Here are some smoothie recipe ideas. All recipes make around three pints - depending on consistency. If you want to make less, cut each ingredient by half and save the other halves of your fruit and veg for tomorrow. :-)
Breakfast Smoothie
Ingredients
Peel your banana, pear*, kiwi and carrot* and chop your spinach if fresh. Place all fruit and veg in the blender, along with the wheat germ and cover with water. Liquidise. Add more water depending on desired consistency.
*If organic just scrub the skin.
Low fat detox Smoothie
Ingredients
Peel your pear*, apple*, kiwi and carrot* and chop your spinach and parsley, if fresh. Place all fruit and veg in the blender, along with the chlorella and cover with water. Liquidise. Add more water depending on desired consistency.
*If organic just scrub the skin.
**Chlorella is a super food but some people can be allergic to it so always try a tip of a teaspoon first and increase every three days till you can take 1 to 2 teaspoons a day. If you are on medication, always consult with your doctor before taking chlorella.
The morning after smoothie
Ingredients:
Peel your banana, grapefruit, avocado, cucumber* and chop your spinach if fresh. Place all fruit and veg in the blender, along with the ginger, cinnamon, honey,chlorella and coconut water. Liquidise and add more coconut water depending on desired consistency.
*If organic just scrub the skin.
The Lunch smoothie
Ingredients
Optional: Two leaves of kale
Peel your avocado, cucumber*, carrot*, apple*and cut off the skin from your slice of pumpkin. Place all fruit and veg in the blender, along with the seed mix and almond milk. Liquidise and add more almond milk or water depending on desired consistency.
*If organic just scrub the skin.
Breakfast Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 banana
- 1 pear
- 1 kiwi or citrus fruit
- Half a cup (120ml) of strawberries (when in season). Alternatively use frozen berries (preferably organic)
- 1 cup (240ml) chopped spinach
- 1 medium carrot
- 2 table spoons wheat germ
Peel your banana, pear*, kiwi and carrot* and chop your spinach if fresh. Place all fruit and veg in the blender, along with the wheat germ and cover with water. Liquidise. Add more water depending on desired consistency.
*If organic just scrub the skin.
Low fat detox Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 apple
- 1 pear
- 1 kiwi or citrus fruit
- 1/2 cup (240ml) chopped spinach
- 1/2 cup chopped parsley
- 1 medium carrot
- 1 teaspoon chlorella**
Peel your pear*, apple*, kiwi and carrot* and chop your spinach and parsley, if fresh. Place all fruit and veg in the blender, along with the chlorella and cover with water. Liquidise. Add more water depending on desired consistency.
*If organic just scrub the skin.
**Chlorella is a super food but some people can be allergic to it so always try a tip of a teaspoon first and increase every three days till you can take 1 to 2 teaspoons a day. If you are on medication, always consult with your doctor before taking chlorella.
The morning after smoothie
Ingredients:
- 1 banana
- 1 cup (240ml) spinach
- Half a medium cucumber
- Half a grapefruit (not just juice)
- 1 avocado
- Two pinches cinnamon
- 1 small piece of ginger (an average thumb tip size)
- 2 teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon chlorella
- 1 pint Coconut water
Peel your banana, grapefruit, avocado, cucumber* and chop your spinach if fresh. Place all fruit and veg in the blender, along with the ginger, cinnamon, honey,chlorella and coconut water. Liquidise and add more coconut water depending on desired consistency.
*If organic just scrub the skin.
The Lunch smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 Avocado
- 1 (240ml) cup of pumpkin
- Half a medium cucumber
- 1 medium carrot
- 1 apple
- 1 table spoon ground seedmix
- 2 cups unsweetened almond milk
Optional: Two leaves of kale
Peel your avocado, cucumber*, carrot*, apple*and cut off the skin from your slice of pumpkin. Place all fruit and veg in the blender, along with the seed mix and almond milk. Liquidise and add more almond milk or water depending on desired consistency.
*If organic just scrub the skin.