The most popular type of smoothies these days would be a thick drink made with whole fruit or powdered fruit, sugar and milk or yogurt, you can purchase these beverages at many fast food establishments. It sound healthy but the balance may be tipped a bit to the not-so-healthy side of the scale. With any mini blender, hand blender, or full size blender you can make a fruit smoothie that will support your health and taste great.
Mixed fresh fruit or unsweetened frozen mixed fruit
1 banana
Fruit juice or water
Ice cubes
Add one to three cups of fruit into a blender and half a cup of juice or water. The banana will give you the creamy texture but is not necessary. Mix on high adding in more juice or ice cubes until it is to the thickness you like well blended. Serve immediately.
If eating watermelon is too messy for you or you just don't have the room to store the left-overs... throw it into your blender and make the most delicious drink! Shown above.
A Veggie Smoothie will give you all the excellent fiber vegetables have to offer with the benefits of a juice. A high-power blender works best to puree your vegetables to a smooth consistency. Vegetable smoothies and juices can be very personal to your needs and taste. Choose a variety of vegetables adding some water or ice to get the perfect consistency for you. Adding an apple will help to sweeten your smoothie if you need to. You will enjoy benefits ranging from numerous vitamins and minerals to anti-viral, chlorophyll rich, circulation stimulating, detoxifying, fat lowering, and immune-enhancing.
Kale
Cucumbers
Bell peppers, red, orange, yellow, green
Cabbage, green & red
Carrots
Tomatoes
Garlic
Celery
Broccoli stems
Romaine lettuce
Parsley
Dandelion greens
Spinach
Ginger
Beets
Apple if needed for sweetness
Drink immediately or quickly freeze to retain much of the nutrition as possible. The first 7 vegetables listed are what I like best in a juice but I like to change it around for variety or just because that is what I have on hand. Play around with it and enjoy.
(Excerpts from Trish’s Dishes Copy right 2009)
