Healthy Fitness Meals And Drinks: 600 Delicious Healthy And Easy Recipes For More Vitality
the apples and oranges through a juicer. Pour into a glass and serve immediately.
Nectarine and Raspberry Juice
The sunny taste of this juice is a perfect remedy for days when the weather is anything but tropical.
Ingredients (1 serving)
3 nectarines, halved and pitted
240g raspberries
How's it done?
Pour the nectarines and raspberries through a juicer. Pour into a glass and serve immediately.
Mocha Breakfast Smoothie
A caffeine-rich pick-me-up that is softened with the soft, luscious taste of cocoa. Try warming the milk carefully for added comfort.
Ingredients (1 serving)
1 Banana, peeled and quartered
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
2 tablespoons (1 shot) espresso
240ml milk (cold or warm)
How's it done?
Pour all ingredients into a blender. Mix for 1 minute until smooth. Pour into a glass or coffee cup and serve immediately.
Land Breakfast Smoothie
The use of fruit compote is a novel approach to the production of smoothies. This fruit gives a soft taste that is not familiar from fresh fruits.
Ingredients (1 serving)
1 apple
1 pear
240g chopped rhubarb
60g blackberries
juice of a lemon
1 teaspoon honey
120g plain low-fat yoghurt
How's it done?
Peel, seed and chop the apple and pear. Put all the fruits in a pot with 2 tablespoons of water, lemon juice and honey. Bring to the boil, reduce the temperature and then boil. Poach the fruit for 10 minutes or until soft. Take from the stove and let it cool down. Put the cooked fruits in a blender with the yoghurt. Mix for 1 minute until smooth. Pour into a glass and serve immediately. If desired, drizzle some extra honey over the smoothie.
Flavored Refinements
Adding aromatic ingredients to your smoothies and juices makes them even more seductive. Try cardamom or lemon grass for an oriental taste or orange blossom water or mint for an authentic taste from the Middle East. This chapter is full of fragrant inspiration.
Mandarin, Lemongrass, Chili and Mint Juice
It may sound bizarre to add chilli to fruit juice - but in small quantities it offers a taste success without excessive spiciness.
Ingredients (1 serving)
4 mandarins, peeled
1 lemongrass stalk, chopped
1⁄2 red chilli pepper, seeded
5 fresh mint leaves
How's it done?
Pour all ingredients through a juicer. Pour into a glass and serve immediately.
Lychee, Raspberry and Rose Water Spray
The delicate scent of rose water gives the unusual combination of lychee and raspberry an even more exotic note.
Ingredients (1 serving)
480g peeled and pitted lychees
240g raspberries
1 teaspoon rose water
120ml sparkling water
How's it done?
Put the lychees and raspberries through a juicer. Stir in the rose water. Pour into a glass, fill with sparkling water and serve immediately.
Mango, Coconut and Lime Smoothie
The addition of lime adds a special note to the creamy mixture of coconut and mango.
Ingredients (1 serving)
1 mango, pitted and peeled
60ml coconut cream
Juice of a lime
240g ice cubes
How's it done?
Put all ingredients in a blender and mix for 1 minute. Pour into a glass and serve immediately.
Pineapple, Lemongrass and Cardamom Mixture
Cardamom is best known in Western cuisine as a spice for curries and Asian dishes. In South Asia and the Middle East, however, it is also frequently used in sweet preparations - and it works wonderfully as a warm aroma in juices with Asian flavors like this one.
Ingredients (1 serving)
1⁄2 Pineapple, peeled
1 lemongrass stalk, cut
seeds from2 cardamom pods
juice of a 1⁄2 lime
How's it done?
Pour the pineapple and lemongrass through a juicer. Put into a mixer with the cardamom seeds and lime juice and mix for 30 seconds. Pour into a glass and serve immediately.
Nectarine, Clementine and Orange Blossom Water Juice
The soothing taste of orange blossom water rounds off a fabulous fruity trio.
Ingredients (1 serving)
2 Nectarines, halved and pitted
2 clementine’s, peeled
1⁄2 teaspoon orange blossom water
How's it done?
Pour the nectarines and clementine’s through a juicer. Pour into a glass, stir in the orange blossom water and serve immediately.
Papaya, Strawberry and Pistachio Smoothie
The addition of pistachios brings a touch of the orient to these summer fruits.
Ingredients (1 serving)
1 small papaya, peeled and seeded
240g strawberries, stalked
60g peeled unsalted pistachios
120g plain low-fat yoghurt
60ml milk
How's it done?
Put all ingredients in a blender and chop. Pour into a glass and serve immediately.
Orange, Dates- and Orange Blossom Water Smoothie
Oranges and dates are combined in many traditional Moroccan recipes. Here's a smoothie with the same North African flavors.
Ingredients (1 serving)
Peel and juice of 2 oranges
5 dried dates, pitted
240g simple