I love smoothies. They’re yummy, healthy, and low in fat yet high in indulgence. I have them for breakfast and as a dessert or sweet treat. I’m on weight watchers and they’re a great way to get in a serving or two of fruit for low points. They’re also a great way to sneak good stuff into the hubby’s diet. And the flavors are endless, just by switching up the fruit and juice choices.
Basic Fruit Smoothie
- 1 cup fruit (I use frozen fruit, such as the strawberries from 2 weeks ago which I’d cut up and froze)
- 1/2 cup milk (cow, soy, rice, any flavor and type)
- 1/4 cup juice (again, any type)
Put all ingredients in a blender and puree the heck out of it. That’s it. However, there’s about a million things you can add to change it up, such as
- 1/2 cup yogurt (plain or flavored)
- silken tofu (didja know they make chocolate tofu now?)
- 1/4 of an avocado (makes it super smooth and creamy!)
- 1 tablespoon wheat germ (or regular Fiber One cereal, ground in a coffee grinder), to add some fiber
- ice cubes, if not using frozen fruit
- cinnamon, ginger, cocoa, or other spices
- sweeteners such as honey, molasses, Splenda (try the brown sugar version)
- different juices; apple is an excellent neutral base, orange, prune, cranberry, grape…
You can add more milk or juice to thin it to your taste. I have used many different fruit/juice/spice combos. Some of my favorite combos are
- melon/ginger/o.j.
- strawberry/cocoa (just a teaspoon or two)
- o.j./banana/coconut water (or light coconut milk)
- melon/green lettuce/apple juice
- blueberries/strawberries/grape or cranberry juice
