SIMPLY SUPERB SMOOTHIE

SIMPLY SUPERB SMOOTHIE

Event Date: May 1, 2016

Smoothies are a great way to increase your fruit and vegetable intake.  Try our suggestions below or make up your own combination.  The number of serves stated below is suitable for one adult or two small children.

Ingredients

• Banana : 1 peeled
• Fruit or berries: ½ cup chopped
•  liquid (milk/yoghurt/water): ½ cup

Method

1. In a blender or with a stick blender, process all ingredients until smooth

Some smoothie tips

• To make the smoothie thicker, freeze the chopped up fruit and bananas before blending
• You can use any liquid such as; trim milk, coconut water, almond, rice or soy milk
• You can also use any fruit that you have available, some particularly good smoothie fruits are; apricots, plums, berries, feijoas, melons, peaches, pears
• If fresh fruit isn’t available, you can substitute stewed or canned fruit
• For a bit more flavor you could also add a pinch of cinnamon, a teaspoon of honey or 1/4 of a cup unsweetened, low-fat yoghurt to your smoothie

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