My Favourite Smoothies

These are great for a filling breakfast or can be made into a frozen yoghurt snack. I usually alternate smoothies and fresh made fruit/vegetable juices for breakfast. Apart from Sundays, which is cooked breakfast day :)

I only have good things to say about freshly made smoothies; they taste great, have healthy & yummy ingedients in them, they’re quick and easy to make and its easy to adjust the recipe to your liking.

The Equipment
All you need is a blender!

The ingredients
To make smoothie for one (its easy to scale up)
1 ripe banana
1-2 tablespoons flaxseed
1-2 tablespoons gluten free oats
1-2 tablespoons chopped nuts
1 tablespoon of runny honey (you can also use agave or maple syrup instead, whatever you    prefer, its all good)
4 tablespoons plain soya yoghurt
75 ml of unsweetened soya milk

The amount of dry ingredients you put in really depends on how thick you like your smoothie. The more dry ingredients the thicker it will be and may need eating with a spoon :) You can also reduce the amount of yoghurt, and increase the amount of milk to make it a bit thinner. Its easy to play around with the combinations until you get it just right for you.

The method
Stick everything but the milk in the blender as whizz it up, for about 45 seconds. Pour in the milk and whizz again for another 30 seconds. Done!

You can stick everything all at once, if you are making it for one person, but as soon as you start making it for several people, its just easier to blend the solid ingredients first.

The Variations
The Purple One 
The Ingredients
To make smoothie for one
1/2 ripe banana
1 handful of frozen blueberries
1-2 tablespoons flaxseed
1-2 tablespoons gluten free oats
1-2 tablespoons chopped nuts
1 tablespoon of runny honey (or agave/maple syrup)
4 tablespoons plain soya yoghurt
75 ml of unsweetened soya milk

The Pink One 
The Ingredients
To make smoothie for one
1/2 ripe banana
1 handful of frozen strawberries & blackberries
1-2 tablespoons flaxseed
1-2 tablespoons gluten free oats
1-2 tablespoons chopped nuts
1 tablespoon of runny honey (or agave/maple syrup)
4 tablespoons plain soya yoghurt
75 ml of unsweetened soya milk

If you fancy frozen yoghurt, just stick the blended ingredients in a tub and in the freezer for about another an hour. 


The Choccy One 
The Ingredients
To make smoothie for one
1/2 ripe banana
1 tablespoon of cocoa powder
1-2 tablespoons flaxseed
1-2 tablespoons gluten free oats
1-2 tablespoons chopped nuts
1 tablespoon of runny honey (or agave/maple syrup)
4 tablespoons plain soya yoghurt
75 ml of unsweetened soya milk

The Hulk
The Ingredients
To make smoothie for one
1/2 ripe banana
1/4 teaspoon matcha green tea powder  
1-2 tablespoons flaxseed
1-2 tablespoons gluten free oats
1-2 tablespoons chopped nuts
1 tablespoon of runny honey (or agave/maple syrup)
4 tablespoons plain soya yoghurt
75 ml of unsweetened soya milk

I get my matcha from tea pigs. Its really good for you and I have definitely felt a difference since I started taking it every day. Loads of antioxidants and health benefits including mood and energy boosting. You might just feel like the incredible hulk!