smoothie recipe that you can customize to your liking.

Basic Smoothie

1 cup of fresh strawberries
1 cup of fresh bananas
1 cup of nonfat milk/or nonfat plain yogurt
1 cup of 100% fruit juice
3 cups of ice cubes

Want to give this a fun twist substitute the milk/yogurt with a zero calorie soda like Sprite Zero, this will give it a nice sweet fizzy appeal. You've got to indulge the sweet side once in a while.