New year, new smoothie
January 13, 2014
New Year’s diets taste a lot better with a fruit smoothie.
These five tasty and healthy breakfast drinks provide a great alternative to your usual triple shot of espresso.
Kiwi, Banana and Honey Mango Fruit Smoothie
Ingredients:
One fresh kiwi fruit
One sliced banana
One chopped honey mango
3 ounces fat-free Greek yogurt
2 ounces fruit juice (recommended: cran-raspberry)
Tip: To encourage breakfast eating, combine the dry ingredients in Tupperware containers the night before so it only takes a few minutes to make.
This recipe is great right now because winter months are when kiwis are in season. Fresh kiwis are ripe, sweet and delicious.
Healthy Banana Nutella Smoothie
Ingredients:
One sliced banana
4 tablespoons of Nutella
1/2 cup fat-free Greek yogurt
10 large ice cubes
Fun Fact: Nutella is not the healthiest ingredient in spoonfuls or on top of a box of chocolate crackers, but it is great for you in moderation because of the energy and healthy fats included in hazelnut.
Cleansing Berry Breakfast Smoothie
Ingredients:
1 cup raspberries
3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 1/2 tablespoons honey
2 teaspoons finely grated ginger
2 teaspoons lemon juice
Tip: One great way to make a smoothie is with an immersion blender. They are easy to use because you can blend the smoothie in one glass.
Green Colada Smoothie
Ingredients:
1 cup organic raw spinach
1/2 banana
1 cup chopped and frozen pineapple
1/2 cup organic coconut water
1/4 cup organic aloe water
Tip: There are many green smoothie recipes out there that are healthy for you; however, green veggies like kale and spinach have a bitterness that is unbearable for some people. This recipe is great because the banana, coconut and pineapple set off the bitterness of the spinach.
Energy Almond Shake
Ingredients:
1 cup almond milk, vanilla flavor
One large frozen, ripe banana
1 tablespoon almond butter
1/4 cup ice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Optional garnish: roasted almonds
Fun Fact: Save this shake for Friday because it tastes like a milkshake; however, the energy from the almonds make this an excellent start to your day.