How to Squeeze Fruit and Veggies into Your Diet

Most people do not eat the recommend 5 fruits and vegetables a day, but there is an easy way to change this. Have you ever tried drinking them? Smoothies are extremely simple and quick to make. There are varieties of different combinations that will really knock you off your feet. One classic smoothie is the strawberry and banana it can be blended as a purely fruit smoothie or you could add in something to make it cold and creamy. If you are watching your waistline then you could opt for just adding in some ice chips.

However, you can try many other things. When looking for another thing to add in with your fruit or vegetables there are the safe options like milk, soymilk, rice milk yogurt, frozen yogurt, juices, ice cream, teas, liquor, wine and syrups. Most of these flavors you already know and love so it will not be to challenging to come up with combinations of flavors.

If you want to make your smoothie a little more on the adventurous side, you could try adding in almond milk, almonds, buttermilk, coconut milk, flaxseed, flaxseed oil, ginger, honey, maple syrup, mint, peanut butter, and pumpkin seeds. Of course, if the sound of putting fresh mint into your drink really puts you off you can always add in the extract of mint in instead.

Now the problem that most people come up with is that they cannot go through all of the fruit and vegetables fast enough before they go bad. Therefore, if you find yourself buying more then you can eat try freezing some of the fresh stuff as soon as you get home from the store. Use freezer bags and label them clearly, since you should really only keep them for two weeks. If you buy them already frozen then there should be a use by date printed right on the bag. Since the pre-frozen bags were flash frozen shortly after being harvested they have a longer shelf life.

To make your smoothies you will want to invest in a good blender, preferably one with an ice crush button. You can pulse the ice crush button to make your own fresh ice chips for your smoothies. Also, try to pick up one that a thick glass blender jar since these are better able to withstand the blending process of ice crushing. Have fun drinking your fruit and vegetables just make yourself a smoothie today!