Fruit Smoothies for Easy Breakfast

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Are you always on the go and do not find time to prepare healthy breakfast items or snacks at home? If yes, you need some healthy fruit smoothie recipes that are easy to prepare and very nutritious as well.

Smoothies always play a dual role when it comes to our diet. They not only quench our thirst but these delicious drinks can satiate our hunger as well. Preparing a smoothie is very simple and the following recipes are ideal for in between snacks.

Strawberry Smoothie

Ingredients Strawberries (chilled and chopped), 10 Ice cubes, 5 Vanilla essence, ½ teaspoon Icing sugar, 4 teaspoons Semi-skimmed milk, 40 ml

Preparation Place the strawberries, milk, and the ice cubes in the blender. Blend until the mixture smooths. Now, add the vanilla essence, and the icing sugar to it. Blend again for a few secs, and serve.

Fruity Smoothie

Ingredients Kiwis (peeled and cut into 4 pieces), 2 Banana, 1 Strawberries, 5 Raspberries, 7 Low-fat natural yogurt, 330 ml Milk, 1 medium-sized glass

Preparation Mix all the ingredients in the blender. Blend till you get the desired consistency. Add some milk if it gets thick. Serve immediately.

Banana Breakfast Smoothie

Ingredients Fat-free milk, 1½ cups Banana (frozen), 1 Vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon Almond extract (optional), ¼ teaspoon Cinnamon (for garnish, optional)

Preparation To freeze the banana, slice it, transfer it to a storage bag, and place it in the freezer for several hours or overnight. To prepare the smoothie, combine all the ingredients excluding the cinnamon in a blender. Blend for around 20 seconds or until you get the desired consistency. Sprinkle it with some ground cinnamon if you want, and serve.

Tropical Berry Smoothie

Ingredients Fat-free vanilla yogurt, 1 cup Skim milk, 1 cup Banana, 1 Soft tofu, 3 cubes Blueberries, ¾ cup Strawberries, 1 cup

Preparation First, place the yogurt, tofu, milk, and banana into the blender and blend until the mixture smooths. Next, add some berries to it, and blend again till you achieve the right consistency.

Orange Smoothie

Ingredients Oranges (peeled and cut into bite-size pieces), 2 Low-fat or nonfat yogurt, 1 cup Fruit of your choice (cut into pieces), 1 cup Honey, 1 tablespoon or vanilla extract, ¼ teaspoon Crushed ice, 1 cup

Preparation Place all the ingredients without the ice into the food processor and blend till they turn smooth. Add some ice before serving the smoothie.

Coconut and Orange Smoothie

Ingredients Orange (peeled and cut in bite-size pieces), 1 Crushed ice, ½ cup Nonfat yogurt, 1 scoop Cream of coconut, 2 tablespoons Juice of fresh lime, 1

Preparation Combine all the ingredients together in a blender and blend till they turn smooth. Garnish the smoothie as required.

Melon Smoothie

Ingredients Limes (juiced), 2 Vanilla nonfat yogurt, 1 cup Honeydew melon (seeded and chopped), 1½ cups Watermelon (seeded and chopped), 1½ cups Ice cubes, 1 cup

Preparation As is the base for all fruit smoothie recipes, place all the ingredients in a blender and blend till you get the desired consistency.

Tips Instead of using ice cubes, you can opt for frozen fruits. If you need to use banana as an ingredient, cut it into one-inch pieces before you freeze the fruit. Sometimes, the natural sweetness of the fruits may not require you to use other sweeteners. Therefore, avoid adding these to the smoothies beforehand.