Healthy, Delicious Smoothie Recipes
Smoothies might possibly be the perfect food, especially in the warmer months of summer. They’re icy cold and refreshing, packed with the season’s freshest fruit, the sweetness of which masks any number of good-for-you-but-don’t-taste-great-on-their-own ingredients. This means that if you make them right, you have a nutritious drink that’s often hearty enough to replace a meal.
As Julie Morris, author of the book “Superfood Smoothies” writes, “It’s a smoothie, it’s not a science,” meaning any of us are capable of making them at home. Still, one should be thoughtful of what they put in their smoothie. Here is Morris’ formula: Start with hard chunky ingredients, then add soft chunky ingredients, then any powders or superfoods, then liquid, and, finally, ice. Read here for more detail.
Once you’ve got that down, it’s time to hit “blend” and drink your healthy green, maybe orange, maybe pink breakfast or mid-afternoon pick-me-up. Here are 12 healthy concoctions to try.
More on how to achieve the perfect smoothie:
Supercharge Your Breakfast Smoothie with Coconut Oil
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How to Health-Hack Your Smoothie
