Smoothies
Smoothies look and taste great. Take seconds to make. Get your fruit down in one. Building yourself up? Use full milk. Keeping fit? Go for semi-skimmed. Don't do dairy? Use soy milk. Make it easy on yourself. Get a hand blender.
My smoothie basic
Method
1. Get soft fruit combo. Wash it. (Use frozen fruit if you can't get fresh.)
2. Peel a banana. Break into bits with fingers. Chuck into tall plastic jug.
3. Drop in fruit combo.
4. Drizzle a bit of honey in there.
5. Stick milk in to cover fruit. Sub in a bit of plain yogurt if you like.
6. Blitz and froth. Drink it.
My breakfast boost
Banana, raspberry & blueberry
I get one of these down me most days. Makes a great emergency breakfast with a flapjack. Chuck bits of banana, load of blueberries and raspberries into jug. Tip in half a pint of milk, drizzle honey. Blitz it.
Blackberry
Banana, blackberry & raspberry
Brilliant taste - brilliant colour. Sister's favourite. Chuck bits of banana, 3-4 blackberries, handful of raspberries (or strawberries) into jug. Add half a pint of milk, drizzle honey. Blitz it.
Exotic banana
Banana, mango and raspberry
Special. My mate Tom's dad sells dried mangoes fairtrade-style. His top smoothie. Chuck bits of banana, chopped peeled fresh mango, load of raspberries into jug. Tip in half a pint of milk, drizzle honey. Blitz it.
Strawberry lite
Banana & strawberry
Cool, light and frothy. The smoothest smoothie? Chuck bits of banana, good load of strawberries (chopped if huge) into jug. Tip in half a pint of milk, drizzle honey. Blitz it.
Orange boost
Banana & orange
Subtle - nice light taste. Usually got this stuff hanging about in the fruit bowl. Chuck bits of banana, juice of freshly squeezed orange into a jug. Tip in half a pint of milk - sub in a bit of vanilla yogurt if you like. Drizzle honey. Blitz it.
Tropic
Banana, pineapple & orange
Bit like tutti-frutti ice-cream. Use fresh pineapple if you can, but if you'd rather take it in to model it for art... Chuck bits of 1 banana, chunks or chopped rings from small tin pineapple, bit of fresh orange into jug. Tip in half a pint of milk - sub a bit of yogurt if you like. Drizzle honey. Blitz it.
