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September 18, 2005
daily dose of fruit
Ever since Robert bought me a blender last May, it's been so easy to get our daily dose of fruit. I make a fruit smoothie most mornings, or as a healthy drink before dinner. Since it's been summer, we've had an abundance of summer fruits like strawberries, frambozen/raspberries, blackberries and I've been making lots of berry smoothies.
My personal favorite is a strawberry yoghurt shake: 500 grams of fresh strawberries, 1 cup vanilla yoghurt, 1 cup very cold milk, 1 tablespoon aloe vera. I get pure aloe vera extract from the health shop and it's good for your digestion and immune system.
Another favorite of mine is the mango-mint-and-aloe-vera smoothie: 1 mango, 1 handful of fresh mint leaves, 1/2 cup of yoghurt, 1/2 cup of milk, 1 tablespoon aloe vera. Yumm yumm! :)
Mangoes can get expensive if you buy them at the Albert Heijn or supermarkets, but I buy mine from the Tuesday market in the centrum, where I can get fresh mangoes and avocadoes, for 80p or €1 each. Sometimes I also get tinned mangoes from the Chinese toko and add the sweet syrup into the blender with all the other ingredients.
The Tuesday market in town is the best place to get fresh fruits. Satsumas, mandarins, avocadoes, summer berries, cherries, etc. I know I must sound really domesticated but hooray for fresh fruit smoothies! :-)
Posted by Yasmina at September 18, 2005 09:11 PM
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yas kata temen gw jus wortel dan citroen tiap pagi bisa mencegah dementia dini ;-P
hahah.. foto banner gw.. you've been there!! itu lago di como, yasss!! di satu sore yg rada mendung di menaggio. hari yg sama pas bencana banjir di alpen. :-D
Posted by: wendy at September 20, 2005 07:59 AM
hmmmm.. love the strawberry.. nyam2.. hehehe
btw gw udeh joint flickr :
Posted by: dendy at September 22, 2005 12:59 PM
is it a philips blender? I lurveee philips blender. BTW try banana milo smoothie: banana, milk, and milo powder with crushed ice. Can replace milo with cocoa powder, but then need to add some sugar or honey.
Posted by: Rani at October 4, 2005 06:10 PM
