So with summer rapidly approaching, it seems like it is the universal time for everyone to start their healthy eating kick and fitness routines. By the title of this post you can probably tell... I have too! With the weather getting better, ever so slightly, it is perfect motivation to start adapting my lifestyle to be healthier. With that being said; lets get into the post!
I splurged on a blender when I got paid this month, because I know if anything, smoothies will be the one thing that keeps me in check. I bought the Blend-Active blender, which I can do a review on in the coming weeks if that is something you'd be interested in, it has been my holy grail item for the past week and it's made healthy eating a lot more exciting and easy!
For breakfast most mornings I've been enjoying making a smoothie, not only is it filling because of the frozen fruits, but it also is a perfect way to kick start your five a day and to help you feel energised. Now I'm no nutritionist, but I can definitely say that since I've been having smoothies, I've felt so much more motivated and brighter.
Now onto the things you will need;
- Blender
- A bottle to drink your smoothie from, unless your blender doubles as this
- weighing scales
- Small bowls or anything to weigh your ingredients in
- Water - I prefer filtered but its totally up to you
- 100g Natural yoghurt
- 100g frozen Peach
- 100g frozen Pineapple
- 1 Banana
If you aren't a fan of these fruits then by all means switch them for some you do like, however be mindful of the combinations you make, some can end up very sour!
Step 1: You'll want to measure out your ingredients, using your scales measure out 100g of any frozen fruit you have, for this I used Peach and Pineapple which I got from a can and froze myself!You'll also want to weigh out your yoghurt, you can use greek yoghurt if you want, but this natural yoghurt works just as well for me. You can also quickly tear up a banana since it doesn't need measuring.
Step 2: Preparing to blend. Once you have measured out your ingredients you can go ahead and throw them into your blender, this includes all the fruit and the yoghurt. To top it off, add some water. You can gage this on how watery you want it to be, I usually add small amounts because it's easier to add than take away!
Step 3: Blend! Pop the lid onto your blender and blend this all together till it's smooth in consistency and all the chunks of fruit are gone! Add little bits of water if your blender struggles with the fruit, it gives it a bit more help.
Step 4: Enjoy! If your blender doubles as a drinking bottle then just exchange the lids and you're good to go, or pour it into a glass or a tumbler and you're ready to enjoy your smoothie.
This is probably my favourite recipe to date as it's creamy and smooth and very filling! I usually make this around 8-9am and drink it throughout the morning and definitely keeps me going till lunch time!
If you try this out definitely let me know how it goes and if you enjoy it! You can tweet me pictures to @BeautieCBlog with the hashtag #BeautieSmoothie (use it on instagram too and I'll have a nosey!)
Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy the smoothie!
Until next time, Take care,
Katie x
