How to Prepare Healthy Smoothies

Be careful with the amount of sugar you add to your smoothie.

Smoothies pack a nutritional power punch, combining fruit, dairy and protein into one drink. Making them healthy means avoiding pitfalls such as adding too much sugar or fat from proteins such as peanut butter. Smoothies are easy to make and offer even the most novice cook a chance to experiment with different conbinations of fruit or dairy products.

Things You'll Need

• 1 cup frozen fruit
• 1 cup low-fat milk or plain, low-fat yogurt
• 1 tbsp. protein powder
• 4 ice cubes
• Blender

Instructions

1. Put a cup of your favorite frozen fruit into a blender.

2. Add the dairy and protein powder. Put in the ice cubes.

3. Blend the mixture until smooth.

References

• Bon Appetit: Why Smoothies Aren't Healthy