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Once you get the hang of making smoothies then you will find they are quick to make and what's more you will love getting creative with your ingredients. It may even become a challenge to find a brand new smoothie recipe such as our banana peanut smoothie!

Fruit smoothie recipes are a great way to eat your five a day if you don't particularly like fruit and even if you are like me and love fruit they are still a great tasting snack, light lunch or even dessert.

A diet high in nutrients and fibre is the key to good health. Making a fruit smoothie part of your diet will boost your energy and leave you feeling great. Many fruit such as citrus fruits contain flavours which help protect us from allergic reactions from conditions such as asthma and hay fever. They also help reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease. So it makes sense to eat your oranges up.

Raw fruit is full of enzymes which are essential catalysts in chemical reactions which occur in your body all the time. Without enzymes you and I would not live.

Our fruit smoothie recipes can be made from a number of combination fruits. Some fruits such as bananas will thicken while cucumbers will create a creamy frothy texture. We can start making fruit smoothies by being boring and just choosing the traditional delicious strawberry smoothie or we can go mad with banana peanut smoothie (the kids will just love this one) or a great favourite - chocolate strawberry dessert smoothie - really yummy!

By making your own fruit smoothie recipes you know exactly what is in them unlike shop bought smoothies which can include colouring and preservatives.

Choose organic fruit as it is free from chemical residues.

Use fresh fruit which has been washed.

Use frozen fruit for a cooling smoothie in warm weather.

Here are some suggestions of fruit to get you started
strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, apples, mangos, bananas, pineapples, oranges, dates, cranberries, melon, pomegranates, peaches, prunes, nectarines and gooseberries.

A few suggestions of liquids to add to your smoothies
Yogurt milk, cream, soya milk, goats milk, almond milk, coconut milk, fruit juice, herbal teas and honey to sweeten.

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Fruit Smoothie Recipes

Serve all smoothies immediately as the layers will separate if left to sit.

Fruit Salad Smoothie

• 1 cup of yogurt
• 1teaspoon of honey
• 1 banana
• handful of strawberries
• half a mango

Cut the flesh from the mango, peel the banana and pull the stalks out of the strawberries. Put all the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a glass to serve. If the mixture is a little thick for you, add more yogurt or a little milk.

Sweet Mango Nutty Smoothie

• 2 medium mangos
• 1 banana
• 300ml almond milk

Peel the mangos and banana. Place all the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a glass to serve immediately.

Afternoon Smoothie

• 1 papaya
• 1 orange
• 1 banana
• 300ml apple or pineapple juice

Deseed the papaya, peel and cut the orange into segments. Slice the banana.

Energy Smoothie

• 4 slices of pineapple
• 1 apple
• 2 dates
• 100mls of soya milk

Put everything into a blender and smoothe for about 30 seconds. Serve your fruit smoothie recipe in a tall glass.

Peanut Banana Smoothie

• 1 banana
• 2 tablespoons of peanut butter
• 1 cup of yogurt
• 1 teaspoon of hot chocolate powder
• a little milk
• honey to taste

Put the banana, peanut butter and yogurt into a blender and smoothe for 30 seconds. Add a little milk if needed to thin the mixture. Add a teaspoon of honey to sweeten. Serve your peanut banana smoothie in a glass.

Chocolate Strawberry Dessert Smoothie

• 1 banana
• large handful of strawberries
• 1 teaspoon of chocolate powder
• 100mls of low fat milk or custard

Put all the ingredients into a blender for about 30 seconds. Pour into a dessert glass with ice, pouring whipped cream on top, finish with a sprinkle of shredded chocolate.

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