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| | My Favourite Smoothies | | | Smoothies are a great way to boost your daily fruit intake, and much better for your health than fizzy drinks or juices.
When fruit is juiced, the fibre and some other important nutrients are removed, whereas a smoothie contains the whole fruit albeit broken down, so you get more of the benefits of the fruit in one nutritious drink. I also find smoothies are a great way to use up any fruit that’s nearing the end of its shelf life!
You can buy smoothies in most corner shops and supermarkets these days, or you could try making your own. You don’t need any complicated equipment to do it – if you already have a smoothie maker, you can use that, or you can use a liquidiser or food processor. Or you can use a hand-held blender which will also have lots of other uses around the kitchen, such as blending soups. |
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| | | Select your fruit, yoghurt, skimmed milk, oats and a little honey, and get your creative juices moving. Don the apron and gather all the ingredients you need to whiz up hundreds of combinations of smoothies! I would also recommend investing in a bag of frozen berries as they are a delicious addition to any smoothie.
Here is a selection of my favourite smoothies. There’s one for everyday of the week!
All serve one, and are suitable for Coeliacs as long as the oats are certified gluten free.
| | Banana, oat & honey smoothie | Free from Eggs, Wheat, Soya, Yeast & Nuts (ensure oats are wheat free)
Blend one medium chopped banana with 1 tablespoon of oats, 1 teaspoon of honey and 200ml skimmed milk. Serve cold.
| | Pink & passion fruit smoothie | Free from Eggs, Dairy, Wheat, Soya, Yeast & Nuts(ensure oats are wheat free)
Chop 2 large rings of fresh or tinned (in own juice) pineapple. Blend together with the juice of half a pink grapefruit and the seeds of one passion fruit (reserving some seeds for garnishing). Serve chilled, garnished with some passion fruit seeds.
| | Tropical fruit smoothie | Free from Eggs, Wheat, Soya, Yeast & Nuts (ensure oats are wheat free)
Chop 2 large rings of fresh or tinned (in own juice) pineapple. Chop half a fresh mango and blend with the pineapple. Add 1 pot of low fat tropical fruit probiotic yoghurt and blend until smooth. Serve immediately.
| | Berry good smoothie! | Free from Eggs, Wheat, Soya, Yeast & Nuts (ensure oats are wheat free)
Blend together one teacupful of frozen raspberries and one teacupful of fresh blueberries with 1 tsp honey and 5 or 6 ice-cubes until smooth. Serve immediately.
| | Peaches ‘n cream smoothie | Free from Eggs, Dairy, Wheat, Soya, Yeast & Nuts (ensure oats are wheat free)
Chop 1 large fresh peach or 2 tinned peach halves (tinned in own juice). Blend together with one pot of low fat peach probiotic yoghurt or natural yoghurt and 1 tablespoon of oats. Serve garnished with a sprinkle of oats and a slice of peach.
| | Green & red smoothie | Free from Eggs, Dairy, Wheat, Soya, Yeast & Nuts (ensure oats are wheat free)
Peel and slice one kiwi fruit. Blend together with one teacupful of frozen raspberries and 100 ml apple juice. Chill before serving.
| | Strawberry banana surprise | Free from Eggs, Dairy, Wheat, Soya, Yeast & Nuts (ensure oats are wheat free)
Hull and halve 10 strawberries and blend to a paste with 1 medium chopped banana. Add the juice of 1 orange and some ice cubes and blend until the ice is crushed. Serve immediately.
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