Healthy Fresh Fruit Smoothie Recipes in a Flash! 02.10.2015

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We are being bombarded by smoothies, but watch out! Not all smoothies are created equally. You may think you are making the smart choice at the mall or coffee shop, but that smoothie you’re drinking is probably loaded with added sugars and calories. In fact, it may not be nutritious at all! So try these healthy fresh fruit smoothie recipes that you can whip up at home in no time. They use the right stuff: fruits and veggies to give you flavor and nutrition. So head to the market, snag the freshest produce, and get your blender ready. These are 4 recipes you have got to try!

Avocado & Pear Smoothie

For healthy fresh fruit smoothie recipes that taste like milkshakes, add avocado to your shopping list. Not only does it make your drink super-creamy and rich, but it packs a nutritional punch!

Ingredients:

• ripe Hass avocado, 1
• silken tofu (drained), ½ c
• pear juice, 1 c
• 
honey, 2 T
• pure vanilla extract, ½ t
• ice, 2 c

Instructions:

1. Cut the avocado into quarters; remove pit; peel.
2. Combine the avocado, tofu, juice, honey, and vanilla in a blender; puree until smooth.
3. Add ice; puree until smooth. Pour into 4 glasses; serve.

Citrusy Pineapple Smoothie

This citrus and pineapple drink will take you to the tropics. Plus, it is full of Vitamin C and potassium, so you can feel good about guzzling it down.

Ingredients:

• orange-tangerine juice, ¾ c
• 
carrot juice, ¼ c
• 
frozen canned pineapple chunks, 1 c
• 
frozen banana, ½

Instructions:

1. Combine the juices and the fruit into a blender.
2. Puree until smooth; serve.

Blackberry & Beet Smoothie

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Adding beets to your healthy fresh fruit smoothie recipes means that you will improve your body’s blood flow. You can thank the nitric acid in beets for that. Drink this and boost your brain power!

Ingredients:

• beetroots (cooked, chopped), 150g
• blackberries (fresh or frozen), 60g
• cranberry juice (chilled), 250mL
• low-fat plain yogurt, 225g
• blackberries (chilled), for garnish

Instructions:

1. Combine the beetroot, blackberries, and cranberry juice in a food processor; puree until smooth.
2. Strain the mixture into a large pitcher; stir in almost all of the yogurt.
3. Divide smoothie between 4 glasses and garnish with the rest of the yogurt and blackberries; serve.

Vitamin-Powered Smoothie

Healthy fresh fruit smoothie recipes do not have to be a bore or taste like cardboard! The proof? This vitamin-powered smoothie. It helps you get your veggies, but all you taste is the delicious fruit!

Ingredients:

• orange (peeled, chopped), 1
• large carrot (peeled, chopped), 1
• celery sticks (chopped), 2
• 
mangoes (chopped), 50g
• water, 200ml

Instructions:

1. Combine the fruits and the vegetables in a blender; add water.
2. Puree until smooth; serve.