Filled with healthy ingredients, this smoothie is an ideal drink to start your busy day.
It's filled with healthy ingredients like greek yoghurt, orange, strawberry, soy milk and honey
The heart-shaped shape of the strawberry is the first sign that this fruit is good for your health and your body. These potent little fruits have the following benefits:
- They protect your heart, increase HDL (good) cholesterol.
- Strawberries help to lower your blood pressure.
- They help to fight and guard against cancer cells.
- Strawberries are filled with vitamins, fiber, and super high levels of antioxidants known as polyphenols.
- Strawberries are free from sodium, fat, cholesterol and are low-calorie food.
- They are among the top 20 fruits in antioxidant capacity.
- They are also considered as a good source of manganese and potassium.
- Around eight strawberries provide more vitamin C than an orange.
Health Benefits of Oranges:
The vitamin C in oranges helps your body in lots of ways:- Protects your cells from damage
- Helps your body make collagen, a protein that heals wounds and gives you smoother skin
- Makes it easier to absorb iron to fight anemia
- Boosts your immune system, your body's defense against germs
- Slows the advance of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss
- Helps fight cancer-causing free radicals
Ingredients:
- ½ cup plain, non-fat Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup organic soy milk
- ¼ cup orange juice
- ½ cup fresh organic strawberries, hulled
- ½ cup frozen organic strawberries
- ½ orange, peeled
- 1 tsp honey
Instructions:
- Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until everything is chopped up and smooth.
- Makes 2 smoothies
Nutrition Serving Per 1 glass:
- Calories: 127kcal
- Total Fat: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 7g
- Cholesterol: 4mg
- Sodium: 35mg
- Carbohydrate: 24mg
- Dietary Fiber: 3g
- Sugar: 18g
- Protein: 8g