Buongiorno! Italy have beaten Germany in the football and this makes for a very happy household.
Continuing in my making something from scratch every day, I bring you the smoothie.
If you’re being honest with yourself, do you eat your five fruit and veg a day? I do pretty well with veg, but I simply don’t eat enough fruit, I sometimes have raspberries on my cereal or a banana as a snack, but the truth is I’m simply not adventurous enough. Enter the smoothie.
I have started making a smoothie for breakfast, pouring it into a bottle and drinking it throughout the morning. I can tell you, they’re filling, delicious and put me in a very smug mood. There literally isn’t anything bad in them. You do need a blender, either a hand held one or a magi mix, however if you have access to one of those, the sky’s your limit.
Here are my favourites:
Superfood Fig Smoothie
I’ve been having this for breakfast every day, it’s filling and delicious and can be drunk slowly which i really like as I often end up stuffing breakfast down my neck and never feeling the true benefit, so being able to savour it keeps me fuller for longer.
2 fresh figs sliced (you can use dried too, but then you’d need more, or mix the two if you feel it needs bulking out)
1 banana
4 tablespoons plain low fat probiotic yoghurt
100 ml skim milk (if you want it thinner then simply add more milk)
A couple of ice cubes (optional)
A handful of hazelnuts
Put it all in a blender, whizz it up, pour into a glass and drink. Or pour into a bottle and bung in the fridge until you want it.
Babyfood Smoothie
This is a classic that can be whizzed really smooth (I prefer them with bits in) its ingredients are all crowd pleasers and this is a way of getting fruit into your most reluctant audience.
1 banana
150g strawberries (hulled and chopped)
100g apple juice NOT FROM CONCENTRATE
4 tbsp yoghurt
whizz in a blender, drink at once or bottle in the fridge for later.
The Saul Smoothie
So named after my good friend Saul who invented this one. This is excellent for keeping you going and giving you an energy boost. It also tastes amazing.
150g/200g frozen berry mix (strawberries, cherries, blueberries, red currents, raspberries)
150 ml orange juice
100 ml skim milk
a thick teaspoon of peanut butter
a sprinkling of cinnamon.
A couple of ice cubes (optional)
Whizz it all up and love it. I do.
Now I’ve got 4 coming for dinner on Sun (6 of us in all) to watch the final of the Euros. What to cook? You decide. I have a couple of dishes I know I’m doing, but what could I add to the table? Oh and by the way the visitors are all of P’s family, so you know, no pressure. If you have any other suggestions, don’t hesitate to comment!
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