Smoothie is a thick drink made in a blender (mixer) from a mixture of berries and fruits with the addition of milk or juice. This is something between a cocktail and a dessert. The name comes from the English word smooth, which translates as "soft, uniform, pleasant." It can be purchased ready-made in the store or made independently at home.
Composition and benefits for the body
For the preparation of smoothies, vegetables, berries and fruits are used. As additional products are usually milk, as well as nuts, honey, spices, tomato pulp, green tea, juices, syrups and much more. The most used berries in smoothies are strawberries, lingonberries, raspberries and cherries. By its beneficial properties, this thick cocktail is on a par with fresh vegetables and fruits, tofu and other natural products. Banana smoothie, which turns out to be very tasty and nutritious, has been widely used.
Athlete Nutrition
Smoothies are often included in the diet of those who adhere to a healthy lifestyle. This product is often able to preserve all the vitamins and fiber ingredients that it contains. Smoothies contain a high content of vitamins, antioxidants, and natural sugars. Also, this drink energizes the body. In order to get all the useful trace elements and vitamins contained in this dessert, you must serve a treat immediately after cooking. It, by the way, takes very little time - you just need to stock up on a blender and fruits. In this article, we will consider banana smoothie recipes and complementary foods.
Banana and Berry Smoothie
The recipe is as follows:
- one banana;
- fresh or frozen black currants (half a cup), you can use blueberries;
- 2/3 cups of cream or milk, while the product should be with a reduced percentage of fat content;
- to decorate a cocktail - mint leaves.
Calorie content 100 g smoothie - 60 kcal. The preparation of this dessert is not difficult. Let's analyze the recipe step by step, on the preparation of which it will take an average of 10 minutes. We need:
- Peel a banana and cut it into several parts.
- Rinse the berries in cold water.
- First we have to chop the banana in a blender. To do this, turn on the mixer at medium power for 30 seconds. As a result, we get mashed potatoes from this fruit.
- Now you need to add blackcurrant berries to it and repeat the procedure in the same way using a blender.
- In this form, it can be served to the table. Since the dessert turns out to be quite thick, it is diluted with milk (it can also be warmed up). We mix it with the resulting mashed potatoes and also turn on the blender for 30-40 seconds.
- Dessert is recommended to pour into glasses for cocktails or in cups. Garnish with fresh mint leaves and serve with a dessert spoon and a straw.
Sweet and sour drink
In order to make a banana and milk smoothie, various options are used as additional products, such as lemon, nuts, cookies, honey, chocolate, strawberries and more. In general, the flight of fantasy is huge. But now we will focus on the recipe, which involves four ingredients:
- 4 bananas;
- half a cup of milk (2.5%);
- honey - 2 tbsp. l .;
- lemon (lime) juice in an amount of 75 ml.
The mixture of these products gives an unusual combination of flavors. A banana makes the drink sweet, but the lemon brings in the necessary acidity, which emphasizes the taste of the dessert. This smoothie contains, in addition to fiber, protein, which means that it will be very useful to drink during training.
So, back to the preparation of this cocktail:
- Peeled banana mix with the rest of the ingredients, and also add ice.
- Beat in a blender until a foam appears.
- If necessary, you can add ice.
The recipe for this banana and milk smoothie in a blender is designed to prepare four servings.
For children and not only
And here is another version of a nutritious smoothie that children will especially enjoy. It is only necessary to pay attention to the fact that the child does not have an allergy to nuts. If necessary, you can simply exclude this component from the recipe. So, we need the following products:
- a glass of milk;
- 3 hazelnut kernels;
- cookies - 2 things;
- banana.
Put the peeled and randomly sliced banana in the blender. Add broken cookies to it, pour milk into the bowl as well. Beat all ingredients until smooth. Now add the nuts to the cooked puree and beat everything again. It remains to pour the smoothie into a cup and serve. It can be decorated with cookie crumbs.
Apple and banana
For the preparation of smoothies, you can also use banana and apple as the main ingredients. Its recipe is also not difficult and it turns out no less tasty. For two servings of this dessert we need:
- 2 bananas;
- any kind of apple;
- 200 ml of ordinary yogurt;
- about 100 g of ice cream.
First you need to prepare the fruit: rinse, peel and seeds. Next, cut them and put them in a blender. The rest of the ingredients, such as yogurt and ice cream, must now be added to the resulting fruit puree. Again, mix everything thoroughly with a blender. We serve banana and apple smoothies to the table, the recipe of which turned out to be very simple in execution.
Almond Recipe
Banana and apple smoothies go well with almonds, so consider another recipe. For this we need: two bananas, an apple, seven pieces of almonds, 3 tbsp. l sour cream. Cooking a treat:
- Rinse nuts and fruits, peel grains and peels.
- All three ingredients are sent to a blender and chopped.
- Add sour cream to the resulting puree and whisk again.
- You can now serve a creamy fruit smoothie.
Another recipe for one delicious smoothie
To prepare it you will need:
- strawberries (500 g);
- banana;
- 2 peaches;
- a glass of orange, mango or peach juice ;
- 2 glasses of ice cubes.
Mix the prepared berries and fruits in a blender until mashed. Add juice and ice, mix everything again. Now pour into glasses and serve. A dessert like smoothie is very beneficial for the body. After all, it is not in vain that athletes and those who adhere to HLS drink it. It has a beneficial effect on health and also contributes to weight loss. In addition, the smoothie has a great taste.