One of my favorite topics...

I love making smoothies at home. There are a few blends I like most-

- banana, mango, coconut water, pineapple, orange juice

- banana, cherries, cherry or vanilla yogurt, pomegranate juice and fresh ginger

- banana, any fruits on hand, spinach and a bit of agave syrup (green smoothie)

- banana, peanut butter, almond milk, a bit of chocolate syrup and nutella (the sinful smoothie)

I don't use recipes and I don't find it to be an exact science. Throwing fruits into the blender usually results in something yummy.

mmm, I think I'll make the one with nutella and peanut-butter for Alex, that's all his favorite ingredients in one. Me I have yet to try the spinach and other vegetable smoothies. Mango too is delicious..

Turkish yoghurt + lingonberry +honey.
or blackberry/raspberry with some banana.
Without the yoghurt it's called "fruitie" here.
Our family are carb counters due sons diabetes. The more fruit - the more it raises blood sugar. The fat in the yoghurt slows down the rise and with the protein puts hunger down.
i.e.
Banana = 20 carbs, Orange =10, mango = 10,
Berries are almost "free" about 10/ 2 dl. Yoghurt =5/100g.

I thought it's the natural sugar from the fruits that increases the blood sugar and thus being bad for diabetics, but now I understand it is the carbohydrates that causes the blood sugar to raise, interesting.

I love this page: http://jfine.se/! She is equally on FB. Such an inspiration and great smoothies!

My breakfast smoothie:

One scoop MediClear Plus (protien-vitamin powder the best I've found)
One Banana
One Orange
Frozen peaches, strawberries, & grapes (a handfull)
One small handful of raspberries
One small handful of blackberries
One small handful of blueberries
~half a cup of Apple cider
~half a cup of Almond-Cocunut Milk

Makes about three big glasses, enough to share.

I'd like to try Chia seeds after reading yesterday's comments.

I recommend also adding in a dash of cinnamon!

I make variations of all the smoothies mentioned above. It's so convenient, especially with a busy work schedule, to get your daily dose of fruits in the morning, and a great refresher vs. coffee (which I do not consume).

Cinnamon has tons of antioxidant power however, and daily consumption of cinnamon has been proven great for memory, blood pressure, immune health and general well being! Plus it curbs the yicky taste of my protein shake powder!

Tytti, after doing my homework a bit more carefully, I now understand the obvious, which is that sugar (in fruits and in general) is translated as fast carbs, which obviously is bad for diabetics as well as for the ones who which to might wish to loose weight.

Thanks Anna for link, great recipes!

Robby, apple cider sounds interesting.

Bob, thanks for the tips about cinnamon, i love it in anything else so shall try it in the smoothies too.

Fill the blender with loads of spinach, then blend it with some soy milk, then add a banana, an avocado and some blueberries and perhaps a splash of apple juice, mix it, its delicious! Sometimes I add some mango chunks as well.

Actually it doesn't much matter "fast" or "slow" it is the total carb count that matters. One survives well under 100/day.
Also rye bread is about as fast carb as a baguette, but nutritionally slightly better. The rise it causes is about the same.
It was a surprise to me that C-vitamin competes with sugar of delivery to cells. The higher blood sugar the more C-vitamin comes out unused.
To me it seems Your body can well cope with You take - You have an amazing wasteline and are beautiful!

And now...I want a smoothie haha! :)