A cool delicious drink, with plenty of vitamins,minerals, and not so many calories, carbs, or fat is the glorioussmoothie.\u00a0 Surely you\u2019ve had one. If not\u2013you\u2019re in for a majortreat\u2013that won\u2019t be self-destructive, either.You can make smoothies at home if you have a blender, food processor,or even an electric mixer.\u00a0 (This is a recipe I featured a few months back.\u00a0 It was so popular, I\u2019m offering it again, for you.)<\/p>\n
Start with: 1 banana, 3 ice cubes, 1\/2 cup fruit juice. You can add anyother fruit you choose: strawberries, raspberries, cherries, appleslices, kiwi, oranges, whatever you\u2019re in the mood for. I recommendfresh fruit, but it\u2019s also good sometimes to use frozen fruit or even a canned fruit. That means you can always have the ingredients on handand make one anytime. (Just avoid processed fruits that have addedsugar).<\/p>\n
You can add \u201cpower\u201d ingredients, too. Like protein powder you get at ahealth-food store, or wheat germ, or an energy booster such as ginseng.You can add herbs, too, if you\u2019re feeling the need. (Check with yourdoctor first, though, because herbs can be powerful and may have sideeffects or negative interactions with medications).If you want to make it a dairy smoothie, add 1\/4 cup skim milk ornon-fat yogurt. Some folks add ice cream, sherbet or sorbet, but forthose of us losing weight or maintaining a weight loss, that decision needs to be carefullyconsidered.<\/p>\n
Remember, you\u2019re getting your daily serving of fruit whenyou have a smoothie. Also know that a little smoothie goes a long way,so don\u2019t drink a lot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A cool delicious drink, with plenty of vitamins,minerals, and not so many calories, carbs, or fat is the glorioussmoothie.\u00a0 Surely you\u2019ve had one. If not\u2013you\u2019re in for a majortreat\u2013that won\u2019t be self-destructive, either.You can make smoothies at home if you have a blender, food processor,or even an electric mixer.\u00a0 (This is a recipe I featured…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":171,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,18],"tags":[47,25,28,41],"class_list":["post-1243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet","category-food","tag-diet-2","tag-food-2","tag-recipe","tag-weight-loss-2"],"yoast_head":"\n