Babylon Indulgent Smoothie
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So let me talk you through a lovely smoothie recipe
that is great if you are bored of the every day green smoothie
or if you are one of those people that I see a lot these days
that are having a green smoothie
but adding things like a ton of honey or syrup at the end
to sweeten it up
You are much better off chosing some naturally sweet ingredients
then adding a whole load of sugar into something green
So, lets start then, talking through what we've got here
Im starting with a base of banana.
Don't be worried about banana, it is naturally sweet of course
but it also contains some wonderful prebiotics fibres
which are great for nourishing the bacteria in your gut
So, it's an overall very healthy choice.
A good small half banana is a right portion size
Then I'm choosing to use a nectarine,
which is wonderful at this particular time of year
one of those fruits that tends to go off in the fruit bowl
so it's great to use up for a smoothie.
Things like melon would also work really well
honeydew, cantaloupe or this wonderful one called Piel de Sapo
Which you find in Spain, but sometimes in the UK as well
which translates to toad skin melon
so, it just looks like a toad
But it is super tasty
And then, I would use about a quarter of an avocado
Who doesn't love avocado? Even if you don't love it,
it still tastes great in a smoothie
And of course it got some of those good fats in it.
Helps to make you really satiation and satisfied after a smoothie as well
A couple of, well generous sprigs should I say of mint.
I'm a big fan of mint, I think it works really well with these flavours.
So, be generous with the mint within the smoothie
and of course you can decorate it the smoothie at the end with it.
Then the base of the smoothie, is something called buttermilk
So, rather than natural yoghurt or kefir,
which you might have seen a lot these days
some again, is really wonderful for gut health
This buttermilk is a byproduct of making butter
You can find it next to milk in the chiller cabinet in the supermarket
But it is is also fermented
so it will contain some of those benefits for the gut health too
This is all supremely great for the gut
which of course, might help you beat the bloat
help your digestive system, but fundamentally this is about
taste and something creamy and delicious
when you are bored of the same old same old
freshen up and try this, it is best chilled and served over ice
Cheers!