Healthy Smoothie Recipes (2)

It is amazing how simple it is to make healthy smoothie with the following healthy smoothie recipes. All you need is basically fresh fruit and a blender for healthy fruit smoothies.

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Apricot Pineapple Smoothie Recipe

1/4 cup crushed pineapple
1 fresh apricot, diced
6 strawberries
1/2 banana
1 1/2 cup water
1 tbsp. skim milk powder
1 heaping tbsp. high- quality protein powder (optional)
1 tsp. flax seed oil (optional)
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In a blender, process fruit with the rest of the ingredients. Blend until thoroughly mixed and serve.

The above healthy smoothie recipe is extracted from www.healthrecipes.com

Raspberry Avocado Smoothie Recipe

1 avocado, peeled and pitted
3/4 cup orange juice
3/4 cup raspberry juice
1/2 cup frozen raspberries (not thawed)

Puree avocado, orange juice, raspberry juice and raspberries in a blender until smooth.

Another healthy ice fruit smoothie recipe, this one extracted from www.eatingwell.com

Banana Orange Smoothie Recipe

1 cup ice
1/2 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
1 cup vanilla soy milk
1 medium banana
1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
1 Tbsp. honey

Place the ice in the bottom of a blender, add remaining ingredients. Puree until smooth.

This is another healthy ice smoothie recipe and is just one of the many healthy breakfast recipes you can find. The above is extracted from www.kidscooking.about.com

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There are thousands of healthy smoothie recipes that you can find on the internet. Most make use of ice to give the cold refreshing taste and they also make great healthy breakfast recipes.

Healthy Smoothie Recipes (1)

Here are some healthy smoothie recipes that I picked up from the internet. Better still, some of these are also low fat smoothie recipes, great for the waistline!

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Wheat Germ Smoothie

Ingredients

• 1 ripe medium banana
• 1 cup vanilla low-fat or nonfat yogurt
• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/4 cup wheat germ
• 1 cup cracked ice
• 1 cup sliced fresh peaches or banana slices

Preparation:

1. Cut banana into chunks.

2. Put banana and yogurt in a blender with peaches, orange juice and wheat germ.

3. Add cracked ice.

4. Blend until smooth.

5. Serve immediately in tall glass.

6. Garnish with peach or banana slices and sprinkle 2 tsp. wheat germ on top.

The above healthy, low fat smoothie recipe was extracted from www.smoothieweb.com where you can find lots of other free smoothie recipes.


Sweet Vegetable Smoothie

A great vegetable smoothie to help your immune system. Fruits and vegetables help you stay healthy and this smoothie has both. An apple a day…

Ingredients:

• 1 cup apple juice
• 1 cup of sliced apple (sweet tasting apples are better)
• 1/4 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup sliced carrots
• 1/2 cup of cucumber (peeled and sliced)
• 2 cups of ice
• a dash of nutmeg or cinnamon (optional)

Blend this vegetable smoothie until smooth. Adding the nutmeg and cinnamon will give it great fragrance.

The above healthy, fruit and vegetable smoothie recipe was extracted from www.smoothieweb.com where you can find lots of other free smoothie recipes.


Tomato Smoothie

Tomatoes are a great ingredient for a healthy smoothie recipe because of their antioxidant properties. Men in particular should add tomatoes to their diet to help prevent prostate cancer.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups (chopped) tomatoes
• 1/2 cup tomato juice
• 1/4 cup apple juice
• 1/2 cup carrots
• 1/4 cup (chopped) celery
• Tabasco or hot sauce to taste
• 2 cups ice

Blend this vegetable smoothie until smooth.

The above healthy, great low fat vegetable smoothie recipe was extracted from www.smoothieweb.com where you can find lots of other free smoothie recipes.

How To Make A Smoothie

There are tons of fruit smoothie recipes that you can concoct and many of these free smoothie recipes can be found on the internet. You can even make a healthy smoothie. The first question that I have been asked, though, is "How To Make A Smoothie".

Fruit Smoothie

Firstly, it is not difficult to make a smoothie. Smoothies are versatile and can be treated as a breakfast item or a snack or even as a dessert. Some treat smoothie as a meal replacement as it can be nutritious.

In order to have a smooth consistency, it is best to have a blender, failing which you could use a shaker although it is difficult to attain the ideal consistency with a shaker.

Main ingredients:-
• Liquid such as dairy milk, soy milk, fruit juice, ice cream or even tea
• Fruit, either fresh or frozen

If you are using fresh fruits such as oranges, kiwis, bananas, mangoes, etc, do remove the skin before using the fruit.

Place the fruit into the blender. You can experiment with different kinds of fruits to find the favourite smoothie of your choice. If you are using frozen fruit, you can leave out the ice. However if you are using fresh fruit, you might want to put some ice cubes in the blender so you can get a nice cold refreshing fruit smoothie.

Next add in the liquid and start blending. Your refreshing smoothie is ready to drink once you have a smooth consistency.

Frozen fruits and yoghurt will give your smoothie a thicker consistency. Play around with the various ingredients and see what is your favourite smoothie concoction.

Better still, for a healthy smoothie, try adding in some greens such as spirulina, wheatgerm, or wheatgrass. You can also try tahini or royal jelly for a healthy smoothie.

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Here's a free smoothie recipe:-

Cranberry Smoothie

Most women know the value of a cranberry - it helps prevent bladder infections. The good news is cranberries can be delicious in a smoothie. Try this cranberry smoothie recipe and let me know what you think.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cranberries
• 2/3 cup cran-raspberry juice (less, if this is too sweet for you, but I like it sweeter)
• 1 cup raspberries
• 8 oz of yogurt, preferably Raspberry
• 1 1/2 cups of ice

Blend until smooth, give it a taste and decide if you need more ice or juice.

The above recipe is taken from www.smoothieweb.com which showcases some great free healthy smoothie recipes.

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I do hope that the above guide on how to make a smoothie helps you get started as it is really simple and quick to make a great tasting healthy smoothie. You can try out any of the fruit smoothie recipes which you can find for free on the internet and not have to spend money buying recipe books for this.