Saturday, January 31, 2009

Cooking Games: Fruit Smoothies


Fruit smoothies are an easy way to up your fruit intake while sipping on something cold and delicious. Add a bit of protein powder and your fruit smoothie will be great after a work-out or for breakfast in the morning. But even when you’re just interested in a healthy snack, a good fruit smoothie will hit the spot.

Gather Materials:
You’ll need the following to create a smoothie:

  • A blender
  • Frozen fruit
  • Orange (or any kind of) juice
  • Protein powder as desired

To make the smoothie combine as much frozen fruit as you’d like. Throw in a banana if you want your smoothie to be extra smooth. For optimum health, you can make your fruit smoothie completely out of fruit without any need for ice cream, yogurt, or even ice. The frozen fruit takes care of the ice required by most smoothies.

Once you have all of the fruit ingredients in the blender, add a slug of juice. Orange juice is popular or so is pineapple among some crowds. Start the blender and add juice in small amounts to keep the smoothie thick. More juice will help to water it down as needed.

Once the blended smoothie is ready, serve it up and enjoy consuming so many of your fruits in one glass.

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