Healthy Diet Recipes

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Looking for a tasty fruit smoothie? Make this Strawberry Orange Smoothie in just a few minutes. It’s delicious and really good for you too. If you like strawberries and orange juice then this is a great fruit smoothie to have for breakfast or lunch.
Strawberries and orange juice are healthy and very nutritious so you’ll be getting a health boost when you drink this wonderful smoothie. Just add a little ice and some honey and you’ve got yourself a quick yummy drink.
Strawberry Orange Smoothie

1/2 cup chopped strawberries
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup crushed ice
1/4 teaspoon honey

Directions
Combine strawberries, orange juice, ice, and honey in blender. Blend until smooth. Garnish with sliced strawberries.

Looking for a vegetable smoothie with some kick to it? Well, you can’t go wrong with this recipe for Spicy Vegetable Smoothie. It has a very savory taste and you’ll really appreciate the various flavors that go into making this one healthy drink that has a lot of pep!
Why have the same old boring vegetable smoothie when you can have this? Be aware that it does contain scallions so you may want to have a mint after drinking this tomato wonder, but it’s worth it. Makes a great before dinner non-alcoholic cocktail.
Spicy Vegetable Smoothie

2 cups tomato juice
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/2 cup cucumber, peeled and chopped
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons chopped scallions
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

Directions
Combine all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth. Chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Do you have a passion for pineapples? Then this is your fruit drink. Enjoy a cool, refreshing Pineapple Delight Smoothie. It’s easy to make and will taste so good when you put it into a tall frosty glass.
All you need is some sliced pineapple, bananas, milk and honey. Now doesn’t that sound dreamy? This is a great way to enjoy a sweet, tropical fruit drink whenever you’re in the mood for pineapple.
Pineapple Delight Smoothie

2 cups nonfat milk
2 bananas, frozen and chunked
6 slices canned pineapple
1 tablespoon honey

Directions
In a blender, combine milk, frozen bananas, pineapple and honey. Blend until smooth.

Orange smoothies are really delicious and this fruit-filled recipe for Orange Fruity Smoothie is one of the reasons why. You’ve gotta love a drink that has wonderful fruits like banana, peach, raspberries and mixes them with nutritious orange juice.
Fruit smoothies are good for you and you will make this Orange Fruity Smoothie again and again.
Orange Fruity Smoothie

1 medium banana, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
1 ripe peach, peeled, halved, pitted and diced
1 cup raspberries
1 1/2 cups freshly squeezed orange juice
3 ice cubes

Directions
Combine all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth.