Smoothies 101

Smoothies are my all-time favorite health drink. During the summer, I make them all the time, before and after workouts, for breakfast, for desert, for a snack, and pretty much every other occasion you can think of. I love them. It wasn't until recently that I realized that most people don't know how to make smoothies at home. Most people just go to a smoothie place such as NutriSmoothie to quench their fruit drink craving. However, it is much cheaper to make smoothies from your home. All you need is a blender, ice, vanilla yogurt, and your favorite fruit(s).

1. Start by getting out your blender, and adding about 1 cup of yogurt.
2. The next step is to throw in a cup of fruit, anything from strawberries to bananas to pineapple works. The fruit can be frozen or raw, both work well. Also, if you would prefer to have a dominant fruit, just add a little bit extra of that particular fruit.
3. Blend these ingredients together until the smoothie is creamy.
4. Lastly, add 3-4 ice cubes and blend it until all of the ice is broken up. This step is optional, it just makes your smoothie colder.
5. Finally, pour your smoothie into a glass and enjoy.

It is super easy and people make smoothies in different ways. Some people add ice cream instead of yogurt or fruit juice to get a stronger flavor or even protein powder to make it like a protein shake. You can add more of each ingredient to make smoothies for your friends as well. There are so many different variations and ways to create smoothies, no single smoothie is the same. Feel free to change it to your preferences and create your own variation. My personal favorites are strawberry banana and wild berry smoothies with raspberries, blueberries and strawberries. Pineapple and kiwi are also really good to add to smoothies as well.

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