Homemade Healthy Exotic Smoothie

by Céline Crespy

Exotic fruits are getting more and more used in smoothie recipes. Most of the time smoothie lovers feel very concerned about wellness that is why they choose energizing fruits like mango, papaya, guava and guarana in addition to better-known tropical fruits such as pineapple and banana.

Each of these has its own health benefits: banana helps prevent high blood pressure and intestinal diseases, mango and guava are plenty of vitamins and anti-oxidants while very low in calories. As for pineapple, it helps lose weight (along with a balanced diet, of course). Here are some healthy and trendy recipes to stay fit!

Orange & pineapple smoothie

Ingredients :

-1 peeled and sliced orange
-1/2 cup sliced fresh pineapple
-1/2 a banana
-1/2 cup orange-pineapple juice or banana-orange-pineapple juice

-1/2 cup crushed ice

-ginger

Directions:

Mix the banana with the ice and the juice. Add the orange and pineapple slices. Mix again to get a smooth consistency. Add ginger. Pour into a glass and leave aside. Serve chilled.

Grapefruit sunrise smoothie

Ingredients:

-1/2 cup plain or strawberry yogurt
-1 whole red grapefruit (it is sweeter than yellow grapefruit)

-2 big strawberries
-1 cup regular or soy milk
-1/2 cup crushed ice
-honey

Directions:

Mix the milk with the yogurt then add the strawberries. Mash the grapefruit and blend it with the ice. Blend all the ingredients until you get a smooth consistency. Pour into a glass and leave aside. Serve chilled.

Banana & mango smoothie

Ingredients:

-1 large mango
-1 banana
-1/2 cup plain yogurt
-1 cup orange juice
-1/2 cup crushed ice

Directions:

Blend the orange juice, the yogurt and the banana. Add the ice and the mango until all the ingredients are mixed in. Pour into a glass and leave aside. Serve chilled.

Papaya smoothie

Ingredients:

-1 cup fresh papaya
-1 cup fresh pineapple
-1 cup regular or soy milk

-1 banana
-2 tea spoons shredded coconut

-1/2 cup crushed ice

Directions:

Mash and mix all the fruits together. Add the milk and shredded coconut, then the ice. Blend until you get a smooth consistency. Pour into a glass and leave aside. Serve chilled.