Strawberry & Banana Smoothie
Strawberry & Banana Smoothie … a healthy way to kickstart the day
I’ve always loved smoothies and I have never realised how easy it is to make them – the basic ingredients are plain yoghurt, milk and fruits. Just blend for a few seconds till smooth. I’ve always heard that plain yoghurts are very nutritious but I never like having it on its own because it’s too sour for my palatte. Hence blending with sweet fruits (I used the last of the organic strawberries) to balance the sourness sounds like a good way to enjoy the health benefits of plain yoghurt. And the good thing about smoothies is that it’s really filling, in fact I usually couldn’t finish everything in one go. Instead of a greasy, sinful meal, it’s nice to have something healthier like a smoothie once in a while. The sweet flavours of banana and strawberry is a classic mix and they complement each other well.
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Ingredients
(makes one tall glass)Recipe adapted from 500 Juices & Smoothies by Christine Watson
1 ripe banana, peeled and quartered
150g strawberries, hulled
100ml plain low-fat yoghurt
60ml milkDirections
Put all the ingredients in a blender. Blend for 1 minute or until smooth. Pour into a glass and serve immediately.Note: You can add some honey to blend if it’s not sweet enough for you.
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Love this smoothie!!! I usually make it without milk nor yoghurt, just ice water :)
That’s a great idea to use smoothies as a way of eating more yogurt! I love your strawberry print napkin!
Mmmmm, smoothie. Can’t let my girlfriend see this post, she’ll make me find my blender. :)
Smoothies are the best! This looks real yummy! :D
This is a smart way to use plain yogurt! I like how you simply garnished the smoothie with a piece of strawberry and how the strawberry and banana look in the background.
That smoothie looks nice and cool and refreshing and good!
looks terrific!! love smoothies ;) i’m eyeing on a malted milkshake with my leftover vanilla bean ice cream :p
This smoothie is a great soothing drink for me as the weather in Spore is terribly hot now.
I like this combo… Smoothie is great!!
I love fruit smoothies! Sometimes I have it for breakfast… esp when I am trying hard to go on a diet… :lol:
Very healthy, I will try with yogurt too next time. I have a dairy-free smoothie in my blog which is alcoholic but you can also skip the alcohol too. More for afternoon or evenings.
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Love your healthy smoothie drink! One for me please! :)
cool, we love smoothies too!
I love this smoothie too..
I love smoothies too! Your napkin is sooo cute! Did you buy it especially for the photoshoot?
I bought the napkins at bangkok’s weekend market without really knowing what to do with them yet :p they are too cheap to resist buying hehe (something like 10 for US$2) :D
oh goshhhh it’s been a while…i miss you!
i generally hate smoothies…this looks so beautiful, but i am sure i ain’t gonna like it, it’s not you, it’s totally me, babe…i need to train my tastebuds to be healthier T_T
i am sure sc will love it though (he is a yoghurt freak)
I was just thinking about u babe, miss ya! hehe and your words always make me laugh :D
I like your napkin too! The only way to take plain yogurt for me is with fruits like this. :up:
Looks great! What kind of milk do you use?
Hi Katie, I used regular plain milk.
this is so refreshing… perfect for summer… :)
thanks for sharing this recipe. Now I know it is so simple to make. My girl loves strawberry smoothies and we usually have it at the cafe/ restaurant and it costs us RM20 per glass. And not all restauant serves good smoothies. Now I can make for her.
I hope your girl likes the taste of this smoothie as compared to the ones outside. Yes, most things are much cheaper if we make it at home :)
Tried this. It is great and simple! Thanks for sharing.