I want to make vitamin fruit smoothies in the morning----?!
I want to make vitamin fruit smoothies in the morning----?
Are there any powders or otherwise flavorless vitamins that I could add. I am a octo-lacto vegetarian. what vitamins should I use? can you buy these vitamins at the grocery store?
I just wanted to add these to a fruit smoothie
Answers:
Most components of smoothies contain a variety of vitamins/minerals. If you make a smoothie using frozen fruit (buy bag peaches, berries, freeze bananas, mango, what ahve you) and use yogurt and milk to thin it so it will blend, this contains a great deal of vits/mins as-is.
Well I used to drink this one smoothie... it was a banana smoothie. I forget what it was called, but it was really good!!
here are some recipes for fruit with veg smoothies...
Ridgerunner's Blended Spinach Salad
1 cup pineapple
1 orange
1 pear
1 apple (or a couple carrots)
1/8 slice lemon with peel
1 tbsp ground flaxseed
1 cup frozen blueberries
1 large handful raw spinach (about 8 oz - yes, 1/2 lb!)
First blend the pineapple, orange, pear, apple, lemon and flaxseed to a nice fluid. Add the frozen blueberries and blend them in. Last, add the spinach and blend for 20-30 seconds until smooth. It looks horrible (purplish brown) but tastes delicious! (and you will be surprised how much it "compresses down" with blending - 1/2 lb compresses down to about 1 cup fluid).
I started off just adding spinach to the carrot citrus cocktail we all love, but gradually started adding more fruits. The secret is to have lots of sweet and fluidy fruits to overwhelm the subtle flavor of spinach. You CANNOT taste the spinach - I guarantee it!
http://www.fatfreevegan.com/beverages/ri...
Healthy Broccoli Smoothie
Ingredients
1 Carrot (chopped)
4 Florets of Broccoli
2 Handfuls of Spinach
1 Apple (chopped)
2 Oranges (peeled and quartered)
Orange Juice to dilute
You can change the fruit and vegetables to your requirements but this is one way of ensuring you get the portions of fruit and vegetables your body requires.
http://www.smoothieweb.com/category/frui...
Superior Smoothie
・ 8 carrots
・ 1 small beet
・ 1/2 turnip
・ 1/2 parsnip
・ 3 celery stalks
・ 1 large apple
・ 1 large pear
・ 2 inches of Burdock root
Wash, peel and cut into sections where needed. Juice separately, combine and stir. Put into a blender with ice, add some honey if you’d like and blend until smooth.
http://www.soymilkquick.com/juicesmoothi...
Strawberry Oatmeal Vegan Smoothie
"This is a fast vegan smoothie with a deep pink color and a rich, creamy texture. VERY filling, and perfect for people in a rush in the morning. You don't have to give up a good breakfast when it's this fast to make! I use vitamin fortified soy milk."
INGREDIENTS
・1 cup soy milk
・1/2 cup rolled oats
・1 banana, broken into chunks
・14 frozen strawberries
・1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
・1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
DIRECTIONS
1.In a blender, combine soy milk, oats, banana and strawberries. Add vanilla and sugar if desired. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/strawberry-...
If you make your smoothies using the correct ingredients, you won't need a vitamin powder.
Fiber or protein, but not vitamins.