"A juice a day keeps the Doctor at bay" isn't too far from the truth - many Doctors recommend that we have at least one smoothie a day to keep our bodies and minds working properly.
Whether you're on our SimpleSlim programme, or simply looking to be healthy, here are 3 smoothie recipes that you should try:
Pinky:
INGREDIENTS
Handful of raspberry
½ banana
1 tbsp rice yogurt
1 thumb-sized piece of ginger
2 apples
½ banana
1 tbsp rice yogurt
1 thumb-sized piece of ginger
2 apples
METHOD
Juice the 2 apples and the piece of ginger. Then place the half a banana, raspberries, yogurt and the juice in a blender and blitz for two minutes until completely smooth.
Green Giant:
Perfect for when you need a top up of vitamins
INGREDIENTS
Handful of Spinach
Handful of kale
1 tsp wheatgrass
1/4 banana
1 pear
1 tbsp rice yogurt
1 avocado
1 tsp. water
Handful of kale
1 tsp wheatgrass
1/4 banana
1 pear
1 tbsp rice yogurt
1 avocado
1 tsp. water
METHOD
Juice the pear. Then place the avocado, spinach, kale, wheatgrass powder, banana, rice yogurt, water and pear juice in the blender. Blitz for 2 minutes until completely smooth.
Blues Buster:
In need of a smoothie this grey drizzly morning? Try the delicious blues buster
INGREDIENTS
1 handful blueberries
1/2 banana
2 tbsp soya yogurt
200ml rice milk
100ml apple juice (freshly juiced)
1/2 banana
2 tbsp soya yogurt
200ml rice milk
100ml apple juice (freshly juiced)
METHOD
Blitz until smooth
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