5 Healthy Smoothie Ideas
If you’re on a bit a of health kick right now, then nutritious smoothies are just the ticket, says food writer and SL contributor Chloe Scott-Moncrieff. Bursting with vitamins, they make delicious snacks or full-on meal replacements – whether you’re on a weight loss mission or simply seeking a healthier option. Here are five recipes to try now…
Immune-Supporting Sunshine Smoothie
Serves
2
Difficulty
Easy
Total Time
5 Minutes
Ingredients
125ml of orange juice
1 carrot, plus water
1 tsp of ground turmeric or a 2cm piece of turmeric root, peeled
1in piece of root ginger, peeled
1 banana, chopped
Black pepper (optional)
Method
Step 1
Mix one carrot with 50ml of water and blend until completely smooth. Add a little more water if necessary.Step 2
Peel everything else. Blend with the orange juice. Drink immediately.
Matcha Nutrition Booster
Serves
1
Difficulty
Easy
Total Time
5 Minutes
Ingredients
1 tsp of matcha green tea powder
125ml of oat milk
1 banana
2 tsp of honey
1 tbsp of flax seed
1 handful of baby kale or spinach
Method
Step 1
Pop all the ingredients into the blender and blitz until smooth.
Purple Power
Serves
2
Difficulty
Easy
Total Time
5 Minutes
Ingredients
150g of fresh or frozen raspberries
1 small beetroot, peeled or chopped
1 tbsp of live Greek yoghurt
1 tsp of cinnamon
1 tbsp of sunflower seeds
200ml of oat milk
Method
Step 1
Blend everything at once and serve into glasses immediately.
Celery Shots
Serves
1
Difficulty
Easy
Total Time
5 Minutes
Ingredients
2 celery sticks
¼ of a cucumber
1in piece of root ginger, peeled
Juice of 1 lime
Method
Step 1
Blend the celery with 200ml of water, as finely as possible. Try to blend as much of the fibre as possible. Sieve and save the juice.Step 2
Now blend the cucumber, ginger and lime juice, slowly adding the celery juice back in.
Vitamin C Green Smoothie
Serves
5
Difficulty
Easy
Total Time
5 Minutes
Ingredients
1 kiwi, peeled
1 apple
1in piece of ginger, peeled
1 handful of kale or baby spinach
200ml of water or coconut water
1 handful of mint, coriander or a couple rosemary leaves
