It’s getting hot out there! I mentioned last week that I’ve been trying some smoothies from Blendtopia Superfood Smoothie Kits and SaladPower. My friend, Lavanya, whose new blog My Nutrosia features healthy vegetarian recipes reached out with some of her favorite summer smoothies. She makes family friendly, healthy recipes that are a “nutritious ambrosia” with simple ingredients.
Here are Lavanya’s tips for making great summer smoothies and five great recipes to try:
A smoothie (in my opinion) is a blended concoction of a variety of fruits or vegetables with some liquid such as juice or milk along with nuts and seeds.
Smoothies are powerhouses of nutrients and vitamins which when prepared with the right combination of ingredients can practically replace a meal. Relishing a smoothie over an extended period of time allows us to be satiated and substitute it for a full meal. For instance, in our home, we love to make a tall glass of smoothie for breakfast. We sip on it over several hours as we get going with the day’s work. This also works like a reboot to our systems!
Here is a simple logic to follow when preparing smoothies:
Start with fruit – fruit gives us the natural sugars to work as the carbohydrates. Always taste the fruit and based on sweetness add honey. Honey goes very well with all smoothies since everything is raw.
Add nuts or seeds to bring in the protein. Almonds, walnuts, pecans, peanuts, butter form of some of these nuts etc. Seeds can also be added such as sunflower and chia seeds.
Add a spice for flavoring – ones that really go well in smoothies are cinnamon, cardamom, saffron, nutmeg, lavender etc.
Finally add the liquid medium – plain milk, almond milk, soy milk, oat milk etc.
Sharing some of our favorite smoothie combinations …. try them and as always share your comments !
Source: My Nutrosia
My Nutrosia Smoothie Recipes:
Day 1 – Apple, cinnamon, almonds, raisins and chia with plain milk
Day 2 – Mango, peanut butter, honey, flax meal and cardamom with almond milk
Day 3 – Peach, pecans, raisins, saffron, flax meal with plain milk
Day 4 – Mixed berries, cacao nibs, dates, cashew nuts, lavender with oat milk
Day 5 – Kiwi, banana, dates, Pistachio with plain milk
Check out more great, healthy recipes from My Nutrosia here. You can also follow along on Instagram and Pinterest!
Which smoothie would you make first?
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