Smoothie is a thick whipped drink based on fresh or frozen fruits or vegetables with various additives. It is prepared in a blender by mixing pieces of fruit, berries, fresh juice, herbs and any other ingredients: milk, yogurt, spices, honey, etc. Try making a strawberry smoothie for both adults and kids alike.
Smoothies are much healthier and tastier than regular juices. After all, many vitamins, minerals and fiber are stored in it, because Unlike regular juice, the fruit is used together with the pulp in the preparation of this drink. To make a strawberry smoothie, the berries must be rinsed well in cold water and the stalks removed. Then beat in a blender one glass of strawberries with one glass of natural drinking yogurt or any other fermented milk drink (fermented baked milk, kefir, etc.). If desired, you can add a teaspoon of honey to the drink, as well as a few ice cubes, because it is preferable to drink smoothies cold.
Other ingredients to taste are also included in the strawberry smoothie. For example, peel one banana and orange, cut into pieces, and then mix in a blender with one glass of strawberries and a glass of natural yogurt or kefir. If desired, you can add spirulina algae, pollen, or soy to the smoothie. Try a few more variations of this delicious drink by combining the following foods:
1) 1 cup strawberries, 1/3 cup blueberries, 2 bananas, 0.5 cups freshly squeezed orange juice, 1.5 cups natural yogurt without additives;
2) 10 strawberries, 1 banana, 1 kiwi, a glass of apple juice and 2 teaspoons of honey;
3) 1 glass of strawberries, 1 banana, 1 glass of plain yogurt or low-fat kefir, 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon;
4) 1 cup strawberries, ½ cup blueberries, a glass of freshly squeezed grapefruit juice, 1 teaspoon of honey;
5) 1 glass of strawberries, 1 banana, 1 glass of drinking yogurt, three tablespoons of muesli.
A portion of such a drink can easily replace one meal: lunch or dinner. Especially if you want to lose weight or just maintain your weight. Smoothies are also an irreplaceable source of nutrients for people who cannot eat rough food, for example, for diseases of the stomach and intestines.
