Smoothie Recipes

Its coming into summer and its the perfect time to relax in the sun and have a lovely chilled drink. I have been a bit of a heath freak lately and have recently discovered that making my own smoothies its great fun and a brilliant source of vitamins and minerals, thats also low in fat. When I am making my smoothies I like to use a variety of different fruits and also some low fat frozen yoghurt (ice cream). My favourite smoothie to make includes, bananas, coconut,and raspberries, I add these ingredients into a blender along with the frozen yoghurt and then I blend them until they are liquid, though I like to make sure that there is some bits left ...  Read the complete review

Basic Banana Smoothie. This particular recipe is only very basic, which suits my family well as they are not big smoothie fans. It is also simple enough for the kids to enjoy and helps with their five a day portion of fruit/veg. It is quick and simple to make (as uses very few ingredients), and only produces a small froth (so can still be enjoyed through a straw). For best results, serve chilled. Ingredients: 1 large banana. 1 pint of milk. Method: 1. Peel the banana and cut it into small chunks. Place them into the liquidiser. 2. Add the milk into the liquidiser. 3. Blend on a fast ...  Read the complete review

Strawberry Mix Many years ago my younger brother came up with a smoothie recipe which he called strawberry mix. Though the recipe has been modified since then, the name stuck. Its real simple and as long as you use 100% juice (no sugar added) this is a totally healthy treat. So here we go... Supplies 2 cups of frozen Strawberries 2 Bananas Orange Juice White grape juice or apple juice 1 cup of crushed ice Directions I will say right up front it is not important for this recipe to precisely measure your ingredients- you will have to tinker slightly with the amounts to get the flavor you ...  Read the complete review

Since embarking on my diet I've grown to love Smoothies and have one for breakfast very regularly. This recipe was originally from Jamie Oliver, I think I scribbled it down from one of his earlier programmes, and is delicious and very unusual. It serves three or four people with generous servings and should be served immediately after blending for the freshest of flavours. FRUIT AND COCONUT SMOOTHIE WHAT YOU WILL NEED 1 banana 2 ripe mangoes 400ml coconut milk, you can buy cans of this from any of the large supermarkets The zest and juice of 1 lime A pinch of cardamom seeds, these need to be pounded using either a ...  Read the complete review

Fantastic Banana Smoothie. On the weekends, Me and my other half never get around to eating any breakfast - We are too often or not running around on the weekends paying the bills, checking emails, cleaning the house and doing washing and ironing and this is all before we decide where to go to do a little bit of shopping and get out of the house after a week of working. So, on the weekends we have a breakfast smoothie as a way to get through the morning before going out for lunch. My other half bought a smoothie maker as part of a healthy diet plan for the new year and I found a way to make a fantastic banana smoothie to get one of your five fruit ...  Read the complete review