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Basic Fruit Smoothie Information
from Lynn Webb
A fruit smoothie needs 3 things:
Fruit
Juice
Something to make it cold
Past that, everything is optional.
In the real world, here are some ideas and proportions to make a great smoothie for
2:
what you end up with is about 18-19 ounces of smoothie
each....yum.
Things that make it thick:
*banana
*Ice cream
*sherbet
*sorbet
*any frozen fruit
*fresh fruit like peaches, apples, apricots, which have lots of pulp and less water
Things that make it cold:
*ice cream
*sherbet
*sorbet
*frozen grapes
*ice cubes/crushed ice
*very very VERY cold juice
*frozen banana
*frozen berries
*frozen peaches
*frozen juice
Things that make it tart:
*fresh lemon juice
*vitamin C powder
*orange juice (no sugar added)
*fresh pineapple
*fresh grapefruit or fresh grapefruit juice
*apple cider
*pineapple juice
*fresh lime juice
Juices to make it sweet or tart (or both) and thinner:
*orange juice (use calcium fortified for a healthier smoothie)
*apple juice or cider
*fruit nectars, any flavor
*Knudsen all natural juices (I like the ones with coconut)
*fresh grapefruit juice/or fresh grapefruit
*cranberry juice, any flavor
*most bottled juices, though the ones without 100% juice can also dilute the flavor and make it too sugary sweet
*pineapple juice
Fresh Fruits:
*apples
*apricots
*bananas
*mango
*passion fruit
*blackberries
*orange sections
*grapefruit sections
*carrots (small pieces)
*cranberries
*strawberries
*raspberries
*blueberries
*cherries, pitted
*kiwi
*pineapple
*peaches
*pears
*grapes
Healthy Additions: (pick 1 or 2, not all...)
*Vitamin C Powder (add 1/4-1/2 tsp.)
*Slimfast Fruit Juice Mix (powder -- vitamin fortified with additional fiber; add 1 scoop to a double recipe)
*Knox gelatin (add 1 package)
*B-12 drops
*soy protein powder (adds protein -- add 2-3 T per recipe)
*"Just Whites" Egg white powder (adds protein and makes it frothy -- add 2-3 T to a recipe)
*Flax Seed, ground fine. (Adds omega-3 fatty acids. use about 1 T per recipe)
*metamucil or some other fiber drink mix -- use about half a regular serving per double smoothie recipe
Culinary Additions: (pick 1 or 2 that go with the fruits in question...add to taste)
*cinnamon
*nutmeg
*vanilla
*cherry syrup
*ginger
*clove
*lemon juice
*lime juice
*shredded coconut (about 1/3 cup for a recipe)
*anise
*Coca-Cola syrup (about 2T for a recipe)
*root beer syrup
*Dr. Pepper syrup
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