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.
Melanie Chadd
What a great start to the morning! And just look at the colour of that smoothie – I definitely eat with my eyes and this looks amazing.
My favourite thing at the moment is avocado. Not in a smoothie,just me the avocado and a spoon!
Camilla
Thanks Melanie! I love avocados too, love adding some balsmic dressing and prawns in the mix too:-)
Kara Guppy
This looks delicious, I really want to start making my own
Camilla
Thanks Kara, yes I have the bug now:-)
Claire Jessiman
Sounds Fab! I must try adding a kiwi to my next smoothie. Thanks for linking to one of mine.
Camilla
Thanks Claire, yes I love the flavour Kiwi brings to the mix;-)
Renna
I love a good smoothie and it really is a great way to use up older fruit. This sounds lush.
Camilla
Thanks Renna:-)
Rachel
I did something similar but swapped out the coconut water for Alpro Coconut milk and it was divine x
Camilla
Great Rachel glad to have inspired:-)
Sam | Ahead of Thyme
Yum!! This smoothie looks so refreshing! I love that colour!
Camilla
Thanks Sam, yes it is a fab colour:-)
Janice
Looks good Camilla, lots of lovely fruit.
Camilla
Thanks Janice:-)
Stuart Vettese
What a tasty way to get your 5 a day. I like the addition of coconut water, as I’m not a fan and I know it’s very good for you. This way you don’t taste it too much as the lovely fruits are the star of the show!
Camilla
Thanks Stuart, I’m not a fan of Coconut Water either so hence it had been hanging around in my fridge for ages!
Baby Isabella
We’ve never really tried smoothies, but after reading this post you’ve inspired us to go out and get a blender and try this. Great money saving exercise using bits 🙂
Camilla
Great Isabella, so glad to have inspired you. I hope to do some more Smoothie recipes:-)
Isabella
When I clicked on this I thought ooh yay a smoothie, then I saw your photos – wow! I wanted to pick it up out of my screen and drink it right away! Gorgeous!
Camilla
Aaw, thank you so much Isabella, I’m all fired up to make more now as it’s only the second one I’ve ever made!