5-a-Day Fruit Smoothie is packed full of blueberries, apple, banana, kiwi fruit and lime which are blended with coconut water. You‘ll enjoy the refreshing burst of flavour and nutrients from this smoothie!
Today I’m bringing you a 5-a-Day Fruit Smoothie which came about after a great start to the day!
I woke up extra early this morning (probably due to the lighter mornings) put my latest #flowertheday shot onto Instagram and eventually the radio alarm came on.
We listen to Chris Evans on Radio 2 every morning, it’s always uplifting, cheery, and a great way to start the day.
So there I was listening from under the covers whilst checking all my social media on my phone, when a song I hadn’t heard for decades started to play.
It was 68 Guns by The Alarm which I really liked back in the 80’s and I was lucky enough to see them support Queen at Wembley Stadium in my youth.
Hence I felt compelled to tell Radio 2 this via Twitter and mentioned that I’d even had a tasseled suede jacket (similar to the one the lead singer wore in their video, only mine was black).
So blow me down, within a few minutes (and after the next song “Jet”) suddenly the words from my tweet were being repeated back to me.
At this point, I jumped out of bed to tell my kids and hubby about this surprise happening!
Anyway, in the words of the sadly late Ronnie Corbett, I digress!
So with an extra spring in my step this morning and the sun streaming in through the windows I decided I wanted to make a nice healthy smoothie for breakfast.
I’m not really into making smoothies as I don’t have the best equipment with which to make them.
So after discovering that I’d broken my Braun Multipractic blender attachment (after attempting to make peanut butter in it), I decanted my smoothie to my soup maker/blender.
After a bit of stopping and shaking, I eventually got a nice smooth blend.
I knew I had some Kiwi fruits that I’d bought for 3p recently, I also had a glut of cheap bananas, a lime that was on its last legs, some neglected frozen blueberries, and lots of apples. These therefore formed the base of my smoothie as well as a little coconut water I happened to have in the fridge.
If I’d had one of these super duper high-speed blenders then I could have left the skins on my apples but I played safe and peeled mine! The smoothie was totally delicious with all the flavours complimenting each other wonderfully, a great way to get some of your 5-a-day.
As soon as my daughter came in from school she also wanted a glass so I made another batch which she drank with much enthusiasm, my son also had a glass but exclaimed that he didn’t like smoothies and after drinking most of it he still wasn’t convinced (you can’t win them all)!
This 5-a-Day Fruit Smoothie is packed full of vitamins (particularly Vitamin C), minerals, and roughage but due to the high acidity content, it’s not something you would want to drink every day for the sake of your teeth as fruit acid can be quite damaging.
Using a paper straw is a good way to help protect your teeth from the acid.
More Fruit Smoothie Recipes
For more fruit smoothie inspiration check out the following recipes from fellow bloggers!
- Pineapple & Coconut Smoothie – Fab Food 4 All
- Matcha Green Tea Banana Smoothie – Fab Food 4 All
- Strawberry, Blackcurrant and Coconut Smoothie – Foodie Quine
- Raspberry Smoothie with Nectarine and Fig – Christina’s Cucina
- Raspberry & Mango Smoothie with Chia Seeds – Supper in the Suburbs
- Mango Carrot Smoothie – Tin & Thyme
- Mango, Banana & Coconut Smoothie – Nadia’s Healthy Kitchen
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5-a-Day Fruit Smoothie
Ingredients
- 60 g Blueberries frozen
- 1 Banana medium, peeled & sliced
- 2 Kiwi fruits peeled & roughly chopped
- 1 Apple peeled, cored and chopped
- Juice of half a lime
- 100 mls Coconut water
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
- Pour into 2 small glasses.
Notes
Depending on the size of your banana you may want to water down the smoothie with a little more coconut water if necessary.
Tori Gabriel
What a weird thing to happen! So exciting that they read your tweet on the radio. This sounds like a terrific smoothie as well. Smoothie are such a great way of eating healthy but tasty!
Camilla
Thanks Tori, my son said I was sad for getting excited about it but that’s teenagers for you LOL!
maria @closetohome
What a refreshing way to treat yourself after a long workout. I could have used this today.
Camilla
Thanks Maria, yes that would be good:-)
Marisa Franca @ All Our Way
This would certainly be a great way to start the day. I would feel energized and ready to tackle anything. I love your combination — I’ve never tried them but you’ve inspired me to give it a go.
Camilla
Great Marisa, glad to have inspired you:-)
Elizabeth
Mmm nothing beats a fruit smoothie to start the day! Gorgeous colour! Thank you for linking up with the no waste food challenge too! 🙂
Camilla
Thanks Elizabeth and always a pleasure to link up:-)
Corina
Smoothies are such a fantastic way to get your 5 a day! I don’t make them as often as I should but I always love them when I do. I love the lime juice in this to give it a bit of extra zesty flavour!
Camilla
Thanks Corina, yes the lime juice gives it a lovely subtle kick:-)
Amanda
Love kiwis, but actually haven’t put them in smoothies yet. Sounds so refreshing and the color of this smoothie is just gorgeous. Love that you’ve used coconut water, too.
Camilla
Thanks Amanda, think I’d better go make another one to finish off the coconut water:-)
Heather Haigh
It looks wonderfully vibrant. As the weather warms up I’m thinking about swapping my porridge for smoothies now.
Camilla
Or you could have both:-)
Choclette
Love that top photo Camilla. Makes me want to start sipping immediately. It’s a gorgeous colour and the mix of fruits sounds delicious.
Camilla
Thank you Choclette, even my hubby was impressed with the photo:-)
Sarah
I love 80s music! Why haven’t heard of The Alarm before?! Do you still have the jacket?! Suede is back in fashion don’t you know?! 😀
Nice bargain find on the kiwi, love a fruit smoothie in the morning. 🙂
Camilla
Sadly no I don’t still have the jacket but remember buying it in Bath and eventually giving the tassles a hair cut as they were very long! I’m sure I would have worn it out:-) From googling I see the lead singer is still going strong!
Sarah
Haha – I’ve downloaded some of their songs! 😛
Camilla
Fabulous, the other band supporting Queen that day was Big Country who were also very good and big at the time:-)
Emma @ Supper in the Suburbs
Great recipe Camilla. I haven’t had apple or kiwis in smoothies before so will give this a go. I spotted some cheap kiwis on offer in our supermarket this week too!
Camilla
Thanks Emma! I made a juice once with kiwi, apple and lime so I knew these flavours were a great starting point for this smoothie:-)