Green Smoothie with Strawberry and Bananas

(prHWY.com) December 12, 2012 - San Jose, CA -- Smoothies are a great source of adding healthy nutrients to your diet. Full of fiber and great in taste, smoothies can be prepared in a number of ways and with so many different fruits, veggies and other leafy plants & herbs.

Smoothies can be of many colors depending on the ingredients they are constituted of, giving them unique flavors. Some of the great flavors of smoothies are made from strawberries, banana, avocado, orange, peach, watermelon, pineapple, apple, melons and kiwifruit.

Strawberry is one of most popular smoothie flavor, and is consumed on a large scale all around the world. The greatest thing about strawberries is that it can be mixed with other fruits and veggies quite easily in order to give a distinctive flavor and taste. But make sure that the main ingredient remains strawberry only. So don't mix it with strong flavors that overwhelm the original strawberry taste. So quantity should be carefully watched. Strawberry smoothies can be mixed with avocado, baby spinach, celery, bok choy, kiwifruit to make a great green smoothie. In fact, these green veggies are perfect ingredients for a green smoothie recipe. Pineapple, red grapes, bananas, parsley can also be added to strawberry smoothie for experimenting with the flavors.

Another famous flavor for smoothie is bananas. It provides a thick and creamy texture to the smoothie. Banana smoothies are rich in Vitamin B6, A & C and are good source of calcium. It provides abundant health benefits including blood pressure and kidney cancer prevention. Bananas are good for the intestines and are a great home remedy for heartburns. Banana can also be a great addition to the green smoothie. It provides great flavor to the green smoothie made from spinach or bok choy and brings its creamy texture to it. So try putting these ingredients in your green smoothie recipe and see the difference!

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