About two years ago, I decided to analyze what I ate in a week to know if I met the standards listed in Canada’s Food Guide. Before starting the experiment, I was pretty sure I wouldn’t meet the required daily portions of fruits and vegetables and of dairy products. So it’s without much surprise that the end results highlighted the fact that I didn’t meet most requirements of the Food Guide.
I looked for a way to increase my fruit and dairy intake easily and was pointed by a few friends in the direction of smoothies.
Let’s continue our Rookie Cook lessons with 105 – Smoothies.
Lucky for me, smoothies are extremely easy to make. Actually, the longest and most complicated part of the recipe is the cleaning of my smoothie maker!
The first time I made smoothies, I tried to follow a recipe given to me by a friend. However, over the years, I’ve learned not to follow smoothie recipes at all. I use instinct and what’s available in the fridge/freezer. It actually helped me clean out the refrigerator a few times when all was left in there were things like milk, yogurt and frozen fruits.
One of my favorite smoothie is made of a cup of plain yogurt, a banana, about a cup of frozen raspberries, 2 tablespoons or so of peanut butter and a cup of orange juice. It tastes like peanut butter and jam toasts with bananas on top … yummy!
To make smoothies, I mostly use yogurt, milk, soy milk and/or juice mixed with frozen fruits. Personally, I stay away from anything tofu related as I don’t enjoy the taste — somehow I can still taste it even if I try to hide it as much as possible in the recipe.
Do you like to drink smoothies? What are your favorite ones? Is there a trick you know that would definitely hide the smell and taste of tofu in the smoothie? Share your recipes with us below.
Clacked by Isabelle Carreau 
on Feb 16, 2009 @ 13:00 EST5EDT
