Fruit smoothies are a great snack or even a meal, depending on the ingredients you use. My favorite way to have one is as a light lunch. I usually go with a fruit version, but have been known to make a chocolate and peanut butter flavor that is delicious as well. Most smoothies are high in fiber, low in fat, and packed with vitamins and antioxidants. While there are many flavor variations, they are really simple to make once you learn the basics of smoothie making.
- First, chopped fruit (one type of fruit or several) is the smoothie’s fruit base. Great fruits to use are bananas, berries such as strawberries and blackberries, pineapples, mango, and peaches.
- Second, add an ingredient to the smoothie as a thickener. Good choices include low-fat yogurt, low-fat frozen yogurt, frozen juice concentrate, frozen fruit, or ice. How much of these ingredients you will use depends on how thick you want your smoothie to be.
- Third, you will need a liquid so everything will blend smoothly. Good choices are low fat milk, almond milk, coconut milk or fruit juice.
- An extra option to enhance flavor is to add a sweetener, such as honey or vanilla extract.
A good rule of thumb for the ingredient measurements is to make your smoothie with 1 part fruit, 1 part liquid, and 2 parts thick base. For example: for 1 smoothie (a little over 1 cup), you would use 1/4 cup fruit, 1/4 cup liquid, and 1/2 cup thickener. The great thing about smoothies is you can experiment to get exactly what you want!
Make Your Smoothie:
Put all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Serve immediately or refrigerate.
That’s it! Now you can whip up a smoothie using whatever ingredients you want. It’s quick and easy and oh so good.
april
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