{"id":357,"date":"2009-04-23T15:41:21","date_gmt":"2009-04-23T06:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paulgoodchild.net\/blog\/?p=357"},"modified":"2012-02-26T15:31:29","modified_gmt":"2012-02-26T15:31:29","slug":"how-to-make-perfect-fruit-smoothie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paulgoodchild.me\/blog\/how-to-make-perfect-fruit-smoothie\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make the perfect fruit smoothie"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was nearly 10 years ago when I was introduced to fruit smoothies. Milkshakes and fruit juices, sure, but putting a heap fruits into a blender was something that never occurred to me.<\/p>\n

The beauty of fruit smoothies is how absolutely easy it is with such a massive health benefit.<\/p>\n

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The huge benefit of fruit smoothies<\/h2>\n

I’ve always had a habit of bolting my food… I typically inhale my meals and move on.<\/p>\n

Eating is functional and I rarely take time to really enjoy it.\u00a0 By bolting my food I never chew it enough and half the goodness in the food is lost<\/a> before it can be digested.<\/p>\n

Blending up fruits and drinking it saves my body a heap of effort in breaking the food down and extracting the goodness. There’s no need to chew and liquid smoothies are incredibly easy for the body to get at what is there.<\/p>\n

I believe, based on research I’ve read and my own experience, that there is no other food group better for you than fruits, vegetables, and nuts etc. Anything our body needs is found in them and there’s little need to supplement our diets if we’re eating them in good quantities.<\/p>\n

I have a sweet tooth so I lean more heavily towards fruits, and they require much less work to prepare compared to vegetables.\u00a0 Some vegetables are great, but typically they need to be boiled, fried, or otherwise.\u00a0 For taste and ease alone, fruits rock my world!<\/p>\n

Vitamin supplements simply aren’t enough<\/h2>\n

There is the idea that we can eat as we feel like and then fix up our health with vitamin and mineral supplements.\u00a0 While these probably do no harm in moderation, and I’m prone to take Vit. C supplements, I otherwise can’t see the need for them.<\/p>\n

I understand that if you’re unwell you might want the boost they can provide, or that calcium and iron supplements for women are recognised as sometimes necessary.\u00a0 Still, with a very healthy & balanced diet, vitamin supplement should be unnecessary and I wonder how often they are used deliberately to offset a crap diet.<\/p>\n

The downside of fruit smoothies<\/h2>\n

Move along … nothing to see here.<\/p>\n

What do you need to make a fruit smoothie?<\/h2>\n

A blender<\/strong><\/p>\n

Without this you’re going to find it a time-consuming challenge to liquidize the fruits.\u00a0 Perhaps making your fruit smoothie manually will be great exercise for you, and maybe I’ll add this to my workout routine one day, but I can’t speak from experience of how effective that would be.<\/p>\n

!Don’t get caught up to go buy the “Super-duper fruit smoothie \u00fcber blender pro deluxe<\/em><\/strong>“.\u00a0 All you need is a blender with an on\/off switch.\u00a0 The name on the box doesn’t need to have any reference to “smoothie”.\u00a0 For example, [AMAZON_AFF asin=”B0007XHGHK” text=”here is something excessive”], even though it looks shiny and is very pretty.\u00a0 [AMAZON_AFF asin=”B000LYSSWW” text=”This blender”] will do the job perfectly well.<\/p>\n

Juice<\/strong><\/p>\n

Depending on your taste preference, you’ll want a dose of your favourite fruit juice.\u00a0 I’m not talking about sweetened kiddies juice like Ribena, but rather 100{97de8d2e860196f43620abbbd870152438d0e1a3bef5042cd7be1942d94df9d0} pure fruit juice, such as either apple or orange.\u00a0 I prefer apple in a smoothie with it being a little sweeter, and the taste is more subtle than citrus orange in the mix.\u00a0 This is personal preference so you should experiment with others to find your optimum mix – some options are grapefruit, grape, or even a mix juice base.<\/p>\n

Fruit<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have a fairly standard set of base<\/em> fruits that I use, and everything else is bonus material.\u00a0 A banana is, for me, the base of the smoothie – it’s thick, starchy and provides much of the energy in the drink.\u00a0 It also tastes great!\u00a0 Together with this then I’ll add berries of some description.\u00a0 Currently the standard is blueberry – little bombs of goodness<\/a> and I consider them practically essential to the mix.\u00a0 Basically just add to your desired taste.<\/p>\n

Raspberries and kiwi are fantastic also, and they also “zest” the fruit smoothie up a bit.<\/p>\n

Watermelon rocks and also makes the smoothie more fluid and easier to drink.\u00a0 A tip here, if you’re picky about this (which I am), remove the seeds\/pips from the watermelons before you blend.\u00a0 I find it ruins a smoothie to have these tough bits in the mix.\u00a0 This adds a little to the prep time but it’s worth it.<\/p>\n

Yellow melon and grapes are delicious in the mix.\u00a0 (obviously no pith here is important)<\/p>\n

Oranges and grapefruit (as well as orange juice) are good, but for me neither a favourite nor essential.\u00a0 I’m not a grapefruit fan so I never include them.<\/p>\n

Bio-Yoghurt<\/strong><\/p>\n

An essential part for me of the smoothie is the addition of a bio-yoghurt of some sort.\u00a0 Frankly I believe this to be one of the greatest benefits I receive from smoothies since it improves your overall digestive process. It also helps to add a nice consistency to the smoothie mix.<\/p>\n

Quantities and how to mix the smoothie<\/h2>\n

Mixing up smoothies isn’t an exact science – don’t let the problem of how much of each thing to put in, hinder you.<\/p>\n

Anything <\/strong>can go into a smoothie!\u00a0 Just buy a bunch of fruits, throw them into a blender with a some pure fruit juice and you’re done.\u00a0 Mix and match depending on your mood or what’s available and if you can buy your berries frozen you’ll save a little on costs and also make a very chilled drink which can be ideal when it’s hot.\u00a0 Alternatively you can just add ice cubes.<\/p>\n

I wrote this article because of that last paragraph (and my last post on dieting<\/a>) – maybe people feel there’s a particular method or certain combo to try… for me, if I make a smoothie with apple juice, bio yoghurt, a banana and some berries, I’m a happy.\u00a0 Everything else is just extra goodness.<\/p>\n

So, experiment.\u00a0 Don’t splash out on a special smoothie maker – just buy or use a blender you already have – and tuck in!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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