How To Make A Smoothie

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Learn the basics in making healthy smoothies!

"How to make a smoothie?" is the first question that usually pops-up in the minds of the clueless first time smoothie chefs, making it quite a popular question in the smoothie world.

Contrary to popular beliefs and the overly exaggerated scientific calculations of carbs and calories, making a healthy smoothie recipe is quite an easy task if you know the basics.

There are virtually gazillions of smoothie recipes and it may take a lifetime to chase each one of them, thank God for the internet, it makes it possible to try at least half of them!

But believe it or not, once you get the "hang of it"; you can start being adventurous with your smoothies and start making your own smoothie recipes and become a full-pledged Smoothie Chef (at least in your kitche). The thing is , there's really no strict rule in making smoothies which is very different with cooking recipes.

A great smoothie recipe would really depend on the maker (which in this instance, is you) and the drinker (more often than not, it would also be the big ol' YOU!

Does it taste just right? add a little sweetener like honey or stevia, taste it again then it's perfect!

There's nor real strict measure too with preparing smoothies but just to guide you. We will try to list down the basic requisites and steps that answers that ol' immortal question - "How to make a smoothie?"

How To Make A Smoothie

For some people, the best way to learn on how to make something is by watching; most of them aren't fond of reading either ;) so we provided a step-by-step video demonstration here on how to make a smoothie.

User Manual: Just Hit Play and Go! By the way, see that yellowish arrow on the upper right of the video panel? Clicking on it opens a list of the ingredients used on the video.

If you prefer a written instruction instead, we've got it for you! It's a bit different from the video demo since we don't specify what fruits to put in as it depends on what smoothie recipe you're actually preparing but nonetheless, it's the same.

How To Make A Smoothie - Basic Smoothie Recipe

Basic Ingredients:

Fruits
Fruit Juice
Ice
Milk, Yogurt, or Soymilk
Ice Cubes
Sweetener (Stevia, Honey, etc.)

Kitchen Too:

Blender, Food Processor, Smoothie Maker, or a Hand Shaker

Steps / Procedure:

Prepare all the ingredients and tools that you'll need. If you don't own any of the kitchen tools suggested, a tall glass with secure lid will be great for single serving, be prepared to spin like a blender though! Yup, you'll manually shake it. Ready to burn some calories? You'll also need to manual cut your fruits into tiny pieces if you don't have a blender.
Cut fruits into pieces, specially if you're not using Vitamix.
Put in your choice of fruits fresh or frozen into your blender, add in fruit juice or other liquid base for your smoothie.
Add sweetening, maybe stevia, honey or other natural sweetening.
Add in ice cubes.
Add in milk, yogurt or preferrably soymilk for its superior nutrient content, ideally 12-16 oz.
Cover your blender and blend in at medium speed untill smooth.
Pour in a glass and enjoy your very own smoothie!

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