Smoothies, I have always wonder why has it become so “trendy” see as a child I grew up on smoothies, made at home with any type of fruit my mom, or grandma had at home and each one had a beneficial nutrients that when would make me just roll my eyes.. and here I am many years later stating: ah YES they were right!! (aren’t they always) 🙂 The good thing about a mom and grandmothers that wanted to give you good eating habits is that one does grow up after the same patterns. Once I became a mom I followed the same steps by giving my kids smoothies, made with fresh fruits, and flavored with yogurt and honey and leaving the sugar behind. Now I will share every delicious smoothie that I have had the pleasure to make for my family and friends, and with it I will include the benefits of how and what it does to your health. Living here in this wonderful land we call USA, has also the benefits of being able to find a lot of natural fruits available in the local market, but if in doubt and cannot find them don’t worry there is also frozen pulp fruits that will get its job done.
Papaya Mango Smoothie
A delicious healthy Smoothie that can be enjoyed anytime of the day
Ingredients
- 1 Papaya Remove all seeds
- 1 Large Mango
- 1 6 oz Vanilla Greek Yogurt
- 2 cups of Low fat Milk or Rice milk, Almond milk
- 1 TBSP of Honey
Directions
- Step 1 Cut the papayas in half and remove the seeds. Cut the peel off the halves, roughly chop the peeled papaya and place in the blender. Cut a mango in half around the pit (there’s a large pit down the middle), scoop the flesh out of each half and place in the blender.
- Step 2 Cover the fruit with the yogurt and milk, and honey. Blend until very smooth. Add ice and blend until smooth, or serve chilled.
Blueberry smoothie
Another Delicious Alternative for Breakfast
Ingredients
- 2 cups Blueberries
- 1/2 cup apple juice
- 1 6-ounce plain fat-free yogurt
- 1 Banana, cut up and (preferably if frozen ahead of time)
- 2 teaspoons Honey
Directions
- Step 1 In a blender combine blueberries and apple juice, cover and blend until smooth. Clean blender, in the blender combine yogurt, banana and honey. Cover and blend until smooth. Pour over the already served blueberry mixture. swirl with a spoon.
Mixed fruit Smoothie
Ingredients
- 8 Ounces Pineapple chunks
- 2 Cups frozen peaches
- 2 cups strawberry yogurt
- 1 seedless orange, peeled and chopped
- 4 strawberries
- 8 Oz of water
- Ground Allspice
Directions
- Step 1 Add all fruit, yogurt and water to blender, blend on high-speed until smooth serve and dust with the allspice
