jog on: mango smoothie recipe
Welcome back to another Jog On! Its so good to be writing for you all again. I hope your fitness journey is still going good, I'm actually so surprised, and proud I've kept going for as long as I have. Well, not to say there hasn't been a few slip ups and bad weeks along the way...
One of my main issues with maintaining a healthy diet is snacking and I mentioned this is in my healthy snacks post. I find eating a healthy lunch and even morning tea easy, because I pre-pack everything before I go to school. This way when I feel the urge for something like chocolate, I can't have it because there isn't any. However, when I get home from school there sits a cupboard full of food and sometimes it feels like its calling my name. I'm pretty lucky most of the time because my family doesn't buy a great deal of junk however, if I was desperate I'm sure I could find something. So in spite of my afternoon snacking ordeal, I decided it was time to take action and find an alternative.
So as you can tell by the title, that alternative was smoothies. Now I am not a big dairy fan so when I found my self enjoying a mango smoothie, I was surprised. The smoothie I created was packed with vitamins and nutrients, but also soothed my sweet craving and filled me up. With a bit of tweaking and testing, I've created a recipe which I really enjoy and use all the time. Now this recipe is completely adjustable depending on what ingredients you have available and your preferences. I usually like to add pineapple to mine to add some tang but we didn't have any in the fridge this week :( I also sometimes add a bit of kiwi or banana, just to increase the serves of fruit. Another idea is to add less apple juice and then you will get a much thicker consistency. You can then eat it with a spoon and voila, you have mango sorbet!
One of my main issues with maintaining a healthy diet is snacking and I mentioned this is in my healthy snacks post. I find eating a healthy lunch and even morning tea easy, because I pre-pack everything before I go to school. This way when I feel the urge for something like chocolate, I can't have it because there isn't any. However, when I get home from school there sits a cupboard full of food and sometimes it feels like its calling my name. I'm pretty lucky most of the time because my family doesn't buy a great deal of junk however, if I was desperate I'm sure I could find something. So in spite of my afternoon snacking ordeal, I decided it was time to take action and find an alternative.
So as you can tell by the title, that alternative was smoothies. Now I am not a big dairy fan so when I found my self enjoying a mango smoothie, I was surprised. The smoothie I created was packed with vitamins and nutrients, but also soothed my sweet craving and filled me up. With a bit of tweaking and testing, I've created a recipe which I really enjoy and use all the time. Now this recipe is completely adjustable depending on what ingredients you have available and your preferences. I usually like to add pineapple to mine to add some tang but we didn't have any in the fridge this week :( I also sometimes add a bit of kiwi or banana, just to increase the serves of fruit. Another idea is to add less apple juice and then you will get a much thicker consistency. You can then eat it with a spoon and voila, you have mango sorbet!
Tasty Mango Smoothie Recipe:
Ingredients:
- Approx. 2 cups frozen mango
- Approx. 3 ice cubes
- 3 tbsp Greek yogurt
- Dash of apple juice
- 1tsp Chia seeds
- 1tsp Maca powder
- 2 pieces pineapple (optional)
1. Add mango and yogurt to food processor (or any other alternative you have e.g. NutriBullet)
2. Add apple juice and blend until smooth like below.
3. Add chia seeds and Maca powder. Blend.
4. Put in cute cup and eat up!!
Hope you all have an amazing week!
OG xx
- 1tsp Maca powder
- 2 pieces pineapple (optional)
1. Add mango and yogurt to food processor (or any other alternative you have e.g. NutriBullet)
2. Add apple juice and blend until smooth like below.
4. Put in cute cup and eat up!!
Hope you all have an amazing week!
OG xx
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