Healthy Inspirations & More

Today's green smoothie is an interesting  - not very obvious mix AND very tasty!

Sometimes we're being rewarded for being a bit adventurous - right!

So here's the recipe for you, today 2 portions!

• 3/4 banana
• 5 cm cucumber
• one apple
• half an avocado
• three stems of mint (you can use them completely or if you prefer to pick off the leaves)
• 250 to 300 ml water
• 50 ml of almond milk

The result: creamy, tender, a bit more on the thicker side side....well, just look at the picture and you see what I mean :-). Fills up quite nicely with banana and avocado and has a lovely mint scent and flavour.

Be careful keeping it too long - it might flag when it comes to the color then… so my tip is to rather drink it right away.

Enjoy!

Sometimes some veggies and fruit just start piling up....some leftovers from meals, smoothies etc.

So from time to time I collect all of that (well, kind of) and produce another smoothie out of it....

This was the actual one (recipe for 2 portions today)

• one small pak choi
• half an avocado
• half mango
• one Clementine
• half a lemon (peeled or just the juice - your choice)
• 8 to 10 walnuts
• 350 ml  cold water

The result: a pretty thick smoothie with a lovely color and a fragrant lovely flavor.

By the way the walnuts I did not find in the fridge :-), they added some nice subtle taste though.

The rest was in actual fact what needed to be used up. Be creative with your stuff and just follow the formula of at least one veggie and some fruit and more often than not it works out.

Alternatively you can spice this smoothie up with some basil or meant.

Well, being precise, this was my smoothie last night. Yes, for a change I did not drink it in the morning as I went out to see some friends for breakfast - so, we changed our routine, had a late lunch at 2 and the smoothie was my dinner.

Thick, smooth and VERY tasty....one of the REALLY nice green smoothies - and as the name indicates, shock full of vitamin C - just what we need at this time of the year.

Responsible for that are the kiwi and the parsley, which by the way adds a really lovely flavour!

Here's what's in it - this time for 1 portion

• 1 kiwi
• 1/2 small mango
• 4 stems of parsley
• 1/4 mango
• 150 - 200 ml of cold water (depends on how thick you like it)

Mix it all up and enjoy :-)

Today I've decided to go for a mixture, which is really gentle on the digestive system...no acids added (like lemon or lime juice), and easy digestible fruit and vegetable. Well, strictly speaking the avocado is a fruit as well, so I guess from a botanical aspect this is a "fruit-only" smoothie ;-).

So if your stomach is a bit sensitive or your digestive system has suffered through a bug, this can be a good version with easy to digest ingredients while at the same time giving your body lovely nutrients.

Besides that this smoothie is really thick and lush - and tastes lovely, just as I like it.

Here's what's in it (2 portions):

• ½ banana
• ½ avocado
• 1 apple
• 1 slice of mango (one side cut off)
• 300 - 400  ml of water (depending how thick you like it)

Enjoy!

It's Sunday - the fridge is full again and I have all sorts of variations possible for a lovely vitamin kick in the morning....and decided to go for some celery as a veggie.

Don't like celery? That is what I thought. Until I tried it in a smoothie, particularly the green ones. Can't always have spinach, right? Or kale. Give it a try and make sure it is super fresh - when it loses water, the taste can become a tad over-powering.

So here's today's recipe for two portions:

• 1 kiwi (the yellow ones - they are a tad smoother and milder than the green ones)
• A small handful of white grapes
• 1 stick celery
• 1/2 banana
• 3 sticks of basil (complete or just the leaves)
• 300 ml cold water

Put all into a blender and mix creamy.

Useful knowledge for the advanced smoothie drinker: kiwi are amongst the top fruit in terms of ant-inflammatory properties. Like pineapple the fruit contains enzymes which support your body to fight inflammation (the root cause for a lot of diseases, even auto-immune ones).

Green smoothies are special: either you love them...or absolutely not. This one will change your mind though...and you will notice that green is not necessarily really green.

What?

Yes, this one is healthy AND tasty. Really, I mean. No cringing due to bitterness or absolutely no taste (had those unfortunately). Instead a slight sweetness with the wonderful nutty flavour of basil in the background.

Delicous.

So here we go with the recipe:

½ banana, ½ peach, a slice of mango, 1 good handful of baby spinach, lime juice (half a lime), 3 stems of basil, 200 ml water (1 portion)

Just put everything in a blender and mix (don't forget to put the top on...;-) )

See you tomorrow!