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1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie

Last updated on October 17, 2023
1000-calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie for weight gain.


Are you allergic to nuts or simply don't want to include them in your high-calorie smoothies? Then, you'll enjoy the 1000-calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie.

This smoothie is meant to help even the most pretentious of you build muscle and increase body mass because it's both vegan and nut-free.

Why should you follow our recipe?

First of all, we are expert makers of weight gain smoothies. As a little proof, we created this smoothie by using our blueprint for creating high-calorie smoothies, a process verified by registered dietitian Iulia Serban.

Secondly, this smoothie is simple to prepare.

To help you follow the recipe, we bought the necessary ingredients, blended them, and illustrated the whole process with photos.

Smoothie's calories

The standard version of the 1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie has 1033 calories. If you need less or more calories from the smoothie, however, you can adjust ingredient quantities by following these guidelines:

  • For 500-calorie smoothie: divide ingredient quantities by 2.
  • For 1500-calorie smoothie: multiply ingredient quantities by 1.5;
  • For 2000-calorie smoothie: double ingredient quantities.

With that settled, let's explore the recipe.

Equipment

To prepare the 1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie, you need four pieces of kitchen equipment:

  • Blender
  • Tablespoon
  • Teaspoon
  • Scoop (for protein powder)

Ingredients

Ingredients of the 1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie.
  • 2 tbsp (1.1 oz or 32 g) sunflower seed butter
  • 1 cup (3.5 oz or 100 g) oats
  • 1 large (4.8 oz or 136 g) banana
  • 2 ½ tsp (0.2 oz or 6 g) raw cocoa powder
  • 1 tbsp (0.8 oz or 21 g) honey
  • 1 ½ scoop (1.6 oz or 45 g) rice protein powder
  • 2 cup (15.9 fl oz or 470 ml) rice milk

Role of each ingredient

Each ingredient in the 1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie has a specific role.

Firstly, sunflower seed butter and raw cocoa powder are the ingredients that give the smoothie's prominent chocolate sunflower seed butter flavor.

Secondly, banana is the ingredient that makes the blend a smoothie. After all, the main ingredients of smoothies have to be fruits and/or vegetables.

Moreover, oats increase the total calories of the smoothie.

Furthermore, honey adds sweetness to the overall flavor of the smoothie while also leveraging calories.

When it comes to rice protein powder, it boosts the smoothie's total proteins.

Last but not least, rice milk thins out the smoothie's texture and brings additional calories.

Instructions

1. Adapt ingredients to blender size

Think whether all the ingredients will fit inside your blender.

If you use a small blender with a capacity of less than 810 ml (27.4 fl oz), break the ingredients into two or more identical portions, then follow the next instructions for each of them individually.

2. Blend oats to powder

Oats vs blended oats.

Blend the oats using your blender until they turn into powder.

This way, your oats will mix better and your smoothie will be easier to drink.

3. Add ingredients

Adding ingredients of 1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie in a blender.

Add the ingredients to the blender making sure rice milk ends up at its bottom.

If you own a blender with an ingredient recipient that installs upside down on the blender, always add rice milk after the other ingredients. This way, the blades will work smoothly without clogging in other ingredients.

4. Blend

Ingredients of 1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie: unblended vs. blended.

Blend the ingredients until the smoothie develops a fine texture (about 30-60 seconds).

If you own a less powerful blender, you may need to mix the ingredients for over 1 minute. Still, to prevent overheating your blender, abide by the recommended blending duration in your blender's manual.

5. Serve

Pouring the 1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie into a glass.

Pour the smoothie into a glass or a shaker bottle, and serve.

When tasting the smoothie, you will experience a sweetened version of the sunflower seed butter's flavor combined with bitter notes of cocoa.

How to store

As a general rule, although we suggest drinking the smoothie right after blending it to have the best experience, you can safely store it in the fridge for about a day.

Nutrition facts

  • Volume: 27.4 fl oz (810 ml)
  • Calories: 1033
  • Protein: 64 g
  • Carbs: 171 g
  • Fat: 31 g

Out of the 1033 calories found in the 1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie, 59% come from carbohydrates, 23% come from fats, and 18% from protein.

Therefore, this smoothie is a low-fat source of carbohydrates that also provides plenty of proteins, which will help you build muscle.

For more nutritional details, let's explore the contribution of each ingredient to the smoothie's overall nutrition facts.

Nutrition facts of each ingredient

Sunflower seed butter

  • Weight: 2 tbsp (1.1 oz or 32 g)
  • Calories: 197
  • Protein: 6 g
  • Carbs: 7 g
  • Fat: 18 g

Source: FoodData Central - Sunflower seed butter.[1]

Source info

Name: FoodData Central

Type: food database

Operated by: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Characteristics:

  • Governmental authority
  • Updated regularly

Sunflower seed butter brings 58% of the fats in the 1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie.

Banana

  • Weight: 1 large (4.8 oz or 136 g)
  • Calories: 121
  • Protein: 1 g
  • Carbs: 31 g
  • Fat: 0 g

Source: FoodData Central - Raw bananas.[2]

Source info

Name: FoodData Central

Type: food database

Operated by: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Characteristics:

  • Governmental authority
  • Updated regularly

The banana, which counts among the fresh fruits with the most calories, brings 18% of the carbohydrates in the 1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie.

Oats

  • Weight: 1 cup (3.5 oz or 100 g)
  • Calories: 246
  • Protein: 17 g
  • Carbs: 66 g
  • Fat: 7 g

Source: FoodData Central - Oats.[3]

Source info

Name: FoodData Central

Type: food database

Operated by: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Characteristics:

  • Governmental authority
  • Updated regularly

Oats bring 39% of the carbs in the 1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie.

Raw cocoa powder

  • Weight: 2 ½ tsp (0.2 oz or 6 g)
  • Calories: 14
  • Protein: 1 g
  • Carbs: 4 g
  • Fat: 1 g

Source: FoodData Central - Cocoa powder.[4]

Source info

Name: FoodData Central

Type: food database

Operated by: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Characteristics:

  • Governmental authority
  • Updated regularly

Honey

  • Weight: 1 tbsp (0.7 oz or 21 g)
  • Calories: 64
  • Protein: 0 g
  • Carbs: 17 g
  • Fat: 0 g

Source: FoodData Central - Honey.[5]

Source info

Name: FoodData Central

Type: food database

Operated by: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Characteristics:

  • Governmental authority
  • Updated regularly

Rice protein powder

  • Weight: 1 ½ scoop (1.6 oz or 45 g)
  • Calories: 170
  • Protein: 38 g
  • Carbs: 3 g
  • Fat: 1 g

Source: Nutritionix - Rice protein powder.[6]

Source info

Name: Nutritionix

Type: food database

Operated by: Syndigo LLC

Characteristics:

  • Curated by a team of registered dietitians
  • Described as "the largest grocery database on the planet"

Rice protein powder is responsible for 59% of the proteins in the 1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie.

Rice milk

  • Weight: 2 cup (15.9 fl oz or 470 ml)
  • Calories: 221
  • Protein: 1 g
  • Carbs: 43 g
  • Fat: 5 g

Source: FoodData Central - Rice milk.[7]

Source info

Name: FoodData Central

Type: food database

Operated by: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Characteristics:

  • Governmental authority
  • Updated regularly

Rice milk brings 25% of the smoothie's total carbohydrates.

Benefits of drinking this smoothie

Besides helping you gain weight, the 1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie has many other health benefits. Find out all of the smoothie's benefits below.

1. Gain weight easier

First of all, the 1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Smoothie can help you gain weight more easily because it's rich in calories and keeps you filled up only for a short period.

As social proof, according to the top of the best weight gain foods for females, 91% of the women who gain weight successfully drink smoothies regularly.

Increase caloric intake

The 1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Smoothie increases your caloric intake because it brings 1033 calories per serving.

All of these calories will make it easier for you to achieve a daily caloric surplus, which is the optimal condition for gaining weight, according to the International Society of Sports Nutrition.[8]

Source info

Name: International society of sports nutrition position stand: diets and body composition

Type: journal article

Published in: Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

Keep your appetite

Besides increasing your total caloric intake, the 1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie enables you to eat more food because, unlike many solid foods, it keeps your appetite satisfied only for a short time.

As evidence, a University of Bristol study compared fruit smoothies with fresh fruits and other drinks in terms of satiety. The researchers concluded that fruit smoothies are more filling than drinks that are less alike to food (e.g., water and milk) but less filling than solid foods.[9]

Source info

Name: A Comparison of the Satiety Effects of a Fruit Smoothie, Its Fresh Fruit Equivalent and Other Drinks

Type: journal article

Published in: Nutrients (peer-reviewed journal)

Made at: University of Bristol

2. Increase energy levels

The 1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie increases your energy levels because it's rich in carbohydrates, most of which come from the oats, the banana, and the rice milk in the smoothie's composition.

After all, according to a University of Lausanne study on the energy potential of carbs, carbohydrates are the main energy source for humans.[10]

Source info

Name: Carbohydrates as a source of energy

Type: journal article

Published in: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (peer-reviewed)

Made at: University of Lausanne

3. Support muscle growth

Our smoothie can help your muscles grow because it has 64 g of protein. Most of these proteins come from the rice protein powder in the smoothie's composition but the oats and the sunflower seed butter also contribute a fair share.

To contextualize, a pre-workout serving of 20 g of protein, according to a University of Birmingham trial on protein ingestion effects, is sufficient to support muscle growth.[11]

Source info

Name: Stimulation of net muscle protein synthesis by whey protein ingestion before and after exercise

Type: journal article

Published in: American Journal of Physiology, Endocrinology, and Metabolism (peer-reviewed journal)

Take into account that depending on your weight goals and current body weight, you need to eat a certain amount of proteins per day to build muscle efficiently.

4. Fortify immunity

The 1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie fortifies immunity because it contains seven sources of antioxidants:

  • Sunflower seed butter
  • Oats
  • Cocoa powder
  • Bananas
  • Honey
  • Rice protein powder
  • Rice milk

Antioxidants, according to a scientific review of antioxidants, increase health protection and disease prevention.[12]

Source info

Name: Antioxidants: Molecules, medicines, and myths

Type: journal article

Published in: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (peer-reviewed journal)

5. Strengthen bones

The 1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie can strengthen bones because it contains 4 sources of calcium: sunflower seed butter, oats, rice protein powder, and rice milk.

The smoothie brings approximately 889 mg of calcium, which is around 89% of the daily recommended calcium intake.

Calcium has the role of hardening and strengthening our bones, according to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.[13]

Source info

Article name: Calcium and Vitamin D: Important for Bone Health

Type: online article

Published on: NIAMS official website

Characteristics:

  • Governmental authority
  • Updated regularly

6. Enhance heart health

The smoothie also brings benefits to your heart because it contains five sources of potassium:

  • Sunflower seed butter (184 mg)
  • Banana (487 mg)
  • Oats (350 mg)
  • Rice protein powder (240 mg)
  • Rice milk (127 mg)

As scientific proof, a review of the effects of potassium says that potassium lowers blood pressure.[14]

Source info

Name: Beneficial Effects of High Potassium

Type: journal article

Published in: Hypertension (peer-reviewed journal)

Made at: Medical College of Wisconsin

7. Hydrate body

The 1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie is great at hydrating your body because it's made with 470 ml of rice milk, which is 89% water.

8. Improve digestion

Our smoothie can improve digestion because it's made with three sources of fiber:

  • Bananas
  • Sunflower seed butter
  • Oats

One of the benefits of eating fiber, as stated in a 2009 review of the health benefits of dietary fiber, is a lower risk of gastrointestinal diseases.[15]

Source info

Name: Health benefits of dietary fiber

Type: journal article

Published in: Nutrition Reviews (peer-reviewed journal)

Made in: USA

Recipe summary

To follow the 1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie's recipe in a compressed format, use the summary below.

1000-calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie for weight gain.

1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie

If you're looking for a smoothie with over 1000 calories that is both dairy-free and nut-free, the Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie is a tasty choice that will help you gain weight.
Prep Time 3 minutes
Blend Time 1 minute
Total Time 4 minutes
Course Smoothies
Servings 1 person
Calories 1033 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Blender
  • 1 Tablespoon
  • 1 Teaspoon
  • 1 Scoop (for protein powder)

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp sunflower seed butter (1.1 oz or 32 g)
  • 1 cup oats (3.5 oz or 100 g)
  • 1 large banana (4.8 oz or 136 g)
  • 2 ½ tsp raw cocoa powder (0.2 oz or 6 g)
  • 1 tbsp honey (0.8 oz or 21 g)
  • 1 ½ scoop rice protein powder (1.6 oz or 45 g)
  • 2 cup rice milk (15.9 fl oz or 470 ml)

Instructions
 

  • Think whether all the ingredients will fit inside your blender.
    If you use a small blender with a capacity of less than 810 ml (27.4 fl oz), break the ingredients into two or more identical portions, then follow the next instructions for each of them individually.
  • Blend the 1 cup oats using your blender until they turn into powder.
    This will make your smoothie easier to drink.
    1 cup oats
    Oats vs blended oats.
  • Add the ingredients to the blender making sure rice milk ends up at its bottom.
    If you own a blender with an ingredient recipient that installs upside down on the blender, always add 2 cup rice milk after the other ingredients. This way, the blades will work smoothly without clogging in other ingredients.
    2 tbsp sunflower seed butter, 1 large banana, 2 ½ tsp raw cocoa powder, 1 tbsp honey, 1 ½ scoop rice protein powder, 2 cup rice milk
    Adding ingredients of 1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie in a blender.
  • Blend the ingredients until the smoothie develops a fine texture (about 30-60 seconds).
    If you own a less powerful blender, you may need to mix the ingredients for over 1 minute. Still, to prevent overheating your blender, abide by the recommended blending duration in your blender's manual.
    Ingredients of 1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie: unblended vs. blended.
  • Pour the smoothie into a glass or a shaker bottle, and serve.
    Pouring the 1000-Calorie Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Smoothie into a glass.

Notes

When tasting the smoothie, you will experience a sweetened version of the sunflower seed butter's flavor combined with bitter notes of cocoa. The smoothie also has numerous health benefits.
Keyword 1000-calorie, energizing, healthy, high-calorie, muscle-building, protein, quick, vegan

Other high-calorie smoothie recipes for weight gain

If you want to try other homemade smoothies that can help you gain weight, visit our full list of high-calorie smoothie recipes.

And in case you feel creative, you can build your own high-calorie smoothie recipes. Learn what you can add to your smoothie and how to bring extra calories to it from our guide on how to make high-calorie smoothies for weight gain.

And if it happens to get bored of smoothies...

Try switching high-calorie smoothies for high-calorie shakes or other weight gain drinks.

External sources

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Written by
Claudiu Pop is a nutritionist, medical writer, journalist, and the founder of Unfold Today. He specialized in fitness and nutrition, especially in weight gain, by helping people increase their body mass since 2019 with over 20 articles published in the field.
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