smoothie
snip<<<<<<<<<<Could I get some recipes for smoothies w/in the 0 diet? I am
embarrassed to say I have never made ONE! Would any of you use almond milk or
soy milk with them? Is any kind of soy or almond milk acceptable?
I make my fruit smoothies out of 100% fruit. I start with 1 to 2 cups of
pineapple juice, or a blend of pineapple juice with black cherry juice. And
some days I even use part prune juice with pineapple or black cherry. (At least
some ingredients can be beneficial.) Then I add frozen fruit to the level of
the juice (in my blender.) I stick with neutral fruits such as mango, peach,
blueberries, black cherries, banana, and pineapple.
All the fruits are available frozen where I shop except the bananas but they
freeze quite well right in the peel. I just trim the ends and peel them in
sections. One entire banana makes for a lot of smoothie flavor so frequently I
add one half of a banana and put the other half back in the freezer for
tomorrow. It keeps just find that way.
I don’t bother with soy milk or anything, I like them made with just fruit.
(and I food combine) You could probably add some soy milk and leave out some of
the juice. It only takes a little bit of experimentation to find the smoothie
recipe that really satisfies you.
I add a tsp. of vitamin C powder and if I’m using fruit that isn’t very sweet, I
add some honey. Mango and cherry are very sweet, pineapple and peach are less
sweet. I also try to limit the kinds of fruit to three or the flavor gets too
muddled for my taste.
When I blend this mix, if it turns out too thick, I add some seltzer water to
help thin it out a bit. And it gives it a nice fizz. It’s not so easy to add
more fruit if it gets too thin, the big pieces of added fruit tend to not get
blended and just bounce around in the blender.
Enjoy!
Diane
(wine country: Sonoma makes wine, Napa makes auto parts.)