Smoothie Recipes Food Cooking International Guide
Smoothie Recipes To Maintain Your Diet
By John Cranby
Smoothie recipes may include a wide variety of ingredients, including
low calorie and low fat ingredients to maintain your dietary needs.
If you see a smoothie recipe and you do not want the mountain
of calories, always look for a low calorie version of each of
the ingredients.
The best fruit to include in your smoothie are the garden fresh,
picked on the same day, as they would have all the natural flavours
intact. This is why you should review your options and have a
small garden of your favourite fruit and vegetable plants growing
in your yard or in a container garden in your home, supplying
your family the most natural and garden fresh produce.
Miniature Fruit Trees
If you are restricted for space, you can grow a small number
of miniature trees in the yard. Place one or two trees in a sunny
area of the yard and you will have plenty of fruit. Visit your
local nursery to find the miniature trees supplying your favourite
fruit.
There are many challenges in life, especially if you want to
maintain and review your options with your diet. If you are careful
not to include any high calorie ingredients in your smoothie,
then you should be on target to lose those pounds.
Nutritious Food And Getting Trim
Here we are well into 2008 and determined to keep our New Year’s
resolutions. If you’re like me, you can’t help thinking of all
the buzz about nutritious food and getting trim and losing fat.
Maybe it’s the guilt of holiday indulgences that puts food-related
resolutions at the forefront.
Along with the guilt and determination, a little bit of a discouraged
feeling may seep into your mind. "Phooey on all this health
business! Ugh. Low-calorie this and boring that. Food is good!"
Well, here’s some good news to spur you on to success.
Imaginative Smoothie Recipes
Try some of these imaginative smoothie recipes, good for breakfast,
lunch or even a midnight snack. Be the one who keeps your resolution
for a healthier you! All you need is a blender.
Breakfast smoothie recipes start you off deliciously and nutritiously.
We all know fruit and yogurt are healthy, but can be a bit dull
first thing in the morning, whereas the smoothie is an entirely
different experience.
With the looks of a milkshake and a sensational and refreshing
fruit taste, you’ve got a breakfast worth drinking! It’s full
of vitamins, fills you up, is quick to fix and is low in calories.
Add Your Favourite Fruit
Almost any fruit goes well in smoothie recipes, regardless of
the time of day. Oranges, kiwi fruit, papayas, peaches, pears,
pineapple, strawberries, raspberries and banana are all excellent
for the fruit component. You can mix several fruits in the same
smoothie recipe.
If your favorite fruit is not in season, use a package of frozen
fruit with its syrup. The syrup adds a few calories, but look
at it this way. It’s a complete meal. You won’t be hungry until
lunch. The nutritional value far outweighs the extra calorie count.
Alternatively, use the new fruits that come in jars with Splenda
(as the sweetener in the juice).
Fruit juices add flavor and can help thicken the drink, depending
on the juice. Survey the juice aisle at the grocery and load up
your cart. Flavored yogurts and ones with real fruit at the bottom
add even more flavor and substance. Pina colada yogurt goes great
with tropical fruits.
Amend Your Smoothie Recipes To Allow You To Stay On Your Diet
Smoothie recipes allow you to adhere to your dietary restrictions
too. For example, if you’re lactose intolerant, you can substitute
soy milk or use a 2% fat acidophilus milk. Soy milk is a powerhouse
of nutrients and comes in several flavors as well as an unsweetened
form.
Now for some special flavor additions. A tablespoon or two of
Torani (syrup in a flavor complimentary to your smoothie recipe
ingredients can make a great smoothie magnificent). Toss in some
shredded coconut or tahini paste for an exotic taste treat. A
small scoop of quality ice cream never hurts.
Having just one smoothie each day can fulfill many of your New
Year’s resolution objectives. These generic smoothie recipes guarantee
better nutrition, more energy and a trimmer you!
A Nutritious Smoothie In The Morning
Having a nutritious smoothie in the morning, after your morning
exercise routine will help keep your juices flowing, allowing
you to face the new day. You do not need a morning coffee as coffee
can often make you thirsty, switch to your favourite delicious
smoothie instead.
For the next childrens’ party you can arrange a variety of smoothies
for all the children to drink while they are at the party. They
will enjoy the nutritious benefits of your smoothies and it will
be something different from their usual sugar laden sodas. You
will be known as the family that makes the best smoothies.
Write Down Your Choice Of Ingredients
As you are experimenting with different ingredients, make sure
you write down the ingredients and quantities, so that you can
use the same recipe the next time you want a delicious smoothie.
Using your wide experimentation with a variety of ingredients,
you will eventually come up with your favourite smoothie
recipes.
About the Author:
John Cranby has written a number of articles on recipes, food, cooking, coffee, chocolate, candy making and cakes including
Make Chocolate Truffles,
Cake Decorating Supplies,
Anniversary Gift Baskets,
Coffee Houses,
Candy Making,
Candy Molds,
Peanuts,
Salt Water Taffy.
Keep a lookout for more of his articles on this site.
Did You Know?
Let us face the facts. Candy is quite dandy. Every holiday has
a new variety of candy to choose from. There are fudges at Christmas.
Heart shaped candies at Valentine’s Day and we cannot forget
those wonderful chocolate bunnies when Easter rolls around. But
you do not have to waste your money on buying those candies.
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