Mango, strawberry, pineapple smoothies with additions

As the temperature outside rises, refreshing drinks and smoothies spring into action to replace your breakfast or dessert. Smoothies can be made with plant-based beverages, milk or Greek yogurt. A quick shot of vitamins and antioxidants will help you feel energized and ready for the day, but to unlock the full potential of smoothies, you must follow a few important rules.

23 May 2022

Do you think that making a smoothie is easy as ABC? Even though the process itself is not difficult, there’re some tricky things to keep in mind. Home-made smoothies have plenty of benefits, but to take full advantage of them, you need to steer clear of common mistakes when making and drinking them. What are these mistakes?

Skipping vegetables – fruit smoothies are a sugar bomb; every vegetable ingredient increases the fiber content, so if you make a strawberry-based smoothie, for example, spruce it up with some avocado, which is rich in nutrients and low in sugar.
Drinking smoothies a few hours after preparation – do you take your smoothie with you to sip on your commute? Smoothies lose some of their vitamins when exposed to higher temperatures and sunlight. Left in the sun for 15 minutes, they turn from green to gray. It’s best to drink your smoothie right after making it or put it in a thermal cup. This will prevent the loss of vitamin C.
Excessive blending – blending fruit and vegetables creates heat, so it’s best to keep your blending time to a minimum.
Air access – unless you put your smoothie in air-tight packaging, it loses vitamins, especially vitamin A. As a result, it loses much of its health benefits.
Peeling fruit – fruit skin is rich in dietary fiber, so if you peel fruit and vegetables, you remove the beneficial fiber from your smoothie.
Ignoring leafy greens – in a nutshell, failure to incorporate kale, spinach or parsley into your smoothies is a sin against your health. Green ingredients may give your smoothie a green hue and intense flavor, but they contain a lot of dietary fiber as well as health-boosting vitamins and antioxidants.

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Shakes and smoothies in your diet – the health benefits of blended fruit and vegetables

Smoothies cleanse the body and help you lose weight, as they are a rich source of fiber that makes you feel full. The perfect ingredients include red beets, parsley, spinach, celery, and apples.
Smoothies are fantastic substitutes for sweets. If you have a sweet tooth, be sure to add bananas and previously soaked dates to your smoothie.
Smoothies are a refreshing treat. Just toss half a cucumber or some watermelon into your blender and blend it with ice cubes to cool yourself on a hot summer day.
Smoothies help you look fresh! Raw vegetables and fruit smoothies are highly nutritious, so in addition to being great for your gut, they nourish your skin, hair and nails from within. Smoothies work almost like beauty potions.
Smoothies rev up your digestive system. A smoothie for a healthy gut – with avocado, spinach, apple and... pickled cucumber – is a real health bomb full of antioxidants, probiotics, and vegetable fats.