Eating healthy sounds easy enough — stay away from sugar, carbs and salt, and eat tons of nutrient-rich foods. But the problem isn’t so much what to eat, but when to find the time to gather ingredients, prepare, cook and have a sit-down meal.
Here are four easy, nutritious smoothies that’ll give you the healthy boost you need, no matter what time of day. Whether you’re looking for a boost of vitamin C to fight off an oncoming cold, an antioxidant or green cleanse, or you need a healthy substitute for your daily sugar fix, we’ve got you covered.
1. The Vitamin C Boost
Ingredients:
1/4 cup pineapple, diced
1/4 cup strawberries, stemmed and diced
1/2 orange, peeled
1 small carrot, sliced
1 small tomato, sliced
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Handful of ice
Directions:
Blend ingredients together until smooth.
2. Antioxidant Rich Green Tea and Blueberry
Ingredients:
2 Tbsp water
1 green tea bag
1 tsp honey
1/2 cup blueberries
1/2 banana
1/4 cup light vanilla soy milk
Handful of ice
Directions:
Boil water and steep tea bag in it for 3 minutes. Meanwhile, blend blueberries, banana, soy milk and ice in blender until smooth. Add honey to the tea and pour it in the smoothie, stir and serve.
3. Green & Clean
Ingredients:
1/2 avocado
1/4 cup blueberries
1/2 banana
A few slices cucumber
1/3 cup of kale, chopped
Sprinkle of cinnamon
Handful of ice
Directions:
Blend the avocado, blueberries, banana, cucumber, kale and ice together and then sprinkle cinnamon on top.
4. The Healthy Sweet Fix
Ingredients:
1/3 cup strawberries, stemmed and diced
1/3 cup raspberries
1/4 cup vanilla Greek yogurt
Sprinkle of cacao powder
Handful of ice
Directions:
Blend strawberries, raspberries, yogurt and ice together, and then sprinkle cacao on top.