Are smoothies healthy? Well let’s see. Smoothies encourage you to eat a wider variety of fruits and vegetables than most people would normally. The reason for this is that you can add ingredients that you do may not like the taste or texture of but because they are blended with all of the other ingredients you can no longer taste them. There is also the convenience aspect, smoothies are a drink and it is very easy to pick up the glass and just drink your way to 1 or more of your 5 a day. Smoothies can also be good healthy snacks that keep you going between meals rather than reaching for something that is just full of sugar to keep you going until lunch. If you want to be creative then there is no reason why you could not serve low calorie smoothies as tasty deserts.

The most obvious healthy ingredients to put into your smoothies are the common sense items like fresh fruit. If you keep the ingredients in your smoothies healthy then they can aid in quicker weight loss if that is your aim. Healthy foods make your immune system strong and make you feel strong, give you more energy and feel great all time. If you have a healthy lifestyle then this will lead to longevity, optimum weight, abundant energy and keeping your body in balance.

If you substitute a meal for a smoothie, and the smoothie is made with healthy ingredients, it can be an extremely nutritious meal, with far fewer calories than an average meal. All smoothies require some form of base liquid in them and one of the most popular is milk but you should opt for low fat skimmed milk rather than full fat or choose to use a fruit juice such as cranberry juice which is high in anti oxidants.

Most people have good intentions of eating 5 portions of fruit and vegetables per day but they find it hard to find the time or desire to eat this much fruits and vegetables. So by combining different fruits and (or) vegetables into a smoothie can help you easily achieve your goal of 5 portions per day. Spinach is a great vegetable to add to a smoothie, being high in nutrients and low in calories once blended with other fruits it becomes impossible to detect but still provides the health benefits. Many of the nutrients that the body needs are stuck in the fibre of the fruit and by blending fruits and vegetables, the fibre is broken down and this release the vital nutrients into a form your body can more easily absorb.

Are smoothies healthy? Healthy fruit smoothies are easily made by blending fruits and or vegetables plus a liquid or ice into a drink. Fruit is healthy for you and so are vegetables. Often the skin of the fruit contains a lot of fibre so if your smoothie is made from whole fruit then this is healthier than just eating the fruit and discarding the skin. If the only thing you are putting into the blender is fruit, vegetables and a healthy liquid such as fruit juice, ice or skimmed milk then yes a smoothie is very healthy for you.

Finally remember home made smoothies are healthier for you than shop bought because the ingredients are fresher and a small to medium smoothie from any smoothie company or popular chain has around 230 calories, because they have added extra sugar in the smoothie to make it sweeter.