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Intro
Smoothie is one of my favourite way to add nutrients from various fruits in a single sip. It might be best included as a part of your diet as well, rather than being your only diet. It sure makes for a great snack or for breakfast.
The smoothie recipes here use ingredients promisingly, easy, delicious and readily accessible to you, at home, and they can be your favourite ingredients as well, or something you always wanted to try.
Store bought fruit smoothie can be great to taste, but at the cost of other ingredients we never heard of. The smoothies are best made at home with a high speed blender and can be enjoyed all year long. There's no sugar added, and everything comes from fruits and nuts we are familiar with. It can be 100% organic and allergen free nonetheless nutritious and healthy.
This recipe is still delectable with interchanging fruits and vegetables, and hence challenging a store bought smoothie. So, why not dive into this easy, quick, two-step smoothie recipe.
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Ingredients
Directions
Soak pitted dates, raw almond and cashew nuts in hot water for 10-15 mins.
In a High Speed blender, add 2 cups almond milk ,add soaked dry fruit and nuts , and cup of water and frozen fruit.
Blend until everything comes together smoothly.
Add more water if you want a runny consistency.
Interchange
You can swap almond milk with any plant based milk or simply water.
You can use only one type of nut if you are allergic to one or the other.
You can swap kale to spinach.
You can use mixed berry variety for strawberries.
Nutritional Facts
The information here is just an estimate and derived from an online nutritional analyzer or calculators. it is only for courtesy and convenience. Not to be considered as an alternative to professional's advice.
This recipe serves 3.
Nuts in your smoothie can be a great way to amp up the smoothie power.
Almonds and Cashews are great ones to start with if you are new to the smoothie game. They are full of calories, since they mostly contain healthy form of fats.
These nuts are rich in protein, iron and calcium. Once added to your smoothie it often gives you the satiated feeling.
Dates are the nature's sugar, without any processing. It's acute sweetness gives smoothie the rich and sugary taste.
Dates are rich in antioxidants, fibers. They aid in reducing the risk of heart diseases, cancers and other chronic illnesses.
They are vital in controlling blood sugars,the GI of dates is lower than table sugar and might help in managing diabetes.
The fruits like strawberries and mangoes are nutrient dense and helps in improving our immune system by preventing diseases.
Spinach is a great addition to the smoothie as it is an excellent health boosting ingredient. It is rich in iron, and has nitrates that are shown to boost heart health.
Smoothie can be your homemade favourite to enjoy with so many nutrient dense, healthy, and delicious benefits.
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