fruit fresh

1. Put the fruit in the blender first. Make sure that the items are smaller
than a golf ball so they will blend completely. Add the liquid ingredients
next.
2. Fasten the lid and press the start button. Use high speed for about 20-
30 seconds.
3. Stop the blender and check to see if the ingredients are well blended.
Sometimes the frozen fruit will jam under the blade. If there is jammed
fruit, use a spatula to unjam the fruit, and blend again.
4. Once the mixture is evenly blended, slowly add two ice cubes through
the opening of the blender lid. Keep adding one or two ice cubes at a
time until the blender sounds smooth instead of gravelly. If your blender
is not strong enough to blend ice cubes, omit the ice and substitute just
enough ice cold water so that the shake will have a milkshake
consistency.
5. If the shake/smoothie is too thin, add more fruit or ice. If it’s too thick,
add more liquid.

• A smoothie is basically a blended fruit drink. The best-tasting smoothies are made from fruit that is fresh or frozen, and not canned.
• All smoothies begin with a liquid base. This can be orange juice, milk or another liquid.
• You can make a frostier drink by freezing fresh fruit before making a smoothie.
• Smoothies are best when they're fresh out of the blender, but they can be frozen the night before, as well – just remove the smoothie from the freezer about an hour before drinking.
• You can replace a meal with a smoothie or shake by adding a scoop of high-quality protein powder and a tbsp. of high-quality olive or flax oil.