This strange name has long been adopted in many countries of the world. Smoothies - a kind of vegetable or fruit juice, cooked in a blender with pulp. From simple juices it is distinguished not only by its consistency, but also by the fact that it can be considered as a separate dish, and even keep a diet, eating only smoothies. This drink contains many useful substances, and most importantly, it is easily and quickly absorbed by the body without leaving gravity on the stomach. Especially good for diets and nutrition are vegetable smoothies.
Pumpkin smoothies
Ingredients:
- pumpkin - 600 g;
- lemon - 2 pieces;
- grapefruit - 1 piece;
- cinnamon - 0,5 tsp.
- honey (liquid) - 1 tsp.
Preparation
Pumpkin peel and seeds, boil in water for about 10 minutes and cut into cubes. From lemons and grapefruit squeeze out the juice. Put the pumpkin and cinnamon in the blender, grind it well, then add the juice of grapefruit and lemon, honey and whisk again to a homogeneous mass. At the use you can put a couple of ice cubes in a glass.
Smoothies from vegetables
Ingredients:
- tomato - 1 pc .;
- cucumber - 1 piece;
- kefir (low-fat) - 200 ml;
- garlic - 1 clove;
- parsley - 1 bunch;
- dill - 1 bunch;
- celery - 1 bunch;
- salt pepper.
Preparation
How to prepare a vegetable smoothie? Tomato, pour boiling water and peel, cut into cubes. Cucumber peel and cut into cubes. Finely chop the greens. In the blender lay out vegetables, chopped greens, crushed garlic. Mix everything well. Pour in kefir, salt, pepper and beat well again. Cool slightly before serving.
There are many recipes of vegetable smoothies, consisting of different vegetables and ingredients. You can create your own, depending on your preferences. The main thing to remember is that it's better to use low-calorie yogurt or kefir, and instead of salt - dried seaweed.
Summer smoothies
Ingredients:
- cauliflower - 100 g;
- carrots - 1 piece;
- tomato - 1 pc .;
- celery - 1 stem;
- kefir - 200 ml;
- sea kale (dried) - 1 teaspoon.
Preparation
Cabbage and carrots boil and cut into cubes. Add tomato with boiling water, peel and cut into slices. In the blender lay out the vegetables, chopped celery, kefir and seaweed. All whisk until smooth.
Green smoothies
Ingredients:
- carrots - 1 piece;
- spinach - 100 g;
- broccoli - 4 pcs .;
- oranges - 4 pcs.
Preparation
Carrot, spinach and broccoli finely chop and put into a blender. Fill all the juice, squeezed out of oranges. Shake well.