smoothie / smoothies recipes

shoppergal

the title of the post says it all really. i've been given a kenwood juicer but can't see myself making juice, would be very interesed in making smoothies tho.

there's no instruction manual with it so i can't find out.

thanks,

MRSMCAWBER

Hi there shoppergal

The juicer wil be great for juicing apples etc, to put into smoothies, but really you are better of making smoothies with a liquidiser/blender..or even a hand help blender...
i would give the juices a go..you can make some stunners...pineapple and pink grapefruit mmmmmm..also if you have little ones, or even you yourself struggle to get your fruit down you a juice can easily use your 5 pieces all at once....

Sharra

Yup thats right, juicers just strip the juice, if you use a blender you keep more of the goodness in

SnowyOwl_2

I make smoothies with a £4.99 stick blender and a jug - just bung the fruit, yoghurt or juice into the jug and blend. Easy peasy and hardly any washing up to do.

shoppergal

thanks everyone,

was planning to get a stick blender anyway so will use that for smoothies.

jonny2510

Does anyone have any recipes for cheap smoothies, as the smoothie maker I have has been gathering dust since I got it.

The "Smoothies and Milkshakes" link in the Recipes Index (http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=46654) seems to be a dead link.

I'd ideally like cheap / easy / healthy ones

as all the ones I've seen either require expensive fruits or the fruit to be juiced first (we don't have a juicer).

Healthy ones would be appreciated too, as the sole reason I bought it was to sneak extra fruit into my diet, without really noticing.

A lot of demands In my request I realise, but if anyone has any suggestions, they'd really be appreciated

Looli

if you check out the reduced to clear sections in the supermarkets you will be surprised at the cheap fruit you can pick up. usually because they are about to go over ripe, which is perfect for smoothies i think! get creative! also value ice cream makes your smoothies a little bit more exciting...hope that helps!x

mollyjak

I always buy fruit from the reduced section, cut it and put in the freezer in smaller containers. Then when I want a smoothie take out whichever flavours I want and place it in the liquidiser!!!!!
I've added yogurt, ginger, fruit with either milk or pop to get it going. Can recommend the low cal ginger beer.
As it is frozen it ends up like a slush which I like and you don't need to add ice cubes, but the choice is yours.
I haven' had one which I haven't liked yet!!!!!
Last year I went picking blackberries and elderberries which I also froze and added.
Give it a go and experiment

dronid

I tend to buy the frozen fruit from Tesco - they have a selection of berries and often half the price of the fresh. Living in London that often works out fresher as well as better value. I mix up several varieties and chuck handfulls into the blender together with bananas which are past their best (often I peel and freeze these too!) with some ice, and yoghurt/water/milk depending what I want. Quick and easy. Sometimes I throw in some oats for a bit more food value for breakfast. Yummy!

Mrs_A_4

I usually keep a stock of tinned fruit in the fridge to bulk out smoothies. Faves are pineapple, peaches and strawberries (natural juice of course.) My recent fab discovery is frozen banana - peel banana and cut into three or four chunks then freeze in a bag (also froze some chunks of fresh pear). This means I always have smoothie ingredients even when I am out of fresh fruit. Add a bit of yoghurt, skimmed milk or fruit juice, and a few ice cubes.
The best thing about smoothies is you don't need to follow a recipe - use whatever you have. The motor on my machine is so strong it whizzes apple too, so be adventurous!