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Healthy Treat
Quick Tip - Frozen Fruit Smoothie Makes The Perfect Healthy Treat
I don't know about you, but I'm always looking for a light and preferably ice-cold frozen treat during the hot summer months. A yummy option is a frozen fruit smoothie made with plenty of strawberries, bananas, some low-fat vanilla yogurt and a splash of skim milk. It tastes good and is actually good for me. Let's take a look at exactly why this cool drink is so good for us.
Let's start with the frozen fruit. You know how healthy eating plenty of fruit is. It is full of fiber and of course vitamins. You may be surprised to find that it is actually better to use frozen fruit. By using frozen fruit, you make sure you get produce that still has the maxium amount of nutrition in it. Since fresh produce is a couple of days old by the time you get it from the store, frozen vegetables and fruits are actually healthier and better for us. Remember it takes time to pick it, process it and ship it to your grocery store. In that time, many of the nutrients (and vitamins) start to go away. That's why it's even better to use frozen fruit in your smoothies.
The Dairy Products - The next two ingredients in our smoothie are also quite good for you. What we'll add next is skim milk and low-fat yogurt. Both of them have quite a bit of calcium that our bones need. This is especially important for women to know. As we get older our bones are depleted of calcium and we have to replenish it or risk osteoporosis as we get older. For the same reason, smoothies are also healthy for kids. Their bones are still growing and need lots of calcium to grow strong.
Both yogurt and milk also contain protein which plays an important factor in muscle building and maintenance. It is very important to get plenty of protein when you are dieting or most of your weight loss will be in muscle instead of body fat.
Staying Hydrated - Smoothies also help us stay well hydrated because of the liquid from both from the milk (or juice if you prefer) and from the fruit itself. Without plenty of water our bodies can not function and during a hot summer day we tend to lose even more than usual of the precious liquid. Smoothies are a great way to help us stay hydrated - of course you should still make sure you drink plenty of plain water as well.
Beause these smoothies are frozen, they also help us cool down when we drink them. And that's just one of the many reasons why drinking a frozen fruit smoothie is a good idea. Another is that they are healthy, realtively low in calories and taste very very yummy. And that's why this type of smoothie is such a wonderful treat.
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Create the perfect frozen smoothie with this strawberry smoothie recipe. It's fun and easy and you can find more tips for making frozen fruit smoothies here.
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