The perfect blackberry smoothie is quick and easy to make…has an amazing taste… thick, luscious, creamy, and quite satisfying…not to mention that it contains tons of the antioxidants and vitamins that we alll need.
But what we’re mainly concerned with in this series of posts is the health benefits of smoothies—such as which smoothies are best for antioxidants…which are best for allergies…which are best for cleaning the sink…and so forth…
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Ingredients
Other ingredients that can be added to your blackberries include…
1. Dairy Products
- Flavored yogurt.—such as cherry
- Greek yogurt
- Unsweetened almond milk
2, Other Fruit
- Bananas
- Blueberries
- Citrus fruits—such as limes, oranges
- Kiwi
- Raspberries
- Strawberries
3. Vegetables—leafy Greens—such as spinach
4. Add-Ins
- Chia seeds
- Herbs—such as basil
- Honey
- Nuts—such as walnuts and hazelnuts
- Wheat grass
The perfect smoothis is the perfectly refreshing frozen drink that follows a recipes such as this!…
- 1/2C plain Greek yogurt
- 1/2C milk of choice…(more on this here—Visions of Veganism—Milk)
- 1C frozen blackberries
- Juice of one lime
- 1/2 frozen banana
- 1Tbsp chia seeds
- 2 tsp honey
- vanilla and sweetener, optional
And by now, we all know what to do next…(if not, read this post—Making the Perfect Green Smoothie.)
