Smoothie of the Day: Sweet Carrot

I DO love mango, in particular when it meets coconut...they were just made for each other. At least in my mind.

Mango or pineapple in a smoothie always provides quite some sweetness  - good to offset it with veggies of some sort. I don't eat a lot of actual sugar...hence just eating mango seems almost too sweet for me meanwhile...funny how our taste can change !

What's your experience here?

Right - so here's the recipe (1 portion today....my man traveling, so no smoothie for him)

• 1/2 carrot
• 1/2 mango
• A small handful of frozen raspberries
• Juice of half a lemon
• 50 ml coconut milk
• 150 ml water

Mix well and enjoy :-)

PS: Got a question in the Facebook Group the other day how to measure ingredients for a smoothie when you just have some stuff available at home.

So the simple answer is: when you got one portion of smoothie, the liquid is in the range of 150 - 200 ml, for 2 portions 300 - 400 ml.

Liquid can be water, coconut milk (max half of total quantity, unless you want a super thick smoothie) or almond milk and the like.

The likelihood is that we overestimate the quantity of fruit and veggies for a smoothie, so I can give you two kind of advice:

1. Try it out, typically I don't take more than 3-4 different fruit/veggies for a smoothie. For one person the quantity is about a handful of cut products (unless you use really leafy stuff like fresh spinach - that can be a bit more).

2. Weigh it: typically the quantity per person is about 150 - 200 g plus liquid.