Banana and Kiwi Smoothie

Ingredients

1 banana, peeled and cut into chunks

1 kiwifruit, peeled and sliced (about 1/2 cup)

1 cup low-fat yogurt

1/2 cup ice cubes

2 teaspoons maple syrup, optional

Directions

Combine all of the banana, kiwi, yogurt, ice, and syrup in a blender and whir together until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve immediately.


Nutrition Information
Servings Per Recipe: 2
PER SERVING: 155 cal., 2 g total fat (1 g sat. fat), 28 g carb. (3 g fiber), 7 g pro.

http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/recipe/drinks/banana-and-kiwi-smoothie/

Honeydew and Kiwi Fruit smoothie

Ingredients:

2 cups cubed honeydew

1 small Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and cut up

1 kiwifruit, peeled and cut up

2 -3 tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 cup ice cubes

Honeydew and/or kiwifruit slices


Directions

In a blender container, combine honeydew, apple, kiwifruit, sugar, and lemon juice. Cover and blend until smooth.

Add ice cubes; cover and blend until cubes are crushed and mixture is slushy. Garnish with additional honeydew and/or kiwifruit slices, if desired.


Nutrition Information
Servings Per Recipe: 3
PER SERVING: 110 cal., 27 g carb. (3 g fiber), 2 g pro.

http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/recipe/drinks/honeydew-kiwifruit-smoothie/

Peanut Butter and Banana Smoothie

Ingredients

10 ounces skim milk or plain soy milk

1 tablespoon natural peanut butter

1 medium banana


Directions

Make it: In a blender, combine all ingredients and mix until smooth. Use 6 ice cubes for a thicker consistency.


Nutrition Information
Servings Per Recipe: 1
PER SERVING: 303 cal., 9 g total fat (2 g sat. fat), 45 g carb. (4 g fiber), 16 g pro.

http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/recipe/desserts/peanut-butter-banana-smoothie/

Mango Lassi

Ingredients

• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup chopped mango (peeled and stone removed)
• 4 teaspoons sugar, to taste
• A dash of ground cardamom (optional)

Method

Put mango, yogurt, milk, sugar and cardamom into a blender and blend for 2 minutes, then pour into individual glasses, and serve. Can sprinkle with a little cardamom.
The lassi can be kept refrigerated for up to 24 hours.

Yield: Makes about 2 cups.

Courtesy from:

http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/mango_lassi/ 

Banana Milk Smoothie

This smoothie is perfect to have for breakfast. Refreshing, energy booster and definitely healthy. Give a try and you will love it!!!

Ingredients:

- 3 Large Bananas (Cavendish)

- 2 Cups of fresh milk (Low fat Milk).

- 1 Tbs honey

Method: 

* Blend all the ingredients together and ready to be served.

Carrot and Orange Smoothie

Here is my new attempt of making carrot juice with orange juice plus a little bit of low fat milk. The result- yummylicious and refreshing. Give a shot and you will be surprised to see the result:

- 3 large size carrots
- 1 cup of orange juice
- 1/2 cup of low fat milk

* Blend the carrots in the juicer. Mix the carrot juice with orange juice and milk. The smoothie is ready for you to enjoy.

Apple Banana Smoothie

I started the day today with a nice healthy breakfast, Apple Banana Smoothie (first try out smoothie from our new juicer given by Mr Hubby for our anniversary present). The result was an amazing and refreshing juice, all the ingredients used give a balance taste and texture which really took us by surprised. We had this smoothie along with cinnamon toast which made the breakfast even better.  Do try it if you are a big fan of juice and smoothie. And this is the result of our first attempt:

 

Scale ingredients to 2 servings

- 2 frozen, peeled and chopped banana
- 1 cup orange juice
- 2 peeled, cored and chopped Gala apple
- 0.5 cup milk

Combine ingredients in a blender until smooth, pour into tall glasses.

Courtesy of: http://www.drinksmixer.com/recipes/15u8t50/