We all love fruits and we all love vegetables! But sometimes, time gets in the way of us being able to go to the markets and get our supplies. Perhaps if we gave it some extra thought on how getting these fruits & vegetable, and their nutritional values, into our diet regularly could help us; we'd make the extra effort get them in on a weekly or monthly basis.
Smoothies are a great way to help us consume more of what we need for our day and carry it around with minimum effort. They may support increased fibre consumption as we can tailor our smoothies to meet our needs.
Most smoothies can be classified into one or two of the following categories — though there’s significant overlap between them:
Fruit smoothies - usually features one or more types of fruit blended with fruit juice, water, milk, or ice cream.
Green smoothies - pack leafy green vegetables and fruit blended with water, juice, or milk. They tend to be heavier in veggies than regular smoothies, though they often include a little fruit for sweetness.
Protein smoothies - usually start with one fruit or vegetable and a liquid, as well as a major protein source like Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, silken tofu, or protein powder.
Because smoothies can be customised with little effort, it becomes easy to pack them full of nutrients. Get to know the nutritional value of each ingredient per 100g, that way you'll be more in control of what you eat on a regular basis.
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