With summer’s soaring temperatures, it’s easy to lose track of your water intake and get dehydrated. One perk of this seemingly terrible season is that it comes with some of the best fruits you will get throughout the year – something to definitely exploit before they run out and you’re only left with your midnight cravings. While it’s essential to drink lots of water to keep yourself hydrated, smoothies made with fresh fruits can inject flavor, texture and colour into your hydration regime while adding nutrition to your diet.
Tropical Assorted Fruits:
Ingredients:
3/4 cup of pineapple juice
1/2 cup of coconut milk
1 large banana – frozen; sliced
1 cup of frozen mango
1 cup of frozen pineapple
The method behind this sweet tropical madness is quite simple – just place all the ingredients in your blender and blend away. Serve in tall glasses with sprigs of mint and/or some lime as a garnish, or take it to-go for later.
Strawberry-Mango Sunrise:
This is a beautiful pink-and-yellow layered smoothie that is guaranteed to knock everyone’s socks off. Kids in particular are sure to be impressed.
Ingredients:
1 cup frozen diced strawberries
1 cup frozen diced mango
¼ cup orange juice
1 ripe banana
1 cup non-fat Greek yogurt
3/4 cup coconut water
Start with your first layer by blending the mango, halves of the banana and the Greek yogurt, ¼ cup coconut water and the orange juice. Set that aside while you blend the strawberries and the remaining ingredients. Pour the mango smoothie until it fills half a glass, and then pour the strawberry layer on top of it and gently stir with a spoon to create a mesmerising gradient.
Toasted Coconut:
Ingredients:
1/2 cup coconut flakes
2-3 frozen, ripe bananas
1/2 cup ice cubes
1/2 cup coconut milk
2-3 tbsp Greek yogurt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Toast the coconut flakes with a little bit of sugar (to taste) on a hot pan and let rest. Combine all your other ingredients in your blender until smooth; serve and garnish with the toasted flakes.
Almond & Lychee:
Ingredients:
4 pieces lychees, peeled, chopped
1 frozen banana, diced
1/2 cup almond milk
Water to max line
Fresh mint sprigs, for garnish
Blend all the ingredients together and serve in a tall, chilled glass. You can also add a dash of honey depending on your preferred level of sweetness.
Watermelon, Mint & Lime:
Ingredients:
4 cups of frozen watermelon chunks
1 cup of coconut milk
3 limes (juiced)
10 mint leaves
pinch of saltMix everything in your blender and serve with mint leaves and a slice of lime. This particular smoothie is a classic. It is super fresh and can be a great pick-me-up after that long day.Feel free to switch up the fruits and experiment with different flavors. Bottoms up!
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