Monday, July 25, 2011

Beat the heat - Strawberry Smoothie





With certain parts of the United States reeling under a severe heat wave, I thought will share with you couple of Beat the Heat Recipes which are simple to make and good for you.



Strawberries have very high levels of vitamin C, fiber, folate and potassium than most other fruits like bananas, apples and even oranges. These berries are good for your heart and acts as a shield for cancer protection. But strawberries are one of the most contaminated produce with pesticide. So grab a box of organic one even though it costs a few more bucks because studies show that the antioxidants are more in organic food than conventional ones. Even though strawberries are so good for you be wary of the fructose content and accordingly adjust your intake of fruits.



Preparation Time - 5 Minutes

Cooking Time - None

Serves - 1





Ingredients



Plain yogurt - 3/4 Cup

Organic Strawberries - 6 to 8

Xylitol - 1 Tbsp or a pinch of Stevia

Ice cubes - 4 (optional)



Method



1) Place the yogurt, strawberries and xylitol in a blender and blend till smooth.



2) Add the ice cubes and blend one more time and serve immediately.





33 comments:

Prathima Rao said...

Refreshing & creamy smoothie!!!
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Creamy delicious smoothie..

GEETHA ACHAL said...

Healthy and refreshing smoothie...Love the flavors of it...

aipi said...

Nice baby pink color!
US Masala

simply.food said...

Refreshing and delicious.

Ramya said...

this is such a soothing drink..my kid loves it...

divya said...

What a delightfully wonderful drink ...gorgeous!

Mugdha said...

Fresh, healthy and tasty smoothy...lov the color

Vidhya said...

Love the beautiful color.

Radhika said...

Love the awesome color and a refreshing drink too.


Event: Let's Cook – Subzis for Rotis

Rekha shoban said...

smoothie looks very creamy!!nice click!

Vandana Rajesh said...

love the colour and nice creamy texture.

Prathibha said...

Looks delicious..nice color..:)

Vimitha Anand said...

Refreshing and colorful drink...

miri goes phishing! said...

lovely vibrant colors...looks like a very refreshing drink.....:)

Priti said...

Wonderful way to beat the heat ..look yum

Judee @ gluten free A-Z said...

In this hot weather, sometimes you just don't feel like eating , but a smoothie is always refreshing and welcome. Yours looks delicious.

jeyashrisuresh said...

refreshing and wonderful summer coolent

SravsCulinaryConcepts said...

beautiful color and nice for this summer !!

Ongoing Event - CC-Roti Pachadi/Chutney

Neha said...

Smoothie looks good....Thnx for liking my post...Your space looks wonderful...happy to join it....

Sayantani said...

lovely summer quencher...wish fresh strawberries were available here too.

Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal said...

Super delicious and refreshing :)

Bizzy B. Bakes said...

Isn't it wonderful that something as good as strawberries is healthy for us? This is the perfect drink for the summer.

Swathi said...

Delicious smoothie my little one loves strawberry a lot.

Peggy said...

This smoothie sounds wonderful and absolutely refreshing!

Now Serving said...

Love the rose colored deliciousness in that glass :)

Priya Sreeram said...

the smoothie has my love n attention- looks refreshingly yum !

Indie.Tea said...

That sounds delicious, and cool and healthy too. Yum!

Lavanya Selvaraj said...

Smoothie looks very refreshing.

-Lavanya
My recent post: Kaima Idli

Jay said...

yummm....it sounds very flavorful dear..:)
Tasty Appetite

thekitchenaffaire said...

Woww.. that is such a yummy looking smoothy.. Perfect for this heat :D

Chaitanya said...

very yummy and refreshing....
www.rajafood.blogspot.com

Sabrina said...

Hi, thanks for coming to my Blog. I'm following you.
I will be back tomorrow morning to get some healthy recipes, I need to go on a diet and your recipes will help me.
Thank you.

Post a Comment

Twitter Delicious Facebook Digg Stumbleupon Favorites More

 
Design by Free WordPress Themes | Bloggerized by Lasantha - Premium Blogger Themes | Facebook Themes