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Nutrition in a Glass ...Delicious Six Fruit Smoothie Recipe
A smoothie is a blended beverage made from fruits and juices.
Sometimes other flavors such as chocolate are added.
Creating smoothies is actually pretty fun. Start with a "base"
flavor or flavors and then add one flavor at a time, tasting as
you go. Stop when you are pleased with the overall taste.
For this restaurant recipe, I started with fresh organic oranges
and apples and juiced them with my Solo-Star juicer. Then I
blended that combination of juices with the rest of the fruits in
the recipe and a little low-fat milk.
I always keep frozen fruits on hand in case I run out of fresh product. You might want to keep
some mixed berries in your freezer as there are usually at least four fruits in each of those bags.
Six Fruit Smoothie Recipe
A Real Restaurant Recipe
Preparation time: 25 minutes to juice 2 quarts of juice and clean up. 5 minutes to blend the
smoothie. Serves 2.
Measurement Conversion Table
Ingredients:
4 ounces fresh orange juice and 4 ounces of fresh apple juice or a total of 8 ounces of both juices
(to taste)
8 large strawberries (fresh or frozen)
3-4 raspberries
1 peach (fresh or frozen)
1 banana
4 ounces low-fat milk or to taste (optional)
3-4 ice cubes to make the smoothie frothy (I like it that way)
Instructions:
Pour juice into your blender
Add frozen fruits first and blend well
Add other fruits and blend again
Add milk and ice cubes to correct thickness
Pour into tall glasses and serve with my blueberry muffins or bran muffins.
Tip: I only juice enough fruit to equal about 1 quart at a time (usually six medium oranges and
two medium apples) because nutrients are lost after a few days.
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