Peach and Berry Smoothie

Ingredients

Apple slices

Blueberries

Coconut water -mango

Orange slices

Citrus & Berry Smoothie

Coconut Water With Mango and Lychee

frozen mandarin, blueberries and peaches

Ingredients

Apple slices

Blueberries

Coconut water -mango

Orange slices

Orange slices, frozen peaches, apples and blueberries

Coconut Water with Mango

citrus and berry smoothie

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 :-)

Apple Carrots Cucumber & Ginger Smoothie

Ingredients

• Apples
• Carrots
• Cucumber
• Ginger

Cheers

Instructions

• peel the skin off the carrots or scrub them and place in the blender
• i like to peel the skin off my ginger but you don't have to, ensure they are washed and then place in blender
• cut the apples and cucumber into small pieces and place in the blender
• add water and blend together till smooth
• pour in a glass and garnish with a lemon

Deliciously tasty with a nice kick to it from the ginger

Fruit Quiz #1

Happy Fabulous Friday!!

Once a week I'll upload a quiz, tips relating to food and fruits, something interactive that will get my readers chatting.

So today I have our first fruit quiz.

I know this isn't the easiest fruit quiz as there are some very interesting fruits on here but hopefully it will inspire you to try out some of the wonderful variety of mother nature's produce.

A few days ago one of my little sisters said  " Yems your blog is not Africa friendly, I can not find the fruits you use". I laughed my head off. The exotic fruits you use are too expensive in Africa she said.

I bet when she sees this fruit quiz she will have something to say. haha!!

I will try and and use very simple fruits in my smoothies for those who can not find my exotic fruits in their countries.

Go ahead take part in the quiz by leaving your answers below in the comments box:

1.
2.
3.
4.

Can you name these fruits?

Have fun and No Cheating!

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!

Ginger, Mango & Pear Smoothie

Hello Smoothie Lovers,

Happy Sunday!!

Happy New Month -June 1st!!

It's my cousin's birthday today...so a quick shout-out to my cousin.

Happy Birthday Fem!! I'll make you a special birthday smoothie when I see you- God Bless You!!

We have now reached the last month in the second quarter of 2014! There's an old saying

" Time and tide waits for no man " and indeed the months are flying by in 2014!

The start or beginning of every new month is a good time to take stock and look back at that list. What list might you ask? I call it an achievement list or list of things to do!!

I am a pen to paper sort of person, so in as much as I have a lot of space in my memory I love to write things down, this way I can always go back and review them. Even a simple daily to do list is noted on a post it not for me. You should see the taste of the wall above my desk- it's covered in post it notes of things to do:-)

I don't know about you but I have an achievement list of things to do before the end of 2014 and each month as I complete them I tick them off and if need be I'll  carry them over to the following month.I am very pleased to say that my list is coming along nicely and I have only carried over two actions into June which I will most definitely complete by the end of June- So help me God.

One thing that I have noticed is that if you do not plan for yourself, the world will plan for you!

So I'll urge you to make that list today,it is never too late and we still have six more wonderful months to go before the end of 2014. Believe that with God all things are possible so take that leap of faith and go ahead and do those things  that you have always dreamt of doing and you'll be glad at the end of 2014 that you made that list.

Today I have a lovely recipe for you.

Ingredients

• 2 pears
• coconut water/ water
• ginger
• Slices of tinned frozen mangoes

Instructions

• I decided to peel the skin off my pears as I wanted to ensure that the smoothie didn't turn brown or have brown bits in it from the skin of the pears.
• Peel the pears, chop  and place in blender, add frozen mangoes, ginger and coconut water or water
• Blend till smooth and serve cold

Mango, Pears, Yellow & Ginger Smoothie

Mango, Pears, Yellow & Ginger Smoothie

The addition of ginger gave it a real kick.A smooth texture with a divine taste!!

Try it and let me know what you think?

How to Make A Healthy Smoothie By Diatta Harris

Hello Smoothie Lovers,

I hope you've all had a lovely Tuesday.

As I was doing some research today on the www and making notes for some new recipes the following video popped up in my YouTube recommendations list.

It's a video from Diatta Harris from the Femme Fitale Fit Club. She has a fitness fit blog that talks about fitness, go check it out : http://femmefitalefitclub.com/

In her opening remark she states "drinking smoothies is very popular right now and did you know that you could be sabotaging your fitness gains"?

I smiled when I read the first line and then nodded in agreement when she asked the question did you know it can sabotage your fitness gains?

She further went on to say smoothies are a great way to get in much needed nutrition but too many times people are overloading them with sugar so much so they are no better than drinking a soda or fast food milkshake.

Smoothies are a great way to have a meal if you can't cook or if you don't have time.

In the past she would have a smoothie which consisted of two cups of sweet juice, fruits and then add some protein powder and this was her routine for a year of which she noticed she was not loosing any weight, rather she was gaining weight and she was still exercising.

But smoothies are meant to be healthy aren't they? So why was she gaining weight instead of loosing it? ....One word SUGAR!!

In the video she talks about the sugar intake of smoothies which could have an adverse effect on your fitness gain.

A healthy smoothie should have a good balance of fruits and vegetables (green vegetables), also adding seeds such as Chia and Linseed are also good.

I love a green smoothie mixed with fruit so this was a great eye opener for me. I was also glad to hear that unsweetened milk and the use of water was a good liquid to use when blending your smoothies.

Read more: http://femmefitalefitclub.com/2014/05/make-healthy-smoothie/

Watch the Video : How to Make a Healthy Smoothie by Diatta Harris 

Thanks to Diatta Harris for this very informative video and for letting me share it on the blog.

Credits: Diatta Harris from the Femme Fitale Fit Club.

Keep making those healthy green smoothies, keep fit & drink those sweet smoothies in moderation!

Yellow Watermelon Smoothie

If you read my last post, you'll see that I got this delicious yellow watermelon from my sister. I had to ...it was too good a fruit to miss! 

Find about a bit more about the yellow watermelon here http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-a-yellow-watermelon.htm

Now let's make a smoothie ....

Yellow Watermelon

Ingredients

• cold watermelon
• 1 pink lady apple
• few blackberries
• ice cubes (optional)

Watermelon and Apple

Instructions

• Cut watermelon from skin, cut apples, place in blender and blend till smooth
• Pour in glass cup 
• garnish with blackberries (optional)
• serve cold

Yellow Watermelon and Apple

Refreshing and absolutely delicious!!

Thank You!

Dear Readers,

I'll keep it short and sweet as my header says it all! 

Thank You All for Joining me and Subscribing to my Blog, Blog Updates,Google Plus, My BBM Channel (C0037E44D) & Twitter Account (@YemSmoothies).

Thank you to all my subscribers worldwide, to those who pop in to have a sneak peak, to those who come  in via all the other social networking mediums and to all those who signed up to the recipe updates.

It makes me smile when I see a comment on my posts and when one of my readers says they've tried my smoothie recipe and  says " I tried this today and it made me feel like the ate the world " . .. Lol you know who you are ..thank you!!!

Makes me grin like a Cheshire cat when another ready says "  She's embarking on a 5 day smoothie/juice detox and will be using some of the recipes on YemSmoothies as a guide -Thank you!! We are glad we helped you on your successful detox journey.

Even more encouraging when a meal I have concocted together encourages someone to say hmm delicious  and they haven't even tasted it but they've decided to make it their dinner the next day- Thank You!!

It makes my mind run buck wild when a reader asks me if I have a smoothie outlet yet as she would love to taste a certain smoothies posted on the blog- Thank You!!
With God ALL things are possible  Matthew 19:26.

I am encouraged that whenever I post a blog someone out there is reading and is encouraged to go into their kitchen and bring out their food ingredients/ smoothie maker /juicer in storage and experiment with the fruits they have in their fridge or pantry.

Smoothing, healthy living and eating has become a way and a part of my life and I hope you'll make it the same for you and your families too.

Thank You For Reading!!


YemSmoothies 

Salmon & Salad

Happy Friday Food and Smoothie Lovers,

Yayy!! It's Friday!!! What lovely plans do you all have for the weekend?

For us it's a long weekend as Monday 26th is our Spring  Bank holiday.

My friends who live in America always say that we Brits have too many holidays in a year Lol!! Jealous much? haha!

Ingredients 

• beetroot
• bag of leaves
• couscous
• cherry tomatoes
• feta cheese
• salmon

Feta Cheese, Beetroot, Salmon, Leaves and Couscous                     

Have a lovely evening and weekend ahead.

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Stay Smooth,

Yems

Breakfast:The Most Important Meal Of The Day!

Good Morning,

Breakfast is the the most important meal of the day.
It is the first meal of the day after the night you have gone to sleep.

Let's think about this for a second? 
You have gone to bed, the food you ate the night before has digested and then you wake up the next day on an empty stomach and skip breakfast. *puzzled face*

Eating breakfast regularly can speed up your metabolism in the morning  and can help you control your weight. Always make sure you have breakfast, don't skip it! 

Often people who skip breakfast tend to have a big lunch to make up for missing breakfast, this is not good practice.

I always have breakfast in the morning, even when I am in a hurry, I'll have it on the go in form of a morning smoothie.


Ingredients

• oats
• raspberries
• strawberries
• pomegranates

Pomegranate seeds, Raspberry and Strawberry

If you do not have the above fruits in your fridge you can add other fruits to your porridge/oats such as grapes, dried raisins, apples, nuts, kiwis, peeled oranges,sliced bananas and lots more. 

Check out the other breakfast porridge on the blog

http://yems-smoothies.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/porridge-and-fruit-for-breakfast.html

Have a lovely morning and remember to have breakfast!!

Salmon and Steamed Vegetables

My love for salmon started a few years ago.

As a child I despised fish with a passion and still do but secretly I love fried fish especially red snapper or white fish (my sister calls me a fake fish eater) the trick for me is that the fish has to be fried and then really dry otherwise I won't eat it.

My mum always cooked/baked mackerel, the black and blue skin often made me sick. 
On many occasions she would place the baked mackerel, garnished lemon and all that jazz on the table and I would literally feel sick at the sight of the black and blue creature staring at me on the plate.

What you looking at huh??

I hated fish of any kind and refused to eat it. I am still very fussy and won't eat any cooked fish but salmon won over my heart and to be honest when I do bake my salmon I  rip the skin off as I can't bear to taste the skin but I have resorted to buying the skinless salmon fillets from the supermarkets.

The truth is when my mum put the mean looking mackerel on my plate I would it pass it to my sister and if she was unable to pick it from my plate without my parents catching us then the teddy bear would get stuffed with it ..mum will be shocked if she ever found out ha ha ha!!  Sorry teddy :-(

Tonight I fancied my favourite salmon and matched it up with some steamed vegetables and a little sweetcorn, tomato and cucumber salad.

Ingredients

• broccoli
• cucumber
• cauliflower
• carrots
• salmon
• sweet corn
• tomatoes
• lemon sauce

Salmon, Cauliflower,Carrots,Broccoli, Tomatoes, Sweet Corn and Cucumber

Have a lovely evening!

Light Healthy Snack

Feeling peckish? Don't snack on sweets, cakes, cookies and crisps!

Make up your own light and healthy snack from the contents of your fridge and cupboard.

Light Cracker bread, Avocado,Sweetcorn with carrots sprinkled with black pepper & moringa powder.

Ingredients

• 2 light cracker breads
• half of an avocado
• sweetcorn
• black pepper
• moringa powder
• carrots

Light cracker bread with avocado, sweetcorn , carrots and black pepper and moringa

Enjoy!!

Strawberry Smoothie

I am a lover of all types of fruit and strawberries is one my favorite fruits especially when it's sweet. I always freeze my strawberries to avoid using ice in my smoothies. Here is a very simple strawberry recipe. I love the pink fluffy outcome of my smoothie.

Ingredients

• 1 cup of frozen strawberries
• 1 cup of Alpro Almond Milk Unsweetened
• 1 taplespoon of honey
• Raspberrries to garnish

A mix of Strawberries, Raspberries, Almond Milk and honey

Tickle me pink texture of smoothie

Garnished with raspberries

Cheers

Enjoy!!