Refreshing Spring Smoothies

Spring is all about rejuvenation and re-growth, so to celebrate this wonderfully refreshing season, we’ve found some light, delicious smoothie recipes that you can whiz up for breakfast on those lovely sunny mornings.

1. Sunshine Smoothie

This recipe is low-calorie, gluten-free and suitable for vegetarians and vegans. To make this smoothie, simply whiz up the following ingredients in a blender:

500ml carrot juice, chilled
200g pineapple (fresh or canned)
2 bananas, broken into chunks
Small piece of ginger, peeled
20g cashew nuts
Juice of 1 lime

This recipe is 171 kcal per serving and serves 3.

2. Green Smoothie

This recipe is 329 kcal and packed full of plenty of nutritious ingredients: You will need:

250ml of almond milk
1 tbsp ground flaxseed
1 tsp maca powder (optional)
Pinch of ground cinnamon
1 Medjool date, stoned
1 small ripe banana
Handful of spinach
1 tbsp almond butter

Method:

Pour the milk into a high-speed blender and then add the ground flaxseed and the cinnamon. Add the remaining ingredients then blitz until smooth.

3. Heart Helper Smoothie

Another low-calorie delicious smoothie is this beautiful blend of berries, beetroot and ginger. This recipe is dairy-free, gluten-free and suitable for vegetarians and vegans, at only 88 kcal per serving! Just pop into a blender:

- 2 small raw beetroots (peeled and roughly chopped)
- 1 apple (peeled, quartered and cored
- 50g blueberries
- 1 tsp grated ginger

Top up the mixture with 300ml of water and blend it all up for a delicious smoothie.

4. Afternoon Pick-Me-Up Smoothie

Quick and easy to make plus it’s gluten-free and perfect for Spring! You will need:

500ml unsweetened almond milk
2 tbsp almond butter
6 prunes
1 tsp cinnamon
1 small ripe banana

Method:

In a blender, blend the almond milk with the almond butter, prunes, cinnamon and banana.
Chill in the fridge until ready to drink. (will keep for 2 days in the fridge)

This recipe is 250 kcal per serving.