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The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison. -Ann Wigmore
Fruits – the perfect start for my day!
I start my day with fruits. Always! Any kind of fruits and in any shape (cut into a fruits salad, eat as it comes, but mostly I prefer them in the smoothies. I usually make a smoothie with whatever fruits I have in the house. I like, though, if it contains avocado because it gives a certain texture, creaminess, and thickness that I’m crazy about.
I always use either orange juice or vegetal milk to blend the fruits (with orange juice will be a bit juicier). Never dairy products. I’ve tried a few times in the past and the combination with fruits made me sick. But it depends, you can try with yogurt for instance.
Let’s show, however, some mercy for nature and use dairy-free products, as much as possible! I usually use either almond or soy or coconut milk or any combination of them.
Here are just a few combinations of smoothies you can try. But now you know it, you can make with whatever fruits you have. You don’t have to buy exotic fruits that you see on the TV.
Use local, fresh, seasonal fruits!
If some of the combinations are too sour, then add some more dates or maple syrup or any other sweetener. Add chia seeds and nuts to make it even healthier and tastier.
I also use vegetables to make a smoothie. For example, cucumber or beetroot in combination with orange juice. It’s very refreshing and of course, packed with good stuff.
1. Avocado and banana smoothie
Prep time: 3 minutes
Cook time: 3 minutes
TOTAL time: 6 minutes
Ingredients:
-1 avocado
-3 medium bananas
-6 walnuts
-6 dates
-1/2 l soy milk
Instructions:
-peel the avocado and the bananas and cut them into smaller pieces then put them into the blender,
-add the soy milk, walnuts, and the dates without the core,
-blend them together for about 2-3 minutes, until smooth and creamy,
2. Avocado and orange smoothie
Prep time: 3 minutes
Cook time: 3 minutes
TOTAL time: 6 minutes
Ingredients:
-1 avocado
-1/2 l orange juice (homemade) from 4-5 oranges, but depends on how juicy they are,
-5 dates,
-half teaspoon cinnamon (optional),
Instructions:
-put the orange juice in the blender,
-add avocado cut smaller pieces, and then the dates without the core,
-blend together for about 2 minutes, add the cinnamon and blend for another 1 minute.
3. Banana and strawberries smoothie
Prep time: 2 minutes
Cook time: 3 minutes
TOTAL time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
-4 medium bananas,
-2 full hands strawberries,
-1/2 l almond milk,
– 5 dates,
Instructions:
-put the almond milk into the blender,
-add the bananas cut in smaller pieces, and then the strawberries and blend for 2 minutes,
– add the dates without the core and blend for another 1 minute.
4. Banana and blueberries smoothie
Prep time: 2 minutes
Cook time: 3 minutes
TOTAL time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
-3 medium bananas
-2 full hands of blueberries
-1/2 l vegetable milk
Instructions:
-put the vegetable milk in the blender,
-add the bananas cut into smaller pieces and then the blueberries,
-blend together for about 2-3 minutes until smooth.
5. Cucumber and orange smoothie
Prep time: 2 minutes
Cook time: 2 minutes
TOTAL time: 4 minutes
Ingredients:
-1 cucumber
-1/2 l orange juice
Instructions:
-put the orange juice in the blender,
-add the cucumber cut into smaller pieces (do not peel the cucumber),
-blend together for 2 minutes.
6. Mango and orange smoothie
Prep time: 2 minutes
Cook time: 2 minutes
TOTAL time: 4 minutes
Ingredients:
-2 mango
-1/2 l orange juice
Instructions:
-put the orange juice in the blender,
-add the mango cut into smaller pieces,
-blend together for about 2 minutes.
7. Avocado and pears smoothie
Prep time: 2 minutes
Cook time: 3 minutes
TOTAL time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
-1 avocado
-3 pears
-1/2 l vegetal milk
-5 dates
Instructions:
-put the vegetal milk in the blender,
-add the avocado and pears cut into smaller pieces (do not peel the pears),
-and then add the dates without the core,
-blend together for about 2-3 minutes.
8. Beetroot and orange smoothie
Prep time: 40 minutes
Cook time: 3 minutes
TOTAL time: 43 minutes
Ingredients:
-5 beetroots
-1/2 l orange juice
Instructions:
-boil the beetroots,
-put the orange juice in the blender,
-cut the beetroots into smaller pieces,
-blend together for about 3 minutes.
