Healthy Tips!

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Strawberry Banana Orange Smoothie!

This is a sweet and totally delicious smoothie, totally healthy and perfect for getting that almost instant burst of energy we all crave. Vitamin C packed strawberry orange banana smoothie made with fresh fruit and creamy almond milk. This easy, 4-ingredient smoothie is vegan and perfect for adding a boost of your favorite protein. A wonderful, healthy breakfast or snack!



Instruction

Add all ingredients to a blender and blend on high until smooth.


Health Benefits of Strawberries and Bananas

The fruit in a strawberry banana orange smoothie provides a range of nutritional benefits. Bananas supply fiber, which protects bowel health and helps regulate digestion. Bananas are a good source of potassium and magnesium. The amount of potassium in bananas also make them a good fruit to eat to decrease your risk of kidney stones.  Your body digests the sugar in a banana more slowly than refined sugars, so you get lasting energy.
Strawberries promote good eyesight and decrease symptoms of arthritis, thanks to the high volume of antioxidants. This fruit also contains folate, a must for pregnant women, as folate helps ward off birth defects of the spine. The reputation of vitamin C holds as a common cold fighter has more to do with its cell repair benefits than any effectiveness against viruses. This vitamin, an antioxidant, helps ward off damage from free radicals and plays a critical role in healing wounds.

Orange is known to have several health benefits and is among the most popular fruits around the world. Benefits of oranges except high in Vitamin C, prevents skin damage, too. The anti-oxidants in oranges help protect skin from free radical damage known to cause signs of aging., keeps blood pressure under check, lowers cholesterol, controls blood sugar level and lowers the risk of cancer.
Ingredients

  • 1 cup strawberries (fresh or frozen)
  • 1 ripe banana (fresh or frozen)
  • 1 orange, peeled
  • ¾-1 cup unsweetened almond milk, plus more to thin if necessary
Recipe Notes
If you don’t like bananas, you can sub 1 cup frozen pineapple.
Feel free to add ½ cup plain greek yogurt for a boost of protein. If you add yogurt, you may want to consider reducing the almond milk to 1/2 cup total. Feel free to add more if necessary to thin out smoothie to your liking.
Sometimes,you could add orange juice, sometimes milk, sometimes just plain water, and sometimes a mix of all three. Adding fresh orange juice will give you even more of an energy boost if that’s what you’re after.. It’s really up to you!

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