NutriBlast Green Smoothie On The Go For BreakFast

What is Moringa Powder?

The leaves of the Morgina Oleifera tree are dried and powdered to create Moringa Leaf Powder. This powder is classified a super food because it is one of the most nutrient-rich plants known to science.

Moringa is a more effective food source, making it easier for the body to do what it needs to do to stay healthy. That is what it gives you energy - it provides good fuel that needs less processing, and adds element that helps the body get rid of what it does not need.

 More on Moringa  http://www.africamoringa.co.za/moringa_what_is_about_moringa.html

Ingredients

• frozen pineapple
• frozen mango
• frozen spinach
• frozen strawberries
• Moringa powder [for added nutrition & morning boost]

Frozen Spinach & Strawberry- Frozen Mango & Pineapple

Instructions

• place  all the fruits and vegetables in the blender, add moringa powder,some water and blend until smooth
• pour into  cup and serve cold

Moringa Leaf Powder

Moringa Seeds

Ready to blend

NutriBlast Green Smoothie

Ready to head out and start the day

                                                                           

Banana Berry (Pre-Work Out/Post-Work Out)Smoothie

Afternoon Smoothie Lovers,

The sun isn't shinning where I am but it is definitely shinning in my home with the help of this delicious Banana-Berry Smoothie.

This is my favourite smoothie for my Pre-Workout and Post-Workout. 

Ingredients

• low fat yogurt
• frozen bananas
• frozen blueberries
• frozen pineapple
• coconut water/water

Frozen fruits

Instructions

• place all your fruits in the blender, add some coconut water and blend until smooth
• pour in cup and serve cold

Post Work Out Smoothie

Smoothie for my guest .. ha- ha!!

Have a lovely weekend.

Fruity Smoothie

Ingredients

• apples [I changed my mind and didn't use them]
• carrots
• plums
• peaches
• pineapple

Carrots, Plums, Peaches & Pineapple

Carrots, Plum & Peaches mix

Pineapple mix

Instructions

• to achieve the swirl blend both fruits separately
• place the carrots, peaches and plum  in the blender and blend until smooth
• place the frozen pineapple in the blender and blend until smooth
• pour the pineapple mix in your glass cup and top it up with the carrot,peaches and plum mix

Fruity Smoothie

As you sip on the peculiar carrot, peaches and plum mix, the delicious pineapple mix creeps up and hits your taste buds...yummy!!!

Mango Kale Smoothie

Hello Smoothie Lovers,

I'm back once again with some lovely smoothies for you to try.

I can honestly say it was only a few weeks ago I said " Happy July" and in the twinkling of an eye August is here.

Smoothies are great but it is always nice to have it all in moderation so I had a nice break away from the smoothies and now I am back with the green smoothie attack ha-ha!!

Ingredients

• cucumber
• kale or spinach
• water
• frozen mango or pineapple

Kale, Mango, Cucumber & Water

Instructions

• to achieve the swirl blend both fruits separately
• place the kale and cucumber in the blender and blend until smooth
• place the frozen mango in the blender and blend until smooth
• pour the mango mix in your glass cup and top it up with the kale mix

Scoop this delicious smoothie with a spoon

Delicious blend of Fruits & Veggies

Delicious blend of Fruits & Veggies

As you sip on the green mix, the delicious mango mix creeps up and hits your taste buds...yummy!!!

Cucumber Lime & Lemon Infused Water

Water! Water! Water!

Are you drinking enough water?

Do you dislike the taste of water?

Infused water is a good way to get you drinking more water

Infuse your water with your favourite fruits and increase your water intake

Your body needs water or fluids to work properly and to avoid dehydration

http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Goodfood/Pages/water-drinks.aspx

Cucumber , Lime and Lemon Infused Water 

Cucumber , Lime and Lemon Infused Water 

Banana Mango & Pineapple Sunday Smoothie

Happy Sunday!!

Ingredients

• frozen mango
• frozen pineapple (tinned)
• frozen banana
• water from the tinned pineapple

Instructions

• place frozen fruits into the blender and blend till smooth
• serve cold and garnish with any fruit of your choice

frozen pineapple, banana & mango

Banana, Mango and Pineapple Smoothie

                                   

Ready to blend

                                 

Fancy Smoothie 

Have a lovely Sunday!

Apple Carrot Orange & Ginger Smoothie

The sun is still shinning in the United Kingdom which makes a great change and another excuse to have a delicious smoothie.

I have a nice mix of summer fruits for you today.

Ingredients

• apple
• carrots
• ginger
• honey(optional)
• water
• oranges

Apples, Oranges, Carrots, Ginger, Honey & Water

Apples, Oranges, Carrots, Ginger, Honey & Water

                                

Delicious with that gingery taste 

Instructions

• peel the skin off your oranges and cut into small pieces,wash your carrots cut them into small pieces
• wash your apples and ginger and cut them into small pieces
• place all your fruits into the blender, add a teaspoon of honey and add water
• blend until smooth
• serve cold

Thick and Tasty

Cheers

Green Smoothie On the Go For Breakfast

Top of the morning to you all,

Wishing you all a Wonderful Wednesday!!

I was in such a hurry this morning that I had to make my breakfast smoothie a " takeaway/ on the go smoothie".

Ingredients

• cucumber
• kale
• dates (as a sweetener to combat the bitterness)
• water 

Cucumber, Dates, Kale & Water

Instructions

• wash the kale, chop the cucumbers and place in the blender
• add the dates and lots of water
• blend till smooth
• pour in glass and enjoy

Ready to be blended

Delicious & yummy

Ready for the GO!!

On the move with my green smoothie for breakfast!

Don't be afraid to try a green smoothie!!

Have a wonderful Wednesday :-)

Banana & Pineapple Smoothie

This is a really refreshing smoothie for a hot summers evening.

Ingredients

• banana
• pineapple
• coconut water (optional)

Smiley Banana and Pineapple

Instructions

• peel the skin off the pineapple and banana and place into the blender, add a splash of coconut and blend till smooth
• serve cold and garnish with a lemon

Banana and Pineapple Smoothie

Cheers

Citrus Strawberry Smoothie

Sun is shinning, the weather  is sweet

Make you want to move your dancing feet

To the rescue, here I am 

Want to know ya, where I stand - Bob Marley Sun Is Shinning Lyrics

I love me some Bob Marley!

How is everyone doing on this sunny & thankful Tuesday?  I am just dandy and the sight of some sunshine is an additional bonus. When the sun is out, I feel like my triple A batteries to life have been recharged with extra energy .. ha ha!!

Today we have a mix of citrus fruits with lemon,low fat yogurt and honey.At the weekend I bought some oranges and when I put a knife to it and opened it up, I realised they were actually blood orange tangerines....oh well! Waste not,Want not!!

Let's make a smoothie ...

Ingredients

• 1 banana
• 1/2 lemon
• 1 blood orange tangerine or orange
• cup of water(I have added water because i don't want my smoothie to be too stodgy)
• frozen strawberries
• honey
• low fat yogurt

Instructions

• peel skin of fruits, place in blender, add yogurt, honey and water
• blend till smooth
• serve cold

nice texture

Tasty

Enjoy.

Fruit Infused Water

Happy Thursday!!

Water! Water! When I think of water I think of this bland substance in my mouth that continuously makes me run up and down like a puppet! ha ha!!

Water is your body's principal chemical component and makes up about 60percent of your body weight. Every system in your body depends on water. Water flushes toxins out of your vital organs.

Read more about the benefits of drinking water

http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4287/10-Reasons-Why-You-Should-Drink-More-Water.html

Let's be honest most people don't like the taste of water either and don't drink half of the recommended intake.Water they say is good for you and the recommended intake of water is 8 PINTS blimey!! I said it makes me run up and down like a puppet .. after 8 pints I might as well chain my self to the little girls room ha ha!!

In my very first post I talked about researching on how to drink  more water as I knew that water would aid me with my weight loss and one of the very many suggestions that came up was " Infused water". 

What is infused water? Well it's simply infusing your water with fruits, adding fruits to your water to derive a nice flavor to excite your taste buds ...that's my simple definition,it's nothing technical!

Infused water has become my favourite method to drinking lots of water. My fridge is filled with lemons, limes and cucumbers as I infuse my water with these fruits. Sometimes I infuse my water with berries, apples and any other fruit that I have in my fridge. I have gone through lots of bottles of water in the last few months thanks to the infused water method. When I don't drink water I feel thirsty and recognise that I need water.

My water intake in the last few months has increased

Jugs in my fridge with fruits

Lemon, Apples, Grapefruit, Cucumbers

Challenge yourself today to drink more water today!!

There are so many great sites that can help you with suggestion on how to infuse your water 

http://fruitinfusedwaters.com/

http://www.fruitinfusedwater.com/

http://www.zing-anything.co.uk/the-health-benefits-of-infusing-water-with-fruit/ 

Are you drinking enough water? 

Try infusing your water to aid you with your water intake.

Till  the next time ... Keep Smiling! Stay Healthy! Keep Fit! Stay Hydrated!

Green Smoothie Breakfast With Spirulina Powder

Happy Monday Folks!!

Hope you all had a lovely weekend.

It's our spring bank holiday in the United Kingdom today and our fellow Americans are celebrating Memorial day.

I am currently sat at my desk typing away and as I look at the window all I can see and hear is rain! rain! rain! ....Yes I have started talking about the weather again but us Brits are known for talking about the weather. Can you blame us? We rarely get any sunshine and when we do we go nuts!!

The weather chat is the ultimate ice breaker for us when in public.

At the bus-stop you'll hear lovely day today isn't?

On the train if you're on a friendly train, you'll hear blimey it's freezing isn't ha ha!

So here's my rant to you....the weather is awful today, it's raining cats and dogs! Grrrrr!!!!.... 

I did some powder, nuts and seeds shopping at the weekend and got a nice bulk in. I have started added nuts to my smoothies to give me that energy and boost. I'll talk about my purchases in another blog.

Breakfast today is a green smoothie with Spirulina powder, I call it the "green eyed monster" because it's so green and smells a bit fishy in my opinion but with some good benefits.

Read more bout Spirulina powder http://wellnessmama.com/4738/herb-profile-spirulina/

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon of Spirulina powder
• 2 frozen bananas
• handful of kale
• water
• dried fruits and linseed 
• ice cube (optional)

Instructions

• place washed kale, frozen bananas in blender, add Spirulina powder, water and blend till smooth
• pour in breakfast bowl
• serve cold
• add seeds or dried fruits

Kale, Water, Spirulina powder and dried fruits

Have a lovely day.

Green Juice

Happy Sunday All!

It's a Green juice kind of Sunday for me before I head to church to hear the word of God and dance along to the songs from the choir! Today is the 3rd Sunday of the month which is Jeans Sunday in my church so it was relatively quick for me to find something to wear, make a green juice and head out!

On a normal Sunday I rummage through all my clothes testing and trying them all on then ...before I blink it's time to go!! Grrrrr late!!


Ingredients

• broccoli
• courgette
• grapefruit
• kale
• honey
• water

Instructions

• Place the kale in the blender, pour water and blend on it's own till it's  slightly smooth
• Add the broccoli, sliced courgettes and grapefruit
• Add honey (I add honey to sweeten the juice, you can add apples or grapes)
• Pour in glass cup
• Serve cold

Broccoli, Courgettes, Grapefruit, Honey Juice

Sips.. Gulps and Cheers!!

Don't be scared of the Unknown!! Try a green smoothie today!!

Once you go green, you'll never go back!!