Summer seasons are on the way and it is always a treat to have an ice cold glass of smoothie, shake or a chilled glass of juice served when going back to home from a hectic day. May you be a college student, a student of university over burdened from your routine or an office going person who is bound to work for a shift of 8 long hours there is a perfect blend of healthy ingredients ready to fill you up with the least of a calorie count.
Everyone now a day’s wants to be into a healthy diet routine but also wants to eat something full of taste and yummiest infusion of flavors so here’s the perfect choice for you to opt in summers. Summer Day Smoothie is a healthy, easy to make and a quick drink which is a combination of fresh fruits and seeds to fill up with needed carbohydrates and other essential nutrients to make a way for a fit and fresh person throughout the day.
Ingredients:
- Banana: 30 grams
- Mango: 20 grams
- Strawberry: 20 grams
- Flax Seeds: 8 grams
- Almonds: 8 grams
- Yogurt: 50 gram
- Sugar (optional): 10 gram
- Coconut Milk (optional): 50 ml
- Lots of Ice!
Nutritional Benefits:
Banana is a rich source of fiber and keeps you fuller for long. It aids in proper digestion and its carbohydrate content provides you with instant and needed energy. Strawberries are rich of Vitamin C which provides you with antioxidants and builds immunity. Mangoes are also fair source of fiber and have certain constituents that are good for your burn up. Almonds and flex seeds are good fat sources essential for providing rapid energy. Almonds Comprises of good fats and omega 3 in it which will provide with energy and better fats for your bones as well.
| NUTRIENT VALUES | FOOD ITEMS |
| Protein | 2.8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 20.2 g |
| Fat | 4.67 g |
| Minerals | 2.5 g |
| Cholesterol | 0.0 mg |
| Total Calorie Count | 131.6 K cal |
Method:
- In a fresh bowl wash strawberries and apple thoroughly with water. Remove the caps of the strawberry and cut them as well. Don’t keep the strawberries for long time after being cut down as it will drain all its nutrients present in it.
- Peel of Mangoes and banana and cut them into pieces. To store the nutrients of banana and to keep those full of iron make sure to squeeze a lemon on it.
- Chop the nuts like almonds and flax seeds finely and keep them in a separate bowl.
- In a Blender add yogurt along with fruits, milk, and sugar and blend to form a thick smoothie.
- Pour the smoothie into glass and sprinkle it with chopped nuts and seeds for added flavor.
This summer day smoothie is what is required for an instant kick of energy and push with the goodness of ingredients that are energy dense and supply other health benefits too.
Hope this one will hit your MUST TRY list of summers!
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