Smoothies

[missprim]

Can any fruit be used to make a smoothie? Have just bought a new blender and fancied making a smoothie. Do you just use fruits without skins like berries and a peeled banana.
Do you have a favourite smoothie? A healthy one, not one made with chocolate :-)

[boxtops]

Mango
Banana
Blueberry

mind you, I don't use my smoothie maker very often, it's too much of a palaver cleaning it afterwards....

[joggerjayne]

Forest fruits.

Buy bags of them from the frozen section, and whizz them straight from the freezer.

[missprim]

Know what you mean about cleaning it afterwards, but it's a new toy so will get used for a few days at least!

[mccfluff]

blueberries, raspberries, lime, ice and fizzy water

[missprim]

Wondered about doing that Jayne but do you get gritty bits in it?

[grasscarp]

I bought my daughter a blender for Christmas and she uses it every day - she puts in pineapple, apple, oranges, in fact just about every fruit which her young son loves. She also makes blends soups, and even manages to chop onions with it!

[joggerjayne]

Don't try to wash it.

Just put hot water into it, and switch it on.

Then wipe.

[joggerjayne]

missprim ... no more than if you used fresh fruit.

And you can sieve it if you like it really smooth.

[missprim]

This might sound weird but, you can use fresh or frozen fruit, how about tinned fruit?

[pastafreak]

Frozen mango.pineapple and a banana,plus some greek yoghurt or vanilla icecream. Add a bit of OJ if too thick.

[tiggerblue10]

I usually make banana and mango smoothies although I eat it with a spoon. Or banana and blueberry or strawberry. Actually its banana with anything really.

[pastafreak]

I eat mine with a spoon also...I prefer them really thick.

[tiggerblue10]

Same here Pasta. Nice for breakfast or with porridge.

[radiogaga]

my eldest asked for a smoothie for the first time in ages today, its fab, you can use different fruits, then see which you prefer, great way to keep healthy. today we used frozen assorted berries, apple juice and grapes.
you can be versitile and use ice cream or youghurts, or fruit juices,or milk, enjoy.

[abstibus]

I use Yop strawberry drink and frozen fruits if the forest (Sainsbury's/Tesco). I can't keep up with the demand at breakfast.

[bushbaby_de]

Breakfast smoothie - 2 tablespoons porridge oats, 3 tablespoons frozen forest fruits, 1 heaped tablespoon fat free fromage frais, 100ml soya milk. Yum yum.