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Fruit smoothies are an excellent addition to any meal plan. They're straightforward to make and are quite healthy for you too. You can make these delightful cool drinks with just about any sort of fruit or perhaps blend differing types of fruit. Here is how simple it is to make a fruit smoothie.

We'll get started with the stuff you are going to need. Straight off you're going to want a food processor to make tasty smoothies. A less costly model will get the job done just so you won't be asking it to deal with piles of of frozen, hard fruits. If that is the case, a somewhat more expensive unit with a more powerful motor will often be smart. But to get started with, any type blender will do. You might want to upgrade later once you experience how good and fulfilling a fruit smoothie is.

The fruit comes next. Smoothies are very easily made with all types of different fruit and much of the fun with smoothies comes from blending different fruits in a single recipe. Without question the 3 preferred fruits are Strawberries, Blueberries and Bananas.

Another popular addition to nearly any smoothie recipe is yogurt. Adding yogurt adds consistency and taste as well as vitamins and minerals. The low or no fat yogurts are the most figure-friendly yet, based on the fruits you use; you are free to use just about any kind of yogurt as well as any flavor. Now more smoothie recipes are specifying Greek yogurt which is thicker than standard yogurt and provides more protein per serving.

Certainly your smoothie will need some sort of liquid to help blend the other stuff and make it easier to drink. Dependent on the mix fruit juices, milk of all kinds (whole, 2%, skim, soy, etc.), or water is employed most frequently. On occasion you may run across a recipe that depend on the fruits selected and don't use any liquid at all.

How much you use is totally down to you. Start out with a bit less than the recipe specifies and then add a bit to arrive at the consistency you choose. Ice cubes work to add both a needed bit of fluidity and cold to the drink.

Now that all the ingredients are assembled it's time to talk about mixing the mix. Begin by blending the fruit and yogurt a bit then add whatever liquid is being used and blend away. Use the pulsing action on your blender (if it has it). That action lets the bigger pieces for fruit to sink to the base of the container and get sliced up which ensures that you're going to finish up with a nice and smooth smoothie.

If it sounds like the blender is working too hard to blend everything together add a bit more liquid to be certain everything moves around well.

Here is a tip: When the smoothie recipe calls for ice cubes, crush them in the blender before putting in the remaining ingredients. Crushing the ice first will help mix everything easier.

A number of recipes call for frozen bananas because they add a creamy texture, sweetness, and more fruit goodness to the mix. But be very sure to both peel and chop them before putting them in the freezer. Stored in a freezer bag until when used, bananas will last a pretty long time without freezer burn.